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Elon Musk relocates to Texas from California 08 Dec 2020 - 11:58 pm

Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he had relocated to Texas from California as he wants to focus more on the...

Biden introduces health crisis team, sets goals for U.S. to overcome pandemic 08 Dec 2020 - 11:52 pm

WILMINGTON, Del - President-elect Joe Biden introduced the team to lead his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, emphasizing the mass vaccination distribution...

Leaders in COVID fight praised in Forbes list of world's powerful women 08 Dec 2020 - 11:44 pm

NEW YORK - Female leaders who have stood out for their handling of the coronavirus earned honors on Tuesday in the annual Forbes...

Canada confident in vaccine deliveries even if US blocks exports 08 Dec 2020 - 09:22 pm

TORONTO - Canada is confident there will be no disruption of COVID-19 vaccine supplies even if the United States blocks their export because...

Trump to sign vaccine decree after questions raised on supply 08 Dec 2020 - 08:20 pm

Washington - President Donald Trump plans to issue a decree Tuesday aimed at granting Americans priority access to certain vaccines, but faced questions...

Texas asks US Supreme Court to help Trump upend election 08 Dec 2020 - 07:16 pm

WASHINGTON - The state of Texas, aiming to help President Donald Trump upend the results of the U.S. election, said on Tuesday it...

Mexican President waits turn for COVID-19 vaccine jab, gives rollout details 08 Dec 2020 - 07:06 pm

MONTERREY, Mexico - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he'll wait his turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, as officials detailed...

Musk's SpaceX to stage key high-altitude Starship test 08 Dec 2020 - 04:11 pm

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to launch a prototype of its Mars rocket Starship in its highest-altitude "hop" test from the space...

Second US judge blocks Trump's TikTok ban 08 Dec 2020 - 10:22 am

New York: A second US federal judge has suspended a Trump administration executive order threatening to ban TikTok in the United States. The...

Gen Chuck Yeager, 'Right Stuff' test pilot who broke sound barrier, dead at 97 08 Dec 2020 - 09:58 am

Chuck Yeager, the steely "Right Stuff" test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by becoming the first person to break...

Sao Paulo to launch vaccination campaign in January: governor 08 Dec 2020 - 12:16 am

Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo state, Latin America's coronavirus epicenter, will launch a Covid-19 vaccination campaign in January, the governor said Monday, though...

Trump to sign order giving priority access for US COVID-19 vaccines to US population 07 Dec 2020 - 11:40 pm

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID-19 vaccines procured by the...

California bans private gatherings, New York expands hospitals to battle coronavirus surge 07 Dec 2020 - 09:48 pm

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - California compelled much of the state to close shop and stay home on Monday and New York ordered hospitals...

Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis 07 Dec 2020 - 08:12 pm

Washington - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the team tasked with turning around the United States' floundering efforts to quell the Covid-19...

Canada set to receive first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before end of year 07 Dec 2020 - 07:59 pm

OTTAWA - Canada will get up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, assuming it is approved...

Citing low virus rates in schools, NYC again reopens schools 07 Dec 2020 - 04:30 pm

NEW YORK: It's back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because...

Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19, latest in Trump's inner circle 07 Dec 2020 - 10:19 am

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19, Trump said on Sunday, prompting one state legislature to close for a...