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Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies on Sunday will pledge to pay for a fair distribution of COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world so that poorer countries are not left out, and to extend debt relief to them, a draft G20 communique sho...

Biden opposes the death penalty now and in the future, press secretary TJ Ducklo said. He did not say whether executions would be paused immediately once Biden takes office.

Iran introduced tougher restrictions on Saturday to stem a third wave of coronavirus infections, including closing nonessential businesses and travel curbs, but state media reported widespread flouting of the rules.

The application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes just days after Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE reported final trial results that showed the vaccine was 95% effective.

Trump Jr's positive test follows infections for a list of others connected to the White House, including his father, the president's wife Melania and Trump's youngest son Barron.

Michigan's Republican state legislative leaders said after meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday that they had no information that would change the outcome of the presidential election in the state, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc is hoping to rapidly roll out its experimental COVID19 vaccine around Latin America soon after it gets emergency authorization in the United States, a senior executive said, which could be as early as next month.

Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.

A divided federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional two south Florida laws that banned therapists from offering conversion therapy to children struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The European Union acknowledged on Friday that it lacks the capabilities to meet its goal pushed most strongly by its biggest members to become a standalone military power able to help NATO or deploy troops rapidly to regional crises.

The pair will be at a meeting of the leaders of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) hosted virtually by Malaysia just two weeks after Trump lost his re-election bid.

Lara Trump, married to the president's second-eldest son Eric, "has been telling associates she is considering a run for Senate in 2022," the New York Times said, citing three unnamed "allies."

A Pentagon official installed in a top policy job last week has tested positive for COVID19, the Pentagon said Thursday, just days after he met with the Lithuanian defense minister, who had contracted the virus.

Thousands of workers and students protested in Colombia on Thursday against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, despite restrictions to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tens of thousands of Hondurans are cramming into overcrowded storm shelters, aid workers and officials say, raising concerns that the chaotic setup will trigger a new spike in coronavirus infections.

Host and defending champion New Zealand has been drawn with fierce rival Australia in Pool A at next years Womens Rugby World Cup.