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CDC advisory group votes to recommend Moderna's COVID-19...
Washington (US), December 20: An independent vaccine advisory group to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted...

US reports all-time high daily COVID-19 case count...
Washington (US), December 20: The United States has reported over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Friday,...

U.S. FDA panel recommends emergency authorization of Moderna's...
Washington (US), December 18: An advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met on Thursday and voted...

U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 310,000: Johns Hopkins University
New York (US), December 18: U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpassed 310,000 on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and...

Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for COVID-19
Washington (US), December 17: U.S. Democratic House lawmaker Cedric Richmond, a close adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, has tested positive...

U.S. congressional panel sets guest limits at Biden...
Washington (US), December 17: A U.S. congressional committee said on Wednesday that it would significantly limit the number of guests...

UN chief appoints Raisedon Zenenga as ASG, mission...
United Nations, December 17: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Raisedon Zenenga of Zimbabwe as assistant secretary-general (ASG) and...

UN response plan in Yemen remains less than...
United Nations, December 17: A United Nations spokesman said on Wednesday that in Yemen, the UN response plan remains less...

ECOSOC president says COVID-19 vaccines must be accessible...
United Nations, December 17: COVID-19 vaccines must be viewed as "a global public good" and accessible to everyone and everywhere,...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell congratulates Biden on...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 16: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the upper chamber of Congress,...

U.S. starts COVID-19 vaccine rollout as death count...
Washington (US), December 15: The United States started its COVID-19 vaccine rollout nationwide on Monday as death toll of the...

UN chief urges member states to help address...
United Nations, December 15: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on member states to help address the severe...

Almost 2 bln people depend on health care...
United Nations, December 15: Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use...

U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 16 mln -- Johns...
New York (US), December 13: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 16 million on Saturday,...

NYS announces new record high of COVID-19 tests
New York (US), December 13: A total of 242,927 COVID-19 test results were reported to New York state on Friday,...

Los Angeles County sees record daily COVID-19 infections
Los Angeles (US), December 12: Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, hit a record number...

U.S. Senate passes defense policy bill with veto-proof...
Washington (US), December 12: The U.S. Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed the 740-billion-U.S.-dollar National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a...

Focus on saving planet's most precious resource at...
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and...

US records the world's highest daily death toll...
Washington (USA) December 11: The United States has registered its highest daily COVID-19 death toll.

Battleground states issue blistering rebukes to Texas' lawsuit...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 11: Each of the four battleground states targeted by a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn President...

US officials concerned about movements of Iranian-backed militias...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 11: Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have moved to a "heightened level of preparation" in recent days,...

Biden hopes to complete Cabinet picks by Christmas
Washington DC (USA) Dec 11: President-elect Joe Biden's goal is to have his remaining Cabinet selections announced before Christmas, a...

Covid-recovering Trump promised top drugs for all --...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 11: When President Donald Trump emerged from a three-night hospital stay for his coronavirus infection, he...

Threat of government shutdown looms amid holdups to...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 11: Senate leaders are trying to resolve last-minute objections to two must-pass bills, which could trigger...

Biden's pick to lead Pentagon faces questions about...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 11: President-elect Joe Biden's choice to lead the Pentagon is already facing critics, who question his...

FDA panel nod to emergency use approval for...
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday recommended...

US sanctions two Chinese lawbreakers, among individuals from...
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious...