U.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to resign from Senate
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide.
The Californian Democrat’s resignation comes two days before she...
Biden to mount federal vaccination campaign
President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting responsibility for a pandemic that is unchecked and worsening after nearly a year, has outlined his plan to throw the...
Trump ban was right but sets dangerous precedent – Twitter chief
Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets...
WHO working with China’s COVID-19 vaccine producers
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that a WHO team in China is working with producers of China’s...
Estonian prime minister to resign, says spokeswoman
Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, a member of the European Union, early on Wednesday announced his intention to resign, his spokeswoman, Liisi Poll, said.
The...
Indonesia suspends search for crashed jet’s cockpit recorder
Indonesia on Wednesday temporarily suspended a search by divers for the cockpit voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air that crashed with 62 people on...
Record snowfall hits Japan, kills 13, injures hundreds
At least 13 people died and about 250 were injured as record snowfall blanketed regions along the Sea of Japan coast, the Japanese...
China reports 96 new coronavirus cases nationwide
Chinese health authorities reported 96 coronavirus cases nationwide on Sunday as the country continues efforts to rein in a new outbreak.
Fifty-nine out of the...
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3m
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent has reached 3,021,769 as of Sunday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and...
Pope condemns storming of the Capitol in Washington
Pope Francis has condemned the storming of the Capitol building in Washington earlier this week and called on people to reject such violence, in...
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