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U.S. Vice President Pence tests negative for coronavirus: Spokesman 02 Oct 2020 - 03:18 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has tested negative for coronavirus, his spokesman said on Friday, hours after President Donald Trump announced he...

Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers got Covid-19 02 Oct 2020 - 01:34 pm

San Francisco - Amazon on Thursday said that slightly more than 19,800 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start...

US Pompeo says reconsidering his trip to Asia 02 Oct 2020 - 12:45 pm

BELGRADE - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday he was reconsidering his upcoming trip to Asia as a precaution after...

Reactions to Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus 02 Oct 2020 - 10:42 am

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Friday he and his wife Melania had contracted coronavirus and were entering quarantine, just...

Trump and wife Melania test positive for COVID-19 02 Oct 2020 - 09:51 am

President Donald Trump, who played down the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said on Friday that he and his wife Melania...

Biden campaign to start in-person voter outreach as U.S. election nears 02 Oct 2020 - 12:24 am

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign said on Thursday it would launch an in-person voter-canvassing operation in several battleground states, shifting tactics in...

Virus situation 'critical' in Canada's Quebec province: premier 02 Oct 2020 - 12:11 am

Montreal - A second wave of Covid-19 in Canada is on its way to topping the average number of new daily cases from...

New York worries over 20 coronavirus hot spots, Wisconsin sees troubling trends 01 Oct 2020 - 08:57 pm

NEW YORK - New York state reported an uptick of positive coronavirus tests in 20 "hot spots" on Thursday, while Midwest states also...

Donald Trump biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation: study 01 Oct 2020 - 08:06 pm

Washington - US President Donald Trump has been the world's biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation during the pandemic, a study from Cornell University...

From Rio to Amazon, virus flare-ups flash warning in Brazil 01 Oct 2020 - 05:57 pm

Health experts are sounding the alarms on a sudden rise in coronavirus cases in early Brazilian hotspots like Rio de Janeiro and the...

Facebook nixes Trump ads as social media electoral tensions rise 01 Oct 2020 - 05:52 pm

Washington: Facebook said it removed campaign ads for President Donald Trump which appeared to stoke fear by claiming that his Democratic rival Joe...

Trump slashes US refugee admissions to record low 01 Oct 2020 - 10:22 am

Washington: President Donald Trump's administration said late Wednesday the United States will admit a record low of no more than 15,000 refugees over...

New York battles COVID-19 hot spots as Washington wrangles over relief 30 Sep 2020 - 11:50 pm

NEW YORK - New York City restaurants welcomed patrons back inside for the first time in months on Wednesday as authorities scrambled to...

Chile approves clinical trials for Sinovac, J&J coronavirus vaccines 30 Sep 2020 - 10:24 pm

SANTIAGO - Chilean health authorities said on Wednesday they have approved the start of clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines under development by China's...

UN needs 'immediate infusion' of $15 bn for global vaccine fund 30 Sep 2020 - 09:48 pm

Washington - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an "immediate infusion" of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and...

Biden calls Trump debate performance a 'national embarrassment' 30 Sep 2020 - 08:57 pm

Alliance , United States - Democrat challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday branded Donald Trump's debate performance a "national embarrassment" for not addressing concerns...