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Electoral College confirms Biden White House victory

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday as…

London set for tighter virus curbs as new variant emerges in England

by Anna MALPAS LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British capital faces tougher Covid-19 measures within days, the UK government…

Non-essential shops, schools to close in Germany: Merkel

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Shops selling non-essential goods, hair-salons and schools in Germany will close from Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel…

US Electoral College set to confirm Biden win as Trump fights on

by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Long a mere formality, a vote on Monday by…

US set for mass vaccinations as world virus deaths top 1.6 million

by Issam Ahmed with AFP bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was to begin leaving the…

South Korea hits new daily record for Covid cases

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea reported 1,030 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a record high for a second…

Trump pushes for fast Pfizer approval as other vaccines hit snags

by Issam Ahmed Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday piled pressure on the…

US buys additional 100 mn doses of Moderna vaccine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US said Friday it was purchasing 100 million more doses of the Covid-19 vaccine…

AstraZeneca to use part of Russian Covid vaccine in trials

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's Russian branch said Friday it would use part of Russia's homemade Sputnik…

Trump administration carries out another execution despite appeals, pandemic

  by Charlotte PLANTIVE Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A convicted murderer died by lethal injection on…

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