WASHINGTON -- The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States jumped by 884 over the past 24 hours, setting a new one-day record for the country, according to Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday evening.

So far, the total COVID-19 death toll the United States reaches 4757. (US-COVID-19-Death Toll)

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WASHINGTON -- More than 5,000 people in the United States have died of COVID-19, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday night.

The national death toll has reached 5,119, as the total number of confirmed cases has exceeded 215,000, the tally updated by the university's Center for Systems Science and Engineering has shown. (US-COVID-19-Death)

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CANBERRA -- Researchers from Australia's national science agency have begun testing vaccines for COVID-19.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Thursday announced that it has commenced the first stage of testing at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong, 75 kilometers southwest of Melbourne. (Australia-COVID-19-Vaccine)

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TRIPOLI -- Indiscriminate shelling on Wednesday hit a residential area in south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing two civilians and injuring another.

"Two civilians were killed and one was injured by indiscriminate shelling that hit the Airport Road area (southern Tripoli)," Amin al-Hashmi, information advisor at the health ministry, told Xinhua. (Libya-Shelling-Toll) Enditem

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