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[Newsmaker] What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

World NewsNov 25, 2020

MIAMI (AFP) -- A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna and other pharma groups to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine is the recruitment of tens of thousands of volunteers willing ...
Biden introduces security team 'ready to lead the world'

World NewsNov 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden introduced Tuesday a seasoned national security team he said was prepared to resume US leadership of the world after the departure of President Donald...
EU announces latest vaccine contract with Moderna

World NewsNov 24, 2020

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The EU said Tuesday it would sign a sixth contract for an upcoming coronavirus vaccine, this time for up to 160 million doses of a jab developed by US firm Moderna. “According to th...
Americans defy virus guidelines for high-risk Thanksgiving

World NewsNov 24, 2020

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Busy airports and serpentine queues at testing sites: many Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with extended family Thursday despite authorities warning they risk exacerbating ...
Hong Kong activists including Joshua Wong in custody after guilty protest plea

WorldNov 23, 2020

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong were remanded into custody on Monday after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year's pro-democracy protests, dee...
AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine 70% effective at tackling coronavirus

WorldNov 23, 2020

LONDON (AFP) -- A coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University has shown 70 percent effectiveness in trials involved 23,000 people, they said in a statement on Monday....
US hopes to start virus vaccines in December

World NewsNov 23, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States hopes to begin coronavirus vaccinations in early December, a top government health official said Sunday, the latest positive news to emerge even as cases surge a...
Trump hit with new blow in bid to overturn vote results

World NewsNov 22, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A Pennsylvania judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's claims of widespread electoral fraud there, dealing a new blow to the Republican's bid to overturn his loss in the US pre...
Trump's son Don Jr positive for Covid-19: spokesman

World NewsNov 21, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been quarantining without symptoms, a spokesman said Friday. "Don tested positive at the...
US to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan

World NewsNov 18, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announ...
Moderna's vaccine breakthrough lifts global hopes

World NewsNov 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Global hopes of vanquishing the coronavirus pandemic were boosted Monday after a vaccine was found to be nearly 95 percent effective in a trial, bringing much-needed optimism amid...
Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington

World NewsNov 15, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Thousands of die-hard Donald Trump supporters rallied for a last stand Saturday in Washington, chanting "four more years" and blaming fraud for an election defeat that will force t...
Trump and Biden honor veterans separately

World NewsNov 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended on Wednesday separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day, as what should have been a moment of national ...
Biden tells world leaders 'America is back' but Pompeo digs in

World NewsNov 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The leaders of close US allies on Tuesday telephoned President-elect Joe Biden and pledged to work together but in an extraordinary break, America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo insis...
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers threaten mass resignation

World NewsNov 9, 2020

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong's legislature will resign "en masse" if Beijing's top law-making committee moves to disqualify four of their colleagues for violating the semi-...