UN, pope hail launch of anti-nuclear treaty UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 22, 2021 (AFP) - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took
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Biden orders spate of new US Covid measures as EU discourages travel
WASHINGTON, Jan 22, 2021 (AFP) - In his first full day as US president, Joe Biden tackled his country's staggering coronavirus caseload with a spate
Pandemic raises Japan suicide rate after decade of decline
TOKYO, Jan 22, 2021 (AFP) - The number of people taking their own lives in Japan rose for the first time in over a decade
Biden era
'Democracy has prevailed': Biden begins U-turn from Trump WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2021 (AFP) - Joe Biden took charge as the 46th president of the United
US virus deaths exceed WWII fatalities as Biden warns worst yet to come
WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2021 (AFP) - New US President Joe Biden warned the worst of the pandemic is still to come, as the number of
Rescuers scramble to save trapped Chinese miners
BEIJING, Jan 21, 2021 (AFP) - Chinese rescuers drilled deep into the ground Thursday in an increasingly desperate bid to save 21 miners now trapped
Biden in, Trump out
Former veep to be sworn in as 46th US president, ending Trump era WASHINGTON, Jan 20, 2021 (AFP) - Thirty-four years after first seeking the
Biden’s tribute
On eve of his inauguration, new US president pays tribute to COVID victims as American deaths pass 400,000 WASHINGTON, Jan 19, 2021 (AFP) - President-elect
YouTube extends ban on Trump channel ahead of inauguration
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 20, 2021 (AFP) - Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday confirmed it extended a ban on new video being added to US President Donald
Save the children: Dismembering the mafia, one child at a time
CINQUEFRONDI, Italy, Jan 20, 2021 (AFP) - Lucia urged her six-year old twins to move quickly but quietly as she bundled them into the car