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Trump clemency likely for Lil Wayne, no pardons for Giuliani or Bannon -sources 19 Jan 2021 - 07:29 am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is likely to grant clemency to rapper Lil Wayne on Tuesday in a final wave of pardons and...

Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on January 20 19 Jan 2021 - 12:38 am

MONTREAL - Canada said on Monday it will lift a near two-year flight ban on Boeing Co's 737 MAX on Jan. 20, joining...

UK's Johnson criticised over lack of COVID-19 welfare commitment 19 Jan 2021 - 12:13 am

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was criticised in parliament on Monday for refusing to commit to the renewal of a temporary...

Student, retired firefighter charged in U.S. Capitol riots 19 Jan 2021 - 12:09 am

WASHINGTON - Federal authorities arrested a retired firefighter and a fashion student, both from New York, and a man from Iowa on Monday...

Brazil vaccinations start nationwide as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall 18 Jan 2021 - 11:57 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazil kicked off a nationwide COVID-19 immunization program on Monday by distributing doses of a vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech...

Pakistan approves Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 18 Jan 2021 - 11:41 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday approved the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, a government statement said, two days after AstraZeneca's vaccine...

Colombia's defense minister in intensive care with COVID-19 18 Jan 2021 - 11:39 pm

BOGOTA - Colombia's Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in intensive care after being infected with the coronavirus, the government said on Monday....

Trump, in wave of Tuesday pardons, so far not planning to pardon himself - source 18 Jan 2021 - 11:36 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump at this point is opting not to issue a pardon for himself as he prepares an expansive...

Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says 18 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm

U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's...

Independent pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays 18 Jan 2021 - 10:58 pm

GENEVA - An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb...

Nigeria requests 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from African Union 18 Jan 2021 - 10:28 pm

ABUJA - Nigeria has written to the African Union to request 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to supplement the COVAX programme and has...

Cuomo seeks to buy vaccines directly from Pfizer for New York 18 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he asked Pfizer Inc. if the state could buy vaccines directly from the company because the U.S....

Duterte says Filipinos can use Pfizer vaccine, but touts Sinovac deal 18 Jan 2021 - 09:05 pm

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would not stop Filipinos from getting shots of the COVID-19 vaccine made by...

WHO says close to Pfizer deal that would give poorer countries access 18 Jan 2021 - 08:18 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization is in advanced negotiations with Pfizer to include the firm's COVID-19 shot in the body's vaccine-sharing scheme,...

Scientists see new evidence South African variant binds more readily to human cells 18 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm

JOHANNESBURG - Scientists have new biological evidence that the so-called South African coronavirus variant binds more readily and strongly to human cells, making...

Joy and caution as Greek shops re-open amid strict safety limits 18 Jan 2021 - 07:51 pm

ATHENS - Shops in Greece reopened for the first time in two months on Monday as the government took its first steps towards...

Lebanon's COVID-19 spike overwhelms battered hospitals and exhausted doctors 18 Jan 2021 - 07:32 pm

BEIRUT - COVID-19 patients wait on pavements outside hospitals in Beirut, where emergency rooms are packed and intensive care beds full. Inside, exhausted...