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Novavax says its vaccine appears effective against COVID-19 in a large study, including against variants (June 14)

The price of bitcoin surged after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company would start accepting the cryptocurrency again once at least half of it can be mined using clean energy. CNN's Clare Sebastian reports.

Ivory Coast was the first country in the world to start vaccinating through the COVAX initiative. But putting shots in the arms of people has not gone without a hitch. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo checks on how the country's vaccination effort is going three months after the start of the campaign.

The coronavirus pandemic, China, trade tariffs, tech regulation, climate change and democracy are set to top the agenda of the first EU-US summit under American President Joe Biden. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will welcome Biden on Tuesday to discuss a variety of outstanding issues between the two Atlantic partners, some of which have strained the relation in the recent years.

CNN's John Avlon tells us about the importance of vaccine diplomacy under President Joe Biden and notes the difference between America's relationship with allies under Biden versus Trump.

Larkana (Pakistan) (AFP) – Hundreds of babies and children tested positive for HIV in 2019 after a whistleblower doctor uncovered a scandal involving the re-use of needles in southern Sindh province. Pakistan's largest HIV testing and treatment centre was established in the rural town of Rota Dero in the wake of the disaster, dishing out life-saving anti-retroviral drugs.

East African countries yesterday presented their respective FY2021/22 budgets and S&P Global Ratings affirmed Uganda's B/B foreign and local currency long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings.

World leaders attending the G7 summit issued a final communique that confronted China on just about every sore spot, from human rights abuses to a push for a renewed independent investigation into the origins of Covid-19. They also promoted an alternative infrastructure plan to counter China's influence.

For 14 years, a Khmer classical dance troupe in northern Cambodia has distinguished itself with its embrace of spirituality. But the impact of the coronavirus pandemic may end the troupe's livelihood and spiritual identity, as VOA's Chetra Chap reports.