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Indonesia to start mass COVID-19 vaccination this year - President 13 Nov 2020 - 12:48 pm

JAKARTA - Indonesia has sought emergency authorisation to start a mass vaccination campaign by the end of the year to combat the coronavirus...

Russian Covid cases hit record as Moscow overnight closures begin 13 Nov 2020 - 12:22 pm

MOSCOW - Russia reported a record 21,983 new coronavirus infections on Friday as Moscow prepared to close restaurants and bars overnight in an...

Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back 13 Nov 2020 - 12:11 pm

SYDNEY - Australia will not allow foreign students to return as Canberra prioritises the return of locals stuck overseas, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...

China sends 'congratulations' to Joe Biden on US election win 13 Nov 2020 - 11:41 am

Beijing - China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared winner of the American election. US-China...

US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votes 13 Nov 2020 - 11:36 am

Washington - There is no evidence of compromised ballots or corrupt voting systems in the US election, officials said Thursday, as a top...

Biden cements victory by flipping Arizona, as Trump keeps transition in limbo 13 Nov 2020 - 11:28 am

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but the transition to his administration...

Philippines hunts for dozens missing after its deadliest typhoon this year 13 Nov 2020 - 10:33 am

MANILA: Philippine police and soldiers joined a search on Friday for missing people after Typhoon Vamco killed at least 42 people, as residents...

South Korea starts fining people not wearing masks 13 Nov 2020 - 10:25 am

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government began fining...

Storm Eta 'devastated' lives of 1.2 mln children: UN 13 Nov 2020 - 12:18 am

Panama City - Tropical Storm Eta, which left more than 200 dead and missing in Central America, has "devastated the lives" of more...

First Caribbean Cruise ends early after positive Covid tests 13 Nov 2020 - 12:10 am

The first cruise to sail the Caribbean since the pandemic shuttered the industry has returned early to Barbados after passengers got preliminary positive...

Chicago issues Covid stay-at-home advisory effective Monday 12 Nov 2020 - 11:54 pm

Washington - Chicago issued a stay-at-home advisory and Detroit stopped in-person schooling on Thursday to staunch the coronavirus outbreak as more than a...

US court upholds Harvard race-based admissions; Supreme Court appeal expected 12 Nov 2020 - 11:46 pm

BOSTON - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvard University's use of race in undergraduate admissions, rejecting a challenge by affirmative action...

Trump bans investments in firms controlled by China’s military 12 Nov 2020 - 11:34 pm

Donald Trump signed an order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms determined to be owned or controlled by the country’s military, the latest...

Ukrainian president addresses nation after being taken to hospital with COVID-19 12 Nov 2020 - 11:27 pm

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in two videos on Thursday, his first appearance since being hospitalised after testing positive...

Senior US cybersecurity official tells associates he expects to be fired -sources 12 Nov 2020 - 10:54 pm

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, who worked on protecting the election from hackers, has told associates he expects to...

WHO in talks with Russian institute on Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 12 Nov 2020 - 09:22 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) is in discussions with the Russian institute that developed the Sputnik V candidate vaccine against COVID-19...