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U.S. to keep backing Venezuela's Guaido after December election, envoy says
The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition parties plan to b...
U.S. to keep backing Venezuela's Guaido after December election, envoy says
The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition parties plan to b...
'Too many are selfish': US nears 5 million virus cases
Big house parties and weddings, summer camps, concerts, crowded bars and restaurants, shopping trips without masks Americans' resistance to curbs on everyday life is seen as a key reason the U.S. has racked up more confirmed coronavirus deaths and infect...
Brazil, hotbed for COVID-19 vaccine testing, may struggle to produce its own
Brazilian officials say they can start making COVID19 vaccines developed by British and Chinese researchers within a year. Experts say it will take at least twice as long, leaving Brazil reliant on imports to slow the world's secondworst outbreak.
Cape Verde court rejects Maduro envoy's appeal against U.S. extradition
A court in Cape Verde has rejected an appeal from a detained Colombian businessman seeking to avoid extradition to the United States on money laundering charges, his defense team said on Tuesday.
Germany drops travel warnings for some Turkish provinces - government
Germany has agreed to lift its warning against travelling Turkey to four provinces with low rates of coronavirus infection as part of a deal to help largerscale travel between the two countries resume, the German government said.
Germany drops travel warnings for some Turkish provinces - government
Germany has agreed to lift its warning against travelling Turkey to four provinces with low rates of coronavirus infection as part of a deal to help largerscale travel between the two countries resume, the German government said.
Tropical Storm Isaias kills one as tornadoes threaten U.S. Northeast
Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled Virginia on Tuesday on its way toward Washington and other cities of the U.S. Northeast, and killed at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home park in North Carolina.
Lawyer hails 'miracle' as Russian court releases Jehovah's Witness
Russia has unexpectedly released a Jehovah's Witness on probation after a court overturned his 61/2 year jail sentence for extremism on appeal, a decision hailed by his lawyer on Tuesday as a "miracle".
Congressional Democrats, White House set new round of coronavirus aid talks
Top White House officials and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress will try again on Tuesday to narrow gaping differences over a fifth major coronavirus relief bill to help stimulate the economy and possibly provide new aid to the unemployed.
Trump says coronavirus under control, 'It is what it is'
President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where at least 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.
Taiwan provisionally approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
Taiwan provisionally approved the use of dexamethasone, a cheap and widelyused steroid, to treat the new coronavirus, as the island faces a shortfall of the antiviral drug remdesivir after the United States bought nearly all global supplies.
Indian-origin Woman Researcher Killed While Jogging in US, Police Initiate Homicide Probe
Sen, a mother of two sons, was a pharmacist and researcher who studied molecular biology and worked with cancer patients, the fox4news reported.
Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules
A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging that it acts as a cartel that stifles competition for its members.
Manhattan DA probing Trump and his business over more than 'hush-money' payments
Manhattan's district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trump's tax returns was part of an investigation of "possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization," including alleged insuran...
Virginia gov faces new hurdle in bid to remove Lee statue
A judge dismissed a legal challenge Monday that had been blocking Virginia officials from removing a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the state's capital city, but he immediately imposed another injunction against dismantling the fig...