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Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says 18 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm

U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's...

Independent pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays 18 Jan 2021 - 10:58 pm

GENEVA - An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb...

Nigeria requests 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from African Union 18 Jan 2021 - 10:28 pm

ABUJA - Nigeria has written to the African Union to request 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to supplement the COVAX programme and has...

Cuomo seeks to buy vaccines directly from Pfizer for New York 18 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he asked Pfizer Inc. if the state could buy vaccines directly from the company because the U.S....

Duterte says Filipinos can use Pfizer vaccine, but touts Sinovac deal 18 Jan 2021 - 09:05 pm

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would not stop Filipinos from getting shots of the COVID-19 vaccine made by...

WHO says close to Pfizer deal that would give poorer countries access 18 Jan 2021 - 08:18 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization is in advanced negotiations with Pfizer to include the firm's COVID-19 shot in the body's vaccine-sharing scheme,...

Scientists see new evidence South African variant binds more readily to human cells 18 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm

JOHANNESBURG - Scientists have new biological evidence that the so-called South African coronavirus variant binds more readily and strongly to human cells, making...

Joy and caution as Greek shops re-open amid strict safety limits 18 Jan 2021 - 07:51 pm

ATHENS - Shops in Greece reopened for the first time in two months on Monday as the government took its first steps towards...

Lebanon's COVID-19 spike overwhelms battered hospitals and exhausted doctors 18 Jan 2021 - 07:32 pm

BEIRUT - COVID-19 patients wait on pavements outside hospitals in Beirut, where emergency rooms are packed and intensive care beds full. Inside, exhausted...

US and China clash at WHO over scientific mission in Wuhan 18 Jan 2021 - 07:23 pm

GENEVA - The United States called on China on Monday to allow an expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) to interview...

US Capitol shut down temporarily out of caution over fire nearby 18 Jan 2021 - 07:16 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol was shut down temporarily on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a fire broke out near...

Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp 18 Jan 2021 - 06:44 pm

WASHINGTON: Participants in a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were evacuated from the West Front of the Capitol on Monday on orders...

U.S. Capitol on lockdown -Reuters witness 18 Jan 2021 - 06:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Capitol complex is on lockdown, with no entry or exit allowed due to an external security threat and people inside...

Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles 18 Jan 2021 - 05:31 pm

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally...

Italy’s Conte calls on lawmakers to back his plan to govern 18 Jan 2021 - 05:22 pm

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged lawmakers to rally behind him and back his program to continue governing, as he struggles to bolster...

Russian prosecutors want Kremlin foe Navalny jailed for 30 days 18 Jan 2021 - 03:39 pm

Moscow: State prosecutors in Russia asked a judge on Monday to jail Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for 30 days, after he was detained...

Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine more effective with longer dosing interval 18 Jan 2021 - 03:29 pm

BEIJING: China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that a clinical trial in Brazil showed its COVID-19 vaccine was almost 20 percentage points more...

Winter weather hits parts of Europe, from Poland to Turkey 18 Jan 2021 - 03:27 pm

WARSAW, Poland: Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish city...