LOS ANGELES, Nov 20, 2020 (AFP) - US authorities on Thursday urged Americans not to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday as virus cases soared in
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Almost a million people inoculated with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine: firm
BEIJING, Nov 20, 2020 (AFP) - Nearly a million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm, the firm said, although
Rich vs Poor
- Poorer nations face vaccine wait as West locks down supply PARIS, Nov 18, 2020 (AFP) - Hailed this week as a pandemic game-changer, the
UN chief calls on G20 for bolder, ambitious pandemic response
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 18, 2020 (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called in a letter released Tuesday for G20 leaders, whose summit will
Trump fires US election security official who rejected fraud claims
WASHINGTON, Nov 18, 2020 (AFP) - Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the government's top election security official, who had rejected the president's unsubstantiated claims of
HK ex-solons arrested
HONG KONG, Nov 18, 2020 (AFP) - Three former lawmakers from Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition were arrested Wednesday for protests held earlier this year in
Asia markets lifted by fresh vaccine hope
HONG KONG, Nov 17, 2020 (AFP) - Most Asian markets rose Tuesday as hopes the world could begin to return to normal were boosted by
UN General Assembly president assails Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 17, 2020 (AFP) - UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir on Monday criticized the Security Council, saying it was failing
Breakthrough
- New vaccine breakthrough lifts global hope against pandemic WASHINGTON, Nov 17, 2020 (AFP) - Global hopes of vanquishing the coronavirus pandemic were boosted Monday
Climate change bigger threat than Covid: Red Cross
GENEVA, Nov 17, 2020 (AFP) - The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross