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New coronavirus rapid diagnostic tests will be game changer -PAHO director 14 Oct 2020 - 09:26 pm

MEXICO CITY - Rapid antigen diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus will be a game-changer in the fight against the pandemic, the Pan...

Venezuelan professionals turn to cooking and delivery to survive quarantine 14 Oct 2020 - 04:09 pm

Caracas: Venezuelan professionals from biologists to lawyers have turned to making food and face masks or selling cleaning products as the coronavirus quarantine...

FBI says it has reached no conclusion on cause of Beirut blast 14 Oct 2020 - 12:34 am

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug. 4...

US accuses author of Melania Trump tell-all book of breaking nondisclosure pact 13 Oct 2020 - 11:47 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a tell-all book about first lady Melania Trump, of...

Carnival cancels November cruises due to pandemic 13 Oct 2020 - 11:38 pm

Miami - Carnival Cruise Line said Tuesday it is scrapping the November resumption of its US departures that were halted over the coronavirus...

Mexico aims to vaccinate vast bulk of population for COVID-19 by end-2021 13 Oct 2020 - 11:18 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico plans to vaccinate nearly all of its population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 after reaching accords with...

Trump takes tax battle back to Supreme Court 13 Oct 2020 - 09:57 pm

New York - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took his long-running fight to prevent New York prosecutors from obtaining his tax returns...

US Army chief returns to Pentagon after self-quarantine 13 Oct 2020 - 07:54 pm

WASHINGTON - The Army's chief of staff returned to the Pentagon on Tuesday, in a sign that the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of...

Georgia breaks turnout record for first day of early voting 13 Oct 2020 - 06:37 pm

ATLANTA: More than 128,000 Georgians went to the polls Monday, a record for the first day of early voting in the state, according...

Pelosi rejects Trump COVID-19 aid offer, dimming hopes of quick deal 13 Oct 2020 - 05:17 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected President Donald Trump's latest offer on COVID-19 stimulus on Tuesday, in the latest sign that a...

Mr 'immune' Trump back on campaign trail with a roar 13 Oct 2020 - 10:59 am

Sanford, United States: Immune to Covid! Stronger than Joe Biden! Superman? Not quite, but Donald Trump wants America to know he's back. "Here...

Trump tests negative for COVID-19, is not infectious: White House physician 13 Oct 2020 - 04:54 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on...

Coronavirus expert Fauci says Trump campaign ad should be removed 13 Oct 2020 - 12:26 am

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday that President Donald Trump's campaign team should withdraw an advertisement that...

Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost 7-month wait 12 Oct 2020 - 11:34 pm

LIMA - Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the...

Mexico makes nearly $160 mln down payment for COVAX vaccine plan 12 Oct 2020 - 11:03 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government announced on Saturday that it made a $159.88 million payment to secure access to COVID-19 vaccines through the...

Trump to resume campaign in Florida as Biden shoots for the moon in Ohio 12 Oct 2020 - 10:37 pm

TOLEDO, Ohio - President Donald Trump will try to put his bout with COVID-19 behind him with a return to the campaign trail...

Fauci says Trump campaign ad twists his words on virus 12 Oct 2020 - 12:10 am

Washington - Top government scientist Anthony Fauci said Sunday that an ad aired by Donald Trump's reelection campaign was edited to make him...

White House seeks limited coronavirus relief bill, promises further talks on broader stimulus 11 Oct 2020 - 10:21 pm

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Sunday called on Congress to pass a stripped-down coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from an expired...