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Latest Louisiana COVID-19 emergency elections plan approved 2021-01-21 20:55:01BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana will continue to use an expanded version of absentee-by-mail voting for the upcoming spring elections that will fill

Outging US ambassador says world must end Taiwan's 2021-01-21 19:24:31UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a final swipe at China, the Trump administration’s outgoing U.N. ambassador tweeted that it's time for the world to op

New START five-year extension in U.S. interests, John 2021-01-21 18:28:32President Biden's decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START arms reduction treaty with Russia serves the nation's security interests b

Congress sees fresh faces heading key foreign policy 2021-01-21 18:27:04The White House isn't the only place seeing a changing of the guard these days. With Democratic Senate gains and results from a few key House races,

Brazil announces incoming vaccine cargo amid supply concerns 2021-01-21 17:48:36RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil’s health ministry announced Thursday that a shipment of 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine is coming from India

Review: 'Human Factor' gets personal about Mideast peace 2021-01-21 17:44:34Ready for a documentary about three decades of agonizing fits and starts of the Mideast peace process, from the perspective of U.S. negotiators? You'

Biden seeking five-year extension of arms treaty with 2021-01-21 16:40:00President Biden plans to seek a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty with Russia that expires in just two weeks, one of the president’s

Kansas election official loses job for violating policy 2021-01-21 16:20:36WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman said she is losing her job for violating a policy by remotely accessing the

Kansas moves into second phase of COVID-19 immunizations 2021-01-21 15:07:28MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is shifting into the second phase of coronavirus immunizations as the Republican-led state House on Thursday approved a bi

Albania expels Russian diplomat, citing lockdown breaches 2021-01-21 14:07:56TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albania on Thursday expelled a Russian diplomat for allegedly not respecting the country’s virus lockdown rules. An Alban

Maine officials join push to protect Voting Rights 2021-01-21 13:42:17AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine's attorney general and secretary of state are joining efforts to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a section of th

Chinese Embassy Twitter account locked for "dehumanization" 2021-01-21 11:56:24WASHINGTON (AP) - Twitter locked the account belonging to the Chinese Embassy in Washington after a tweet stated that Uighur women in Xinjiang have be

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White House sends a message about foreign policy 2021-01-21 22:34:42In announcing Friday's phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the White House's intended message was very clear: Traditional allies are back

'Focused on hosting': Tokyo Olympics, IOC refute report 2021-01-21 22:05:59IOC president Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled.

Biden's inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists 2021-01-21 19:29:08It may be too early to gauge whether the wave of disillusionment that swept through the QAnon ranks on inauguration day is a turning point or a fleeti

U.S. Senate Republican leader wants Trump impeachment trial 2021-01-21 19:17:17U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump's impeachment trial by a week or more to give the f

German scientists make paralyzed mice walk again 2021-01-21 18:40:00Researchers at Ruhr University use designer protein brain injections to regenerate spinal nerves which allow paralyzed mice to walk again.

Nigerian appeals court overturns blasphemy convictions that caused 2021-01-21 14:46:19A Nigerian court threw out two blasphemy convictions on Thursday that had caused an international outcry, freeing a teenager from a 10-year prison sen

Several European countries deal with impact of Pfizer-BioNTech 2021-01-21 12:44:17Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of COVID-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said on Thursday, as f

Giant predatory worm's ancient fossil burrows discovered 2021-01-21 11:00:00Millions of years ago, giant worms as long as an adult human with sharp, slicing jaws were terrorizing the ocean, as they do today, recently discovere

5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of 2021-01-21 09:11:37At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world's largest

Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad market, at 2021-01-21 07:52:20Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said,

Biden mandates masks and quarantines for travellers to 2021-01-21 07:34:38U.S. President Joe Biden has outlined his COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of

Donald Trump leaves office as a diminished force 2021-01-21 04:00:00Donald Trump could have spent his final weeks in office boasting about his Republican administration's achievements and trying to solidify&

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'Grim and beautiful,' Biden's inauguration a day of 2021-01-20 17:36:23President Biden's inauguration marked a return to a more traditional, unifying politics. But it was a surreal experience amid a pandemic and waves of

For some Americans, Biden-Harris inauguration reassures: 'We're going 2021-01-20 16:06:09Many Americans express hope and see the 'start of healing' with Biden-Harris swearing-in. Others are less than enthusiastic.

Watch and read L.A. native Amanda Gorman's inauguration 2021-01-20 14:08:49The national youth poet laureate read her galvanizing poem, 'The Hill We Climb,' just after Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president.

Photos: History made as Kamala Harris is sworn 2021-01-20 13:49:11Kamala Harris was sworn in Wednesday as U.S. vice president — the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American in the position.

Braced for clashes, Washington is mostly empty and 2021-01-20 13:27:04Washington, D.C., was prepared for the worst ahead of Inauguration Day. But the worst stayed home.

In speeches and with champagne toasts, many across 2021-01-20 12:56:45As President Biden takes office, the rest of the world watches closely, some less focused on Biden's ascension than on Trump's departure.

Inauguration 2021: Howard University celebrates alumna Harris becoming 2021-01-20 12:37:22The Howard University community celebrated one of its own, Kamala Harris, becoming vice president with a flurry of online activity.

Trump pardons Lil Wayne and commutes Kodak Black, 2021-01-20 11:11:15In his final hours as president, Trump pardoned Lil Wayne and commuted the sentence of Kodak Black. No such luck for "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic.

Photos: Historic Inauguration Day | Trump leaves office, 2021-01-20 09:43:30During today's inauguration ceremony, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States.

Biden becomes the 46th president, vowing to heal 2021-01-20 08:26:34After half a century as a senator and vice president, Biden assumes the presidency at a time when the country faces health, economic and societal cris

McManus: Yes, Biden is a 78-year-old Washington insider. 2021-01-20 07:00:54Improbable as it sounds, this politician of modest talents and limited eloquence may have exactly the gifts he needs to succeed.

Trump is throwing a wrench into what is 2021-01-20 06:00:17As he exits the White House President Trump is disrupting many of the most critical and cherished traditions of handing power from one president to an

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Real Madrid coach ZIdane tests positive for Covid-19 2021-01-22 08:30:15Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Liga club said in a statement on Friday.

EU’s Michel phones Putin to demand Navalny’s 'immediate 2021-01-22 08:07:29European Council chief Charles Michel demanded the "immediate release" of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny in a call with President Vladim

Africa's Covid-19 mortality rates higher than global average, 2021-01-22 05:24:39Dr. John Nkengasong, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), granted an interview to FRANCE 24 from Addi

Hungary unilaterally procures Russian vaccine without EU health 2021-01-22 05:16:36The Hungarian government said Friday it had reached a deal to buy large quantities of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, even though it has not

France's 'James Bond' stuntman Rémy Julienne dies of 2021-01-22 05:04:15One of France's leading stuntmen, Remy Julienne, who worked on several James Bond films, has died from Covid-19 aged 90, friends and family said Frid

Covid-19 death toll tops 50,000 in Germany as 2021-01-22 03:44:06Germany has recorded more than 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre sa

As Kamala Harris makes history, will a female 2021-01-22 02:08:25On January 20, Kamala Harris became the first female vice president in United States history. What does her arrival in the White House mean for gender

US Senate's Schumer reviewing Republican push to delay 2021-01-21 23:19:24U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is reviewing a request from Republicans to put off the start of former President Donald Trump's impeachment

EU leaders 'discourage' travel, consider tougher border rules 2021-01-21 22:52:22EU leaders on Thursday "strongly discouraged" Europeans from non-essential travel and warned tougher restrictions on trips could come

Lebanon extends lockdown by two weeks as Covid-19 2021-01-21 22:13:59Lebanon decided Thursday to prolong a total lockdown by two weeks to stem an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases and protect its collapsing h

Senegalese student who went missing in France says 2021-01-21 21:50:49A prize-winning Senegalese preparatory student whose disappearance in France caused concern in both countries said she had been taking "a l

Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly twin 2021-01-21 21:36:01Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in a crowded Baghdad market on Thursday, killing at least 32 people in Iraq's first big

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‘I look forward to your rise’: Andrea ‘KGB’ 2021-01-22 08:59:35 UFC flyweight Andrea Lee, whose husband, Donny Aaron, was jailed after allegedly attacking her in 2018, has written a gushing public message to her n

1 in 35 Londoners had Covid-19 last week, 2021-01-22 08:53:35 Around 1 in 35 people in London tested positive for Covid-19 in the week ending January 16 – the highest rate of infection anywhere in the UK,

Knowing ‘liberal international order’ needs Russia as enemy 2021-01-22 08:47:21 Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the ideologically driven base of US foreign policy fuelled great resentment among those who believed it betray

No homemade face coverings: German airlines mandating passengers 2021-01-22 08:35:02 Passengers will be mandated to wear higher-grade masks against Covid-19 when flying German airlines and their subsidiaries, starting next month. Toug

Wedding with 400 guests busted in London Jewish 2021-01-22 08:27:03 The Metropolitan Police busted a wedding celebration in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in London. Around 400 guests had convened behind covered wind

Despite scare stories about warming, near-record breaking cold 2021-01-22 08:08:42 Plunging temperatures in Moscow have prompted a run on cold weather gear, despite previous predictions that, given the impact of global warming, Russ

EU says it will seek 'clarification' from Pfizer 2021-01-22 08:04:13 The European Union has said further contact is needed with Pfizer after it was reported that the pharmaceutical giant will be reducing deliveries for

Corona blow for Zizou: Real Madrid boss Zinedine 2021-01-22 08:03:36 Real Madrid head coach and French football legend Zinedine Zidane is the latest big name from sport to announce that he has tested positive for coron

Prominent Kiev Russia-critic tells followers Navalny more dangerous 2021-01-22 08:01:41 The elevation of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny to the country’s leader would be worse for Kiev than the status quo with President Vl

Iranian minister boasts about significant rise in oil 2021-01-22 07:51:44 Iran’s petroleum minister has bragged about the country’s rising oil exports in the face of US sanctions, as the nation claims that its i

‘The virus only works in a hotel room’: 2021-01-22 07:49:22 Alexander Ovechkin's wife, Anastasia Shubskaya, has spoken out in defense of the Russian Washington Capitals players who have been punished for brea

Democrats demand Facebook, Twitter & YouTube change algorithms 2021-01-22 07:21:40 Democrats in the US Congress have urged major social media platforms to eliminate algorithms and recommendations that breed extremism and undermine t

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'Navalny planned protests to force Kremlin for release' 2021-01-22 12:46:38

Bangladesh PM Hasina thanks PM Modi for Covid 2021-01-22 12:03:24Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for sending over two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as a g

Biden to sign order to increase pandemic-related food 2021-01-22 11:11:12Joe Biden, who has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, is using the two orders to try to ease the burden on people while the legislation is neg

'Guterres saddened by loss of life in fire 2021-01-22 07:52:15UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of life in a fire at the Serum Institute of India facility in Pune and hopes that the in

Death toll from Covid in Germany surpasses 50k 2021-01-22 06:23:37

After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over 2021-01-22 06:17:53Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He helplessly watched his country's already battered economy decay further amid pandemi

Brazil awaiting 2 mn vaccine doses from India 2021-01-22 05:53:23

'US seeks 5-year extension of nuclear pact with 2021-01-22 04:38:00

Saudi Arabia redefines role as world’s defender of 2021-01-22 04:14:29The Saudi world view is being shaped more by hard-nosed business calculations, shifting geopolitical realities and the emergence of clean energy as a

Facebook's oversight board to decide on Trump's ban 2021-01-22 04:13:19

Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war 2021-01-22 03:06:17President Joe Biden on Thursday tightened mask wearing rules and ordered quarantine for people flying into the United States, as he got to work on tac

A changed climate: US rejoins Paris pact 2021-01-22 00:28:51

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Lawyers want Rudy Giuliani’s licence suspended over false 2021-01-22 08:07:16The New York State Bar Association separately has opened an inquiry into whether he should be expelled from that organization, which is a voluntary me

Masks, testing, distancing: Coronavirus measures now the rule 2021-01-22 01:36:31It's a striking contrast to Donald Trump's White House, which was the epicenter of no less than three separate outbreaks of COVID-19.

Trump returns to family business empire hit hard 2021-01-21 23:43:02Revenue plunged more than 40 per cent at his Doral golf property, his Washington hotel and both his Scottish resorts over the past year.

Fire kills 5 at Indian coronavirus vaccine producer 2021-01-21 23:10:12Serum Institute of India said the blaze would not affect production of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Biden orders ‘pause’ on all border wall construction 2021-01-21 21:49:25The order leaves billions of dollars of work unfinished — but still under contract — after Trump worked feverishly last year to build more

Full on Fauci: Doctor says Biden administration is 2021-01-21 21:15:38``The idea that you can get up here and talk about what you know and what the science is ... it is something of a liberating feeling,'' Fauci told r

McConnell wants to push Trump impeachment trial to 2021-01-21 20:28:27The push would be to give the former president time to prepare and review his case.

Biden proposes 5 year extension of Russia nuclear 2021-01-21 19:46:53Russia has said for some time that it would welcome an extension of the New START treaty, which limits the number of U.S. and Russian strategic nuclea

COVID-19 variants could be spreading across Canada. Are 2021-01-21 19:10:41As variants of the novel coronavirus continue to emerge in Canada, labs are looking for mutations in just five per cent of COVID-positive cases.

Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad leave 32 dead 2021-01-21 18:37:52No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iraqi military officials said it was the work of the Islamic State group.

Antibody can prevent COVID-19 infection in nursing, LTC 2021-01-21 17:36:27The study, which was conducted with the National Institutes of Health, is the first major one to show such a treatment may prevent illness in a group

Lawmaker calls for Bigfoot ‘hunting season’ in Oklahoma 2021-01-21 16:31:24A state representative in Oklahoma has proposed a bill to establish rules for hunting Bigfoot.