- British PM in self-isolation as US reels from Covid-19 surge LONDON, Nov 16, 2020 (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into isolation
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SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS
WASHINGTON, Nov 16, 2020 (AFP) - Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station on Sunday, the
Trump – for a moment – alludes to poll defeat
WASHINGTON, Nov 16, 2020 (AFP) - President Donald Trump has yet to admit defeat in the US election. But with a word here, a slip
Dominion: The voting tech company targeted by Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov 15, 2020 (AFP) - President Donald Trump's unfounded allegations of election fraud have targeted a company called Dominion Voting Systems, which he claims
Coup for China
- Huge Asian trade pact signed HANOI, Nov 15, 2020 (AFP) - Fifteen countries on Sunday signed a sprawling Asian trade deal seen as a
Trump loyalists mount last stand
WASHINGTON, Nov 15, 2020 (AFP) - Thousands of die-hard Donald Trump supporters rallied for a last stand Saturday in Washington, chanting "four more years" and
Amid search for Covid vaccines, pharma firms’ top executives rake it in
NEW YORK, Nov 15, 2020 (AFP) - Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax: executives at several American laboratories developing Covid-19 vaccines have recently pocketed millions of dollars by
Crucial trust
- Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO GENEVA, Nov 14, 2020 (AFP) - As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the novel
Trump defiant, but says of his future: ‘who knows’
WASHINGTON, Nov 14, 2020 (AFP) - Donald Trump said Friday that "time will tell" if he remains president, in a momentary slip of his unprecedented
New York fights virus resurgence as Trump touts vaccine breakthrough
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov 14, 2020 (AFP) - New York battled to fend off a second wave of coronavirus infections with new restrictions on bars and