The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate.
Read articleJoe Biden has said it is "time to heal" the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing "not to divide but to unify" the country.
Read articleChildren among those killed and dozens injured after explosives believed hidden in plastic bag detonate at madrassa
Read articleA gas found on Earth that signifies life has been detected in the clouds on Venus
Read articleMore than 500,000 people in Oregon have been forced to evacuate as unprecedented wildfires rage across the state, amounting to more than 10% of the population, authorities said Thursday.
Read articleThe U.S. announced Tuesday that it would not join an international coalition to find and distribute a Covid-19 vaccine worldwide due to the group's association with the World Health Organization, the latest sign of the Trump administration withdrawing the country from the international health community's response to the pandemic over political concerns.
Read articleKamala Harris, a California senator and daughter of immigrants who has broken racial barriers at every step of her political career, made US history on Wednesday night as she became the first Black woman and first Asian American to formally accept a major party’s vice-presidential nomination.
Read articleTens of thousands of opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have gathered in Minsk to protest against disputed elections.
Read articleRussia has officially registered a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute, President Vladimir Putin said on Russian state TV on Tuesday.
Read articleProtesters clashed with Lebanese security forces at anti-government demonstrations in Beirut on Thursday.
Read articleAs Lebanon's investigation into the devastating blast in Beirut continues, officials have pointed to a possible cause: A massive shipment of agricultural fertilizer that authorities say was stored in the port of Beirut without safety precautions for years -- despite warnings by local officials.
Read articleLebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise.
Read articleA potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University in the U.K. with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has produced a promising immune response in a large, early-stage human trial.The researchers said the vaccine produced antibodies and killer T-cells to combat the infection that lasted at least two months.
Read articleHong Kong police on Wednesday made their first arrest under a controversial new national security law imposed by China's central government less than 24 hours ago, as protests broke out in the city.
Read articleDeforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest was worse than previously reported in 2019, revised government data showed on Tuesday, during the first year of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is keen to develop the forest crucial to curbing global warming.
Read articleAustralian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested nine men in relation to an alleged child abuse network that was filmed, photographed and shared online.
Read articlePoliticians say the laws threaten "fundamental freedoms" and are a "flagrant breach" of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Read articleTurkish troops have invaded Greece and occupied a small patch of land on their contested border near the River Evros.
Read articleA father and son have been arrested and charged in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man.
Read articleChen Jieren, a former Chinese state media journalist turned anti-corruption blogger has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Read articleMost Floridians hitting the newly reopened beaches are trading stay-at-home sweatpants for shorts and swimsuits.But when he heads out, Daniel Uhlfelder dons a raggedy black robe, conceals his face with a black cloth and wields his scythe.
Read articleA woman has plunged 115ft to her death after falling from a cliff in Turkey while posing for a photo.
Read articleKingdom has one of the world’s highest rates of execution and rights groups have repeatedly raised concerns about the fairness of trialsSaudi Arabia has ended the death penalty for crimes committed by minors after effectively abolishing floggings, as the kingdom seeks to blunt criticism over its human rights record.
Read articleMore than 40 workers unanimously deciding to leave their families, agreeing to eat, sleep, and live at the facility where they make equipment for health care workers.The team worked 12-hour shifts. TV and the occasional drive-by from family members were only outside contact they've had.
Read articleA gunman killed at least 16 people, including a police officer, and evaded authorities for hours while dressed as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in rural Nova Scotia in what was Canada's deadliest shooting in three decades, officials said Sunday.
Read articleA new decree took effect in Vietnam on Wednesday introducing fines for the dissemination of ‘fake news’ or rumours on social media, amid the rapid spread of comment online about the novel coronavirus in the Southeast Asian country.
Read articleUS President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it has "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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