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U.S. Supreme Court Revives Bar On Abortion Pill Mail Delivery In Pandemic
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a requirement that women visit a hospital or clinic to obtain a drug used for medicationinduced abortions, lifting an order by a lower court allowing the drug to be mailed or delivered as a safety measure durin...
China Sees Biggest COVID-19 Spike In Over Five Months, Four Cities In Lockdown
China has recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID cases in more than five months, despite four cities in lockdown, increased testing and other measures aimed at preventing another wave of infections in the world's second biggest economy.
Mexico To Conclude Sputnik Vaccine Approval Process Quickly
Mexico's health authorities will quickly conclude the approval process for Russia's Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Hugo LopezGatell said on Tuesday.
Lithuanian Parliament Moves Online As Coronavirus Bites
Lithuania's parliament held its first sitting online on Tuesday as part of efforts to curb a sharp increase in COVID19 infections.
Factbox: Possible Scenarios As Italy Lurches Towards Political Uncertainty
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces a cabinet showdown on Tuesday with a small coalition partner that could bring down his government and unleash political chaos on Italy.
Snow-struck Madrid Struggles With Cleanup As Record Frost Grips Spain
Authorities struggled to clear ice and fallen trees from the streets of Madrid on Tuesday, and temperatures in parts of Spain hit record lows after a snowstorm wrought havoc across the country at the weekend.
Egypt Reopens Airspace To Qatar, Sources, State Media Say
Egypt reopened its airspace to Qatari flights on Tuesday and will allow the resumption of flights between the two countries, aviation sources and state media said.
How Trump’s Pied Pipers Rallied A Faithful Mob To The Capitol
Weeks before mobs besieged the Capitol building in Washington, a bright red bus crisscrossed the United States, emblazoned with a huge image of President Donald Trump in suit and tie with a clenched fist above his shoulder.
Discovery Of Pipe Bombs In DC Obscured By Riot At Capitol
As thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, federal agents were working at the same time to detonate two pipe bombs found just blocks away at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees.
Biden Gets 2nd Vaccine Dose As Team Readies COVID-19 Plan
Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, three weeks after getting his first one with television cameras rolling in an attempt to to reassure the American public that the inoculations are safe.
New Coronavirus Strain First Seen In Britain Confirmed In Mexico
The new variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain has been confirmed in northern Mexico, health officials said on Sunday, adding a new layer of concern to an already severe national outbreak.
Six Virunga Park Rangers Killed In Eastern Congo Ambush
Armed men on Sunday killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, a sanctuary for endangered mountain gorillas, the park said.
Mexico Hits Daily COVID-19 Record With 16,105 New Cases: Health Ministry
Mexico on Saturday reported a record 16,105 new confirmed coronavirus cases, along with 1,135 additional fatalities, according to health ministry data, bringing its total tally to 1,524,036 infections and 133,204 deaths.
Haley: Trump Was 'Badly Wrong' In Stoking Crowd Before Riot
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, often mentioned as a possible 2024 GOP presidential contender, is among the latest from her party to denounce President Donald Trump's comments stoking supporters to mount a violent assault on the Capitol.
Danes To Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 By Late June
All Danes will have received a second shot of a COVID19 vaccine by late June as long as the country receives enough vaccine shipments, the Danish Health Authority said on Friday.
Pelosi Says Spoke with Army Chief on Preventing 'Unstable' Trump from Launching Nuclear Strike
In her letter to Democratic colleagues, Pelosi also said she is prepared to launch impeachment proceedings against Trump if he does not voluntarily resign or if Vice President Mike Pence does not begin a process that allows him and the cabinet to remove t...