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Colombia reports first death from Brazilian COVID variant 13 Mar 2021 - 05:52 pm

BOGOTA: Colombia confirmed its first death from the P1, or Brazilian, variant of coronavirus, the government said, adding the victim who died in...

US, India, Japan and Australia counter China with billion-dose vaccine pact 13 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm

Washington: The United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners committed to supplying up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia...

Chen more anxious about travel than world championships 12 Mar 2021 - 09:41 pm

A haircut, double-masking and a few prayers will all be part of Nathan Chen's preparations as the American heads to Stockholm to defend...

Freedom in sight: Chile's Pinera dividends of vaccine campaign seen by end March 12 Mar 2021 - 08:59 pm

SANTIAGO: Chile´s President Sebastian Pinera on Friday pledged a return to normality for citizens from the end of March thanks to one of...

Los Angeles movie theaters could open next week to limited capacity 12 Mar 2021 - 01:16 pm

LOS ANGELES - Movie theaters in Los Angeles County, the biggest movie-going market in the United States, could be allowed to open as...

Direct deposits from US COVID bill to come as early as this weekend, White House says 12 Mar 2021 - 12:23 am

WASHINGTON - Direct deposits from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday will come as...

J&J to make up to 3 bln COVID-19 vaccines in 2022 -chief scientist 11 Mar 2021 - 11:51 pm

CHICAGO/FRANKFURT - Johnson & Johnson's chief scientist said the company expects to produce up to 3 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine next...

Pfizer vaccine production on the rise as pandemic hits one-year mark 11 Mar 2021 - 11:46 pm

NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE will exceed their original global production target for COVID-19 vaccines by as much...

Pfizer/BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine likely to prevent asymptomatic infection 11 Mar 2021 - 03:25 pm

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday that real-world data from Israel suggests that their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing...

Thanks to Winfrey and royals, CBS morning show makes history 11 Mar 2021 - 12:31 am

NEW YORK - Thank you, Oprah! For the first time on record, CBS' morning news show on Monday had a bigger audience than...

North America sees drop in COVID-19 cases, Brazil surge worrying, says PAHO 11 Mar 2021 - 12:17 am

BRASILIA - New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in North America, but in Latin America infections are still rising, particularly in Brazil where...

Alaska opens vaccine resident age 16 and up as more U.S. states reopen 11 Mar 2021 - 12:04 am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska, one of the most successful U.S. states in inoculating its residents, has become the first to make COVID-19 vaccines...

Senate confirms Biden nominee Garland as U.S. attorney general 10 Mar 2021 - 11:04 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general, as the federal...

What’s in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Biden is about to sign 10 Mar 2021 - 10:53 pm

The House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the last step before it goes to his desk to be signed into...

Texas ends pandemic mask, occupancy restrictions 10 Mar 2021 - 10:29 pm

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas ended a statewide mask mandate and occupancy restrictions on businesses were lifted on Wednesday, a move some heralded as...

US to procure additional 100 million doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine -official 10 Mar 2021 - 07:42 pm

WASHINGTON - The United States plans to double its order of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, procuring an additional 100 million...

Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill moves toward final approval in House 10 Mar 2021 - 07:33 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden was poised on Wednesday for his first major legislative victory, as the House of Representatives moved toward final...