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Trump signs police reform order to end 'patterns of failure' 16 Jun 2020 - 09:09 pm

Washington - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on police reforms that he said would deliver "elegant justice" as...

U.S. narrowing support to seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates, expects them to be free for many 16 Jun 2020 - 07:35 pm

The Trump administration aims to narrow its financial support to about seven experimental coronavirus vaccines from the 14 it has been working with...

Man shot in New Mexico protest over conquistador sculpture 16 Jun 2020 - 10:31 am

A man was shot and wounded on Monday during a protest near a museum in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said, where demonstrators...

US fighter plane crashes off coast of northeast England 15 Jun 2020 - 01:22 pm

London: A US fighter plane crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday, sparking a search and rescue operation for the pilot...

US to unveil voluntary self-driving testing data-sharing effort 15 Jun 2020 - 10:24 am

Washington: US auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle...

Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure 15 Jun 2020 - 09:31 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's Disneyland will reopen its doors on Thursday following nearly five months of closure, the park said Monday, in a...

US COVID-19 survivor receives $1.1 mn hospital bill 14 Jun 2020 - 10:19 am

Washington - A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of COVID-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the...

Atlanta police chief resigns after officer kills black man 14 Jun 2020 - 09:43 am

Washington - The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest,...

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears to clear safety hurdle in mouse study 13 Jun 2020 - 11:01 am

Chicago: A series of studies in mice of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 lent some assurance that it may not increase the risk of more...

Fauci: Slight coronavirus spikes may get out of control amid US reopening 13 Jun 2020 - 10:50 am

The top US infectious disease official on Friday cautioned that the "blips" of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get...

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says World Health Organization 12 Jun 2020 - 09:44 pm

ZURICH/GENEVA: The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with...

Trump Retweets Call for Microsoft Ban From Federal Contracts 12 Jun 2020 - 04:26 pm

President Donald Trump retweeted a post from his former director of national intelligence that called for barring Microsoft Corp. from federal government contracts...

Trump asks supporters not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at his rally 12 Jun 2020 - 03:54 pm

Washington - Donald Trump supporters who attend the US president's upcoming election rally must sign a waiver promising not to sue if they...

Brazil virus deaths top 40,000, 1.5m cases in Latin America 12 Jun 2020 - 03:49 pm

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil has surpassed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 800,000 cases, according to the latest figures from the...

Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July 11 Jun 2020 - 03:22 pm

CHICAGO - Moderna Inc on Thursday confirmed it plans to start a trial of 30,000 volunteers of its much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine in July...

U.S. could reach 200,000 coronavirus deaths in September, expert says 11 Jun 2020 - 10:37 am

The United States may see 200,000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September, a leading expert said, while total U.S....

Second US virus wave emerges with Texas hitting record 11 Jun 2020 - 10:33 am

Texas on Wednesday reported 2,504 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day total since the pandemic emerged. A month into its reopening, Florida this...