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Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest
Published On: November 20, 2020 09:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 20: The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the election early next year.
Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
Published On: November 20, 2020 11:14 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 20: Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed to expand their electoral map through the Sun Belt.
Oxford scientists expect COVID-19 vaccine data by Christmas
Published On: November 19, 2020 07:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Nov 19: University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas, a key researcher said Thursday as he discussed the team’s latest findings.
Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines?
Published On: November 18, 2020 08:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED STATES, Nov 18: Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? No decision has been made, but the consensus among many experts in the U.S. and globally is that health care workers should be first, said Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation, a nonprofit group working on vaccine allocation issues.
2nd virus vaccine shows striking success in US tests
Published On: November 17, 2020 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED STATES, Nov 17: A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong early results Monday, another badly needed dose of hope as the pandemic enters a terrible new phase.
Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes
Published On: November 15, 2020 05:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 15: Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump’s passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators sparked fistfights, at least one stabbing and at least 20 arrests.
China congratulates Biden on being elected US president
Published On: November 13, 2020 02:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Nov 13: China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate Joe Biden on being elected U.S. president.
Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?
Published On: November 12, 2020 08:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Not really.
US: WHO not sharing enough info about China virus probe
Published On: November 11, 2020 12:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GENEVA, Nov 11: A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus.
US surpasses 1 million virus cases in November
Published On: November 11, 2020 07:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov 11: The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November, with more than 100,000 infections each day becoming the norm in a surge that shows no signs of slowing.
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
Published On: November 10, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Nov 10: In Italy lines of ambulances park outside hospitals awaiting beds, and in France the government coronavirus tracking app prominently displays the intensive care capacity taken up by COVID-19 patients: 92.5% and rising. In the ICU in Barcelona, there is no end in sight for the doctors and nurses who endured this once already.
International observers see no fraud in US vote
Published On: November 10, 2020 08:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 10: International observers from the Organization of American States say they saw no instances of fraud or voting irregularities in the U.S. presidential election.
A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?
Published On: November 9, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Nov 9: As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of economic and environmental revival jostle with needling anxiety and fears of inattention.
Portugal enters state of emergency over virus
Published On: November 9, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LISBON, Portugal, Nov 9: Portugal has entered a state of emergency, with curfews imposed in the areas worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White House
Published On: November 8, 2020 12:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov 8: Joe Biden was fresh off winning the Michigan primary and effectively capturing the Democratic presidential nomination, a prize he’d sought for the better part of three decades. Instead of plotting a strategy to build momentum, he was contemplating an abrupt halt.
Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory
Published On: November 7, 2020 02:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump.
The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency
Published On: November 7, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency Friday night after he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in critical battleground states.
Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war
Published On: November 6, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6: Suddenly Ethiopia appears on the brink of civil war, threatening the stability of one of the world’s most strategic regions, the Horn of Africa, and the fracturing of one of Africa’s most powerful and populous countries.
Weakened Eta drenches Central America; at least 57 dead
Published On: November 6, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, Nov 6: The rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Eta flooded homes from Panama to Guatemala Thursday as the death toll across Central America rose to 57, and aid organizations warned the flooding and mudslides were creating a slow-moving humanitarian disaster across the region.
2020 Latest: Biden says ‘no one’ will take US democracy away
Published On: November 6, 2020 08:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Democrat Joe Biden says, “No one is going to take our democracy away from us.” His comment came after President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims that Democrats were trying to “steal” the presidential election from him.
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