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[Newsmaker] US authorizes J&J Covid vaccine for emergency use

Feb 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine for emergency use, giving the nation a third shot to battle the outbreak that has killed more than 500,0...
Chinese official signals changes to Hong Kong election rules

Feb 22, 2021

China faces a “critical and urgent” task to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, Beijing’s top official for the city said, in the latest sign that authorities were mulling major changes in the comi...
[Newsmaker] US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000

Feb 22, 2021

The US stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 -- roughly the popul...
[Newsmaker] 2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, reports say

Feb 21, 2021

MANDALAY (AP) -- Two anti-coup protesters were shot dead by riot police who fired live rounds Saturday in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, local media reported. One of the victims was shot i...
UK's Prince Harry to lose all honorary titles: palace

Feb 19, 2021

LONDON (AFP) -- Britain’s Prince Harry will relinquish his honorary military appointments and patronages after confirming to Queen Elizabeth II that he and wife Meghan Markle will not return as worki...
Pfizer first dose 85% effective after 2-4 weeks: study

Feb 19, 2021

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- The first dose of the Pfizer vaccination is 85 percent effective against coronavirus infection between two and four weeks after inoculation, according to a study published in the L...
[Newsmaker] Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial

Feb 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the US Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a curren...
[Newsmaker] Trump returns to spotlight in trial — but not on his terms

Feb 12, 2021

His rallying cry to supporters has been dissected. His videos, press conferences and calls to Fox News have played on loop. His Twitter account is once again dominating news coverage, his missives re...
[Newsmaker] Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks: reports

Feb 11, 2021

Pressure is coming from all sides in Japan for Yoshiro Mori to step down as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee
Biden in call with China's Xi raises human rights, trade

Feb 11, 2021

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as ot...
What the WHO coronavirus experts learned in Wuhan

Feb 11, 2021

A World Health Organization team has left China after gaining some new insights into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 2.3 million people but with the major questions ...
US backs Japan concerns on China ships

Feb 11, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern Wednesday over China's incursions into Japanese territorial waters, recommitting to the ally's defense. In a telephone call, Blinken and Japanese ...
Moscow police raid homes of Jehovah's Witnesses

Feb 10, 2021

MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russian security services raided the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow on Wednesday, in an ongoing crackdown on the US-based religious movement. Moscow outlawed the Jeho...
Row escalates between Twitter and India over blocking accounts

Feb 10, 2021

NEW DELHI (AFP) -- Twitter said Wednesday it had blocked some accounts in India over comments on mass farmers' protests in New Delhi, but the social media giant refused to shut down others despite th...
[Newsmaker] Trump trial begins but Republicans signal likely acquittal

Feb 10, 2021

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began Tuesday with harrowing video footage of his supporters' assault on Congress, but Republican senators made clear how difficult it will...