US election 2020 Georgia’s top election official Brad Raffensperger has called President Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the state in 2020 “just plain wrong”. Mr Raffensperger’s comment came after Mr Trump pressured him in a phone call to “find” votes proving his win. Criticism of Mr Trump’s call has been widespread, with some […]
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By Alistair Smout, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, hoping that rapid action will help it stem a record surge of infections driven by a highly contagious form of the virus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, which has ordered […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China’s mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for a fourth straight day on Sunday. A meeting led by the capital’s Communist party boss, Cai Qi, urged all […]
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid 19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and “the virus of radical individualism”. In a sign of the times, Francis delivered […]
Coronavirus pandemic A Mexican nurse has become the first person in Latin America to receive a coronavirus jab when her country began its vaccination programme on Thursday. Mexico received an initial shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines the previous day. A short time later, Chile began administering the same vaccine, with Costa Rica to follow later on […]
By Chen Lin, Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – As Singapore prepares to roll out COVID-19 vaccinations its striking success in controlling the virus is making some question whether they should take the jabs. In a city-state where compliance with the authorities is generally high, some Singaporeans fear potential side effects – even if minimal – are not […]
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Trump also pardoned Alex van der Zwaan, 36, the Dutch son-in-law of Russian billionaire German Khan. Van der […]
Essex lorry deaths Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex. The migrants suffocated in the sealed container en route from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in October 2019. Eamonn Harrison, 24, who dropped off the trailer at the Belgian port, and people-smuggler Gheorghe […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Lawder, Daphne Psaledakis WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of U.S. government agencies and companies once he takes office, from new financial sanctions to cyberattacks on Russian infrastructure, people familiar with the matter say. response will need […]
