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The National Health Service (NHS) is in talks with the British Medical Association (BMA) and others around mobilising the rollout of a potential COVID19 vaccine from December, Pulse website for health professionals reported on Thursday.

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic opponent Sara Gideon sparred on health care and the nation's coronavirus response during a Thursday debate that saw the two candidates heavily criticize each other's records in office.

Catholics and Jews asked U.S. courts on Thursday to overturn New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's order limiting worship to no more than 10 congregants in communities hard hit by the coronavirus, calling the measure a threat to religious freedom.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, as the two candidates held dueling televised town halls after their second planned debate was canceled.

Australias largest city Sydney lifted quarantine restrictions on travelers from New Zealand on Friday while the second largest city, Melbourne, marked the 100th day of one the worlds longest pandemic lockdowns.

Mexicos National Human Rights Commission said Thursday that marines illegally detained, beat and executed four people who were doing farm work near a government fuel pipeline.

Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Thursday, giving the S&P 500 its third straight loss this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign's Twitter account was briefly restricted from tweeting on Thursday, spurring an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like "speech police" and vowing to hold Twitter...

A couple was booked on Thursday for allegedly illegally grabbing prime land in Jammu by forging a revenue document, officials said. The Crime branch of Jammu police registered a criminal case against Gulam Rasool of Channi Rama, his wife Rozia Begum...

It took more than half a century, but Belgian King Philippe has finally met his half sister.

In a relief, there was no rains on Thursday and water started receding in most parts of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits though some localities still remained inundated.

Citing preliminary estimates, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said the state suffered losses to the tune of over Rs 5,000 crore in the heavy rains that led to flooding of several low-lying areas on Wednesday with the state capital being the worst hit.

The Nagpur University has rescheduled its online final year examination of pharmacy stream that was scheduled on Thursday, as several students faced connectivity issue after Vodafone Idea services got affected, a senior official said. The exam will now...

European and American officials said Thursday that they have arrested 20 people in several countries for allegedly belonging to an international ring that laundered millions of euros stolen by cybercriminals through malware schemes.

A local BJP leader allegedly shot dead a man as a fracas broke out Thursday at meeting attended by administration and police officials over allotment of ration shops in a Ballia village, officials said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordere...

Radio collaring of elephants began in Uttarakhand on Thursday with an aim to keep tab on their movement and reduce man-animal conflict, officials said. The drive began as a tracking collar was tied around a 35-year-old male tusker in Haridwar forest di...