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A strong winter storm began making its way across the Upper Midwest Tuesday, creating treacherous travel conditions and spurring warnings urging people to stay off the roads.

Ireland began its COVID19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday by giving a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to a 79yearold woman at a hospital in Dublin, the health service said, as coronavirus cases surge in the country.

Oil rose on Tuesday, for the third time in four sessions, on expectations for rising fuel demand as the United States may expand their pandemic aid payments and a final Brexit deal is set to stabilize trade between Europe and the UK.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday a COVID19 vaccine would be available in the country within five days of being approved by federal health regulator Anvisa.

Oil rose on Tuesday, for the third time in four sessions, on expectations for rising fuel demand as the United States may expand their pandemic aid payments and a final Brexit deal is set to stabilize trade between Europe and the UK.

Germany is facing a growing threat of attacks by rightwing militants who deny the existence of the coronavirus pandemic and its health risks, a senior security official said on Monday.

We are in uncharted territory.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach could miss the upcoming season after he had wrist surgery on Monday.

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey would receive the first batch of COVID19 vaccines developed by China's Sinovac this week, remaining focused on its rollout even as doctors awaited a fuller picture of trial results.

A 37yearold man has been charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder following a shooting in Rockford, Illinois, in which three people were killed, police said.

The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country on Monday, according to a statement released on Monday.

Philip Tomasino had a goal and an assist and Canada beat Slovakia 31 on Sunday night to improve to 20 in group play in the world junior hockey championship.

U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States but it still must be taken very serio...

A private Thai hospital was ordered on Sunday to stop advertising COVID19 vaccinations for sale in advance on the grounds that no vaccine is yet approved in Thailand.

Police and federal agents were scouring the charred site of a Christmas Day explosion in Nashville on Saturday, trying to determine how and why a motor home blew up and injured three people in the heart of America's country music capital.

Oleg Sokolov taught history at Saint Petersburg State University, President Vladimir Putin's alma mater, and was close to the authorities.