MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s second most populous state Victoria entered a five-day lockdown on Saturday as authorities raced to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 cases sparked by the highly infections UK variant. One new locally acquired case was confirmed in the past 24 hours, Victoria health authorities said on Saturday, taking the number of … Read more
US President Donald Trump reacts while holding a rally to challenge the certification of the results of the 2020 US presidential elections by the US Congress in Washington, the United States, January 6, 2021. REUTERS / Carlos Barria / File Photo WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected a motion by President … Read more
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Chase Farm Hospital to view the vaccination schedule, in North London, UK, on January 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau / Pool via REUTERS LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “Herculean” goal of vaccinating around 14 million of the most vulnerable population groups against COVID-19 … Read more
Jan 3 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump asked Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to reverse his defeat in the southern state, according to a recording of the hour-long call made Saturday. and published by The Washington Post on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump departs on a trip to West … Read more
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on December 21, 2020. Tolga Akmen / Pool via REUTERS LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the road to defeat in the next election in 2024, in which neither … Read more
US President Donald Trump drives a golf cart at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, US, November 22, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay / File Photo WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec 31 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump will fly back to Washington on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, amid his battle with Congress … Read more
By David Morgan, Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday postponed a vote on increasing COVID-19 relief checks from $ 600 to $ 2,000 and urged senators to reverse the President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his Republican colleague three weeks … Read more
Illustrative file photo of a US and three Chinese flags before a meeting between officials from both countries in Beijing. Feb. 14, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Trump Administration on Monday strengthened an executive order prohibiting US investors from buying securities of companies allegedly controlled by the … Read more
By Steve Holland, Susan Cornwell PALM BEACH, Fla. / WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a $ 2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package that will restore unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and will avoid the shutdown of the federal government, thus ending a self-created crisis. Trump, who leaves … Read more
BioNTech CEO and Co-Founder Ugur Sahin at the company’s headquarters in Mainz, Germany, December 22, 2020. REUTERS / Ralph Orlowski / File Photo ANKARA, Dec 26 (Reuters) – BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said his company would be willing to cooperate with others as it seeks to increase the production capacity of its COVID-19 vaccine developed … Read more