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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
World
December 11, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person…
US on cusp of COVID-19 vaccine as deaths surpass 3,000 in a day
World
December 10, 2020
US on cusp of COVID-19 vaccine as deaths surpass 3,000 in a day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States prepared to roll out a coronavirus vaccine within days as the country’s daily death…
US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook
World
December 10, 2020
US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The giant tech companies whose services are woven into the fabric of social life are now the…
China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong
World
December 10, 2020
China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong
BEIJING (AP) — China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some US officials and others in retaliation…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision
World
December 10, 2020
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in…
Senate falls short of halting Trump’s $23B arms sales to UAE
Middle East
December 10, 2020
Senate falls short of halting Trump’s $23B arms sales to UAE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate fell short Wednesday in trying to halt the Trump administration’s proposed $23 billion arms sales…
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that US sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to…
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East
December 9, 2020
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed terrorism sanctions on Iran’s envoy to the Houthis on Tuesday, a step possibly…
Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from government
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from government
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Anan Yasoun rebuilt her home with yellow cement slabs amid the rubble of Mosul, a brightly…
Iran says ‘smart satellite-controlled machine gun’ killed top nuclear scientist
Middle East
December 8, 2020
Iran says ‘smart satellite-controlled machine gun’ killed top nuclear scientist
DUBAI (Reuters) – The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and…