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Mexico Records Deadliest Coronavirus Week Yet With 7,000 Deaths
Mexico has registered its worst week yet of the pandemic, with a record number of infections from the new coronavirus and more than 7,000 COVID19 deaths, government data showed on Saturday.
Portuguese Finance Minister Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Meeting Top EU Officials
Portugal's Finance Minister Joao Leao has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Saturday, a day after he took part in an inperson meeting in Lisbon with top EU officials including Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Federal Prisons On Lockdown In Run-up To Biden Inauguration
All federal prisons in the United States have been placed on lockdown, with officials aiming to quell any potential violence that could arise behind bars as law enforcement prepares for potentially violent protests across the country in the runup to Presi...
Iran Fires Long-range Missiles Into Indian Ocean In Military Drill - Media
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday fired longrange ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military exercise, state media reported.
Azerbaijan To Start COVID-19 Inoculations With 4 Million Sinovac Shots
Azerbaijan will begin vaccinating citizens against COVID19 on Monday, using a batch of 4 million doses from China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Azerbaijan To Open Restaurants But Other Coronavirus Restrictions Extended
Azerbaijan will allow cafes and restaurants to open their doors to customers from Feb. 1 but other coronavirus lockdown restrictions will be extended until April, the government said on Saturday.
FBI Questioning Dozens In Killing Of Capitol Police Officer, Assaults On Law Enforcement - New York Times
The FBI is questioning dozens of people in the killing of Brian Sicknick, a police officer who died a day after physically engaging with a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, and other assaults on law enforc...
Greece Lifts More COVID-19 Curbs, Retail Shops To Open Monday
Greece will loosen some lockdown restrictions on Monday, letting retail shops and hair salons reopen for the first time in more than two months after signs that pressure on the public health system from COVID19 is easing, officials said on Friday.
UK Records 55,761 New Cases As Infection Numbers, Deaths Rise
Britain recorded 55,761 new cases of COVID19 on Friday, an increase on the 48,682 cases recorded the previous day, as the number of infections rises despite hopes that lockdowns across the country could start to help push rates down.
Pfizer Vaccine Delay Comes As Canada Battles Surge In COVID-19
Pfizer's reduction of its COVID19 vaccine shipments comes as Canada battles a surge in cases, though the country's procurement minister said on Friday the overall goal of getting most people inoculated by the end of September stands.
South African Scientists Discover New Chemicals That Kill Malaria Parasite
South African scientists have discovered chemical compounds that could potentially be used for a new line of drugs to treat malaria and even kill the parasite in its infectious stage, which most available drugs do not.
Family Of Lockerbie Bomber Lose Posthumous Appeal Against His Conviction
The family of Libyan Abdel Basset alMegrahi, the only person to be convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing which killed 270 people, have lost a posthumous appeal in a Scottish court on Friday, their lawyer said.
US Congressman Praises India for Supplying Covid-19 Vaccines to Neighbours, Global Partners
India plans to purchase millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses and supply them to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Seychelles and Mauritius.
Blackhawks Place Jonathan Toews On Long-term Injured Reserve
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss at least 10 games and 24 days after the team placed him on longterm injured reserve Thursday because of an unspecified illness.
American Tells Pilots To Take Vaccine On Own Time But Plans Airport-based Rollout
Vaccines could be ready for Chicago-based staff as soon as mid-February, and possibly sooner in New York, though American is not requiring them, said Jennifer Saddy, managing director of absence management who is part of the team leading American’s vaccin...
US Imposes New Sanction On Beijing Over South China Sea
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Chinese officials over Beijing's increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The penalties are yet another Trump administration move that may make Presidentelect Joe Biden's diplomacy with...