Russia offers to help US with COVID-19 vaccine; US says no

By CNN,

Russian officials in Moscow tell CNN they have offered "unprecedented cooperation" with Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the US multi-agency body set up to...

russia

Turkey says history will not forgive UAE for Israel deal

By Reuters,

Turkey said on Friday that history will not forget and never forgive the “hypocritical behaviour” of the United Arab Emirates in agreeing a deal w...

Israel , Turkey , UAE

Israel and UAE reach historic deal

By Robert Maina,

Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that res...

Israel , UAE

Democrat Kamala Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail debut with Biden

By Reuters,

Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trum...

Donald Trump , kamala harris , us election

Trump leaves briefing after shooting near White House

By Tonny Ndungu,

President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from the White House briefing room by security on Monday after shots were fired outside the building. ...

Donald J Trump , Donald Trump

Germany struggles to set COVID-19 rules as schools reopen

By VOA,

German students go back to school Monday even as federal and state leaders are still trying to figure out how to keep half a million child...

coronavirus , germany , schools

U.S.’s Azar says any U.S. COVID-19 vaccine would be shared once U.S. needs met

By Reuters,

U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday that any U.S. vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 would be shared fairly with the rest of the world, once...

Why people are giving up their American citizenship

By CNN,

A record number of people are giving up their American citizenship, new research published on Sunday found. More than 5,800 Americans gave up their...

american citizenship , Green Card

China sends fighter jets as U.S. offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support

By Reuters,

Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan’s government ...

china

U.S. sets record, coronavirus cases top 5 million

By Reuters,

The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the c...

coronavirus

Trump walks out of news conference after being fact-checked

By CNN,

President Donald Trump abruptly ended a Saturday news conference after a reporter challenged him on a lie about veterans health care he has told more ...

Trump

Fauci warns COVID-19 vaccine may be only partially effective

By Reuters,

An approved coronavirus vaccine could end up being effective only 50-60% of the time, meaning public health measures will still be needed to keep the ...

coronavirus , fauci

At least 78 killed, 4000 injured in Beirut blast, many more feared dead

By Reuters,

Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 78 peopl...

Beirut , Lebanon

U.S. election will be November 3 as planned, Trump advisers say

By CNN,

The White House and Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president’s musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying the...

Mark Meadows , President Donald Trump , White House

Microsoft says in talks to buy TikTok’s U.S operations

By CNN,

Microsoft Corp said it will push ahead with talks to acquire the U.S. operations of Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok, a potential blockbuster deal...

ByteDance , microsoft , President Donald Trump , Tiktok

20,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, CDC ensemble forecast shows

By CNN,

The US has reported more deaths linked to coronavirus than anywhere else in the world and updated models show 20,000 more Americans could die in just ...

coronavirus

Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the United States

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald trump said on Friday that he was planning to sign an executive order as soon as Saturday banning Chinese-owned short-video app T...

Tiktok

Social media giants remove Dr Stella Immanuel video over false coronavirus claims on hydroxychloroquine

By CNN,

A video featuring Dr Stella Immanuel alongside colleagues from America's Frontline Doctors making false and dubious claims related to the coronavirus ...

coronavirus , hydroxychloroquine , Stella Immanuel

Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured

By Reuters,

Dozens were arrested and many police injured in clashes around Seattle’s biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with ...

Black lives matter , seattle

Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen leaves prison for home confinement

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen left prison on Friday to finish his criminal sentence at home, an attorney for Cohen s...

Donald Trump , Michael Cohen