Tests show new US COVID-19 vaccine offers nearly 95% protection
Early data from US company Moderna shows a new vaccine that protects against COVID-19 is nearly 95% effective. The results come hot on the heels of similar results fro
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Nasa SpaceX launch: Astronaut crew heads to orbit
Four astronauts - three from the US and one from Japan - have launched from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). BBC News reports the crew rode
Texas baby dies after testing positive for heroin, family members arrested
A two-month-old Texas girl with injection marks has died after testing positive for heroin. She was rushed to Shannon Medical Centre after police found her unconscious
French school bans parents from throwing their children over its 6ft fence when they're running late
A school in France has banned parents from throwing their children over its 6ft fence when they're running late. The Primary School in southern France, put up 'no thro
Trump says 'who knows' who won the US election
US President Donald Trump has not yet admitted defeat, but cracks are starting to show – with the US President admitting he doesn't know whose administration will
Typhoon Vamco: Dozens dead as Philippines hit by powerful storm
At least 42 people have died and 20 others are missing after Typhoon Vamco made landfall in the Philippines. Flooding on the largest island, Luzon, caused landslides,
Pope Francis vows to end sexual abuse
Pope Francis has pledged to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released
Coronavirus: US hospital admissions reach record high as cases surge
The number of Americans in hospital with COVID-19 reached record levels as more than a million new cases were confirmed this month. There are over 10 million confirmed
US state of Georgia announces recount of all paper ballots cast in elections
The US state of Georgia will conduct a recount of all paper ballots cast in the Presidential election. Officials say mathematically, you actually have to do a full han
Person who bet US $1.3 million on a Biden win hasn't been paid yet
The US election still hasn't ended for one person who bet US $1.3 million on Joe Biden to be the next president. The huge wager was placed on October 29th on the Betfa
Trump will lose special Twitter protections in January
U.S. President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January. Twitter places “p
Biden vows 'not to divide but unify' as President
'Let us be the nation we know we can be' Biden concludes his speech on a note of optimism. "Let us be the nation that we know we can be. A nation united, a nation s
Climate watchers celebrate Biden victory over Trump in US election
The international climate community was jubilant on Saturday, as the US presidential election was called for Joe Biden. Four nail-biting days after polling day, Biden
World now looks at how Biden will reshape U.S. policies after turbulent Trump era
The world looked ahead Saturday to new American leadership, with U.S. allies and rivals alike starting to predict what the change in the White House would mean for their
Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin woman Vice President of United States
Kamala Harris will become the first female, first Black and first South Asian American vice president. Born to Jamaican father and an Indian mother, Harris is a former
Joe Biden is the 46th president of the US
Joe Biden has become US President-elect after winning the pivotal state of Pennsylvania, NBC News projected. The former vice president accumulated 273 Electoral Colle
Biden campaign continues to watch results, as public awaits to see if prime-time speech will happen
Joe Biden’s campaign is continuing to watch results coming in tonight, including in Pennsylvania as they hope the state could put them over 270 electoral votes.
Biden leads in 3 swing states that would win him the White House
Joe Biden took a slim lead in Pennsylvania, edged ahead in Georgia and is up in Nevada with the fate of the presidency on the line and several closely watched states stil
Dueling protests sprout up in cities across the US as vote-counting drags on
A second day of sometimes duelling demonstrations over the integrity of the U.S. presidential election started in Philadelphia and other cities as ballot counting dragged
Trump files lawsuits in 3 states
US President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped b
Tense wait as US election winner remains unclear
The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck to neck in key swing states. Biden's campaign said the r