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Iowa joins US states from coasts to heartland acting to curb COVID-19 17 Nov 2020 - 08:38 am

Several US governors, from the coastal states of New Jersey and California to the heartland of Iowa and Ohio, acted on Monday to...

We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope 17 Nov 2020 - 08:35 am

Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday,...

Turkey should implement concrete measures against coronavirus spike -minister 17 Nov 2020 - 12:29 am

ISTANBUL - Turkey's advisory science board has recommended that the government should implement concrete measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, Health Minister...

'More people may die,' Biden says, if Trump blocks cooperation on virus planning 17 Nov 2020 - 12:23 am

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday "more people may die" if outgoing President Donald Trump continues to block efforts to...

Biden says containing pandemic is vital to economic recovery 17 Nov 2020 - 12:17 am

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said containing the coronavirus pandemic is key to the nation’s economic recovery, calling for cooperation between business and...

Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq 16 Nov 2020 - 11:56 pm

The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500 by Jan. 15, a...

Pakistan's second wave of coronavirus infections gathers momentum 16 Nov 2020 - 11:23 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan's recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since July on each of the last four days as a...

Germany's Merkel pushes stricter COVID measures, states want to wait and see 16 Nov 2020 - 11:11 pm

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday leaders of the country's 16 federal states were resisting her efforts to agree stricter...

US logs 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week, deaths up 12% 16 Nov 2020 - 11:00 pm

The United States recorded more than 1 million new COVID-19 cases last week as new infections rose in every state except for Hawaii,...

WHO hails 'encouraging' virus vaccine news 16 Nov 2020 - 10:56 pm

Geneva - Reported breakthroughs in Covid-19 vaccine research are "encouraging", the World Health Organization's chief said on Monday, but voiced concern about surging...

Italy calls in warzone doctor to sort out Calabria COVID-19 health crisis 16 Nov 2020 - 09:52 pm

ROME - The Italian government on Monday called upon one of the country's leading emergency healthcare experts, who usually operates in warzones, to...

Hurricane Iota threatens catastrophe in Central America, fuel shortages hamper evacuation 16 Nov 2020 - 09:08 pm

TEGUCIGALPA - Iota exploded into a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on Monday and bore down on a remote Central American coastal region already...

Life and livelihoods go together in fighting COVID-19, says WHO 16 Nov 2020 - 08:17 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the challenge of the coronavirus was not a choice between life and livelihoods,...

Trump national security adviser O'Brien says looks now that Biden has won 16 Nov 2020 - 08:11 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team...

New Jersey tightens restrictions as COVID-19 surges across the United States 16 Nov 2020 - 07:57 pm

WASHINGTON - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday announced stricter capacity restrictions for both indoor and outdoor gatherings as more U.S. states...

Travel restrictions challenge vaccine rollout, airlines warn 16 Nov 2020 - 07:41 pm

PARIS - Air cargo operators may struggle to distribute new COVID-19 vaccines effectively unless pandemic travel restrictions are eased, global airlines cautioned on...