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Biden denies sex assault on former aide 27 years ago

Biden, 77, said Reade's then-supervisor and former senior staffers in his office "have said, unequivocally, that she never came to them and complained or rais...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson names baby after coronavirus doctors

Johnson was expected to take statutory paternity leave at some point in the future, his spokesman told reporters this week. A spokesperson for the Prime Mini...

Trudeau Announces ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban following Mass Shooting in Nova Scotia

Ottawa says there are now more than 100,000 guns in circulation in Canada which would fall under the new prohibitions. Current owners will be allowed to keep...

Trump Press Secretary to Hold First 'Podium Briefing' in a Year

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Delaware,...

Kim Jong-un reappears in North Korea after weeks of speculation

The development follows a long public absence by Kim, and comes amid intensive speculation about his health. Where it stands: Photos from the ceremony have ...

L.A. Offers Free Coronavirus Testing To Everyone, Even People Without Symptoms

People with symptoms, such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath, will also be given priority. Testing is also prioritized for medical professionals and cert...

Trump fires new volley in war of words with Biden over China

Trump's campaign is mining Biden's almost five-decade record as a senator, vice president and presidential candidate for fodder for attacks related to China. ...

WHO says Covid-19 emergency declaration gave world 'enough time'

The WHO recognizes the difficulty for governments to maintain lockdowns during the pandemic , "for social, psychological and economic reasons", Ryan said. Duri...

Joe Biden denies sexual assault allegation by ex-Senate aide

He said the assault alleged by Reade "never happened" and made it clear that he thinks no excavation of records from his Senate career would turn up evidence of...

U.S. regulators approve use of drug to treat coronavirus patients

Daniel O'Day on Wednesday hailed a series of tests that showed the Ebola drug remdesivir helped speed up recovery for COVID-19 patients as "important prog...

Lincoln County Finds First COVID-19 Case

Stearns County reported 168 new cases Thursday , bringing the county's total up to 435. Overall, there have been 128 reported positive cases of COVID-19 in O...

Ontario to release post-pandemic guidelines for businesses

According to the government, the workplaces can open as long as they comply with strict public health measures and operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak. ...

Karen Pence: VP Was Unaware of Mayo Clinic Mask Policy Before Visit

Thursday, VP Pence wore a mask while touring a GM plant manufacturing ventilators. Several hours after images of the vice president at the clinic with an un...

Justin Trudeau bans assault-style weapons in Canada

During the fall election campaign, the Liberals said guns created to inflict multiple human casualties have no place in Canada. Actually, numerous 1,500 rif...

Korea’s Kim Jong Un Reportedly Appears in Public Amid Health Rumors

Soon afterwards, CNN reported that Washington was "monitoring intelligence" that Mr Kim was in "grave danger" after undergoing surgery, quoting what it said w...

Not Enough Fast Coronavirus Tests To Cover Senate When It Returns Monday

Senate Republicans haven't yet said they would be willing to do another stimulus bill anytime soon. He also said that he didn't have access to the rapid 15-mi...

Australian leaders to discuss lifting coronavirus restrictions on May 8

Australia added its voice Friday in support of Taiwan's bid to rejoin the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in a move likely to further inflame tensions betwee...

Jewish leaders ‘hurt’ by Mayor and request a meeting

He said he went to the scene to ensure that the crowd was broken up and added: " What I saw WILL NOT be tolerated so long as we are fighting the Coronavirus "...

Whitmer's most recent executive order outlines how some industries can reopen

After a day of protests at the capitol and the Republican-controlled Michigan House's refusal to extend the state's expiring emergency and disaster declaratio...

Voters once again flooding local clerks with absentee ballot requests

In fact, mail or absentee balloting has already been on the rise since the early 1990s, while physically voting on Election Day has been steadily decreasing nat...

Why are we hesitating to demand an worldwide inquiry into China?

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's call for an independent worldwide inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus has already met with a frosty resp...

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin Says He Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Mishustin, a 54-year old former tax chief, was named prime minister in January. Then, Putin wished him a speedy recovery and said he hoped Mishustin would conti...

These Odisha districts classified as Red and Orange zones

These prohibited activities include travel by air, rail, metro and inter-State movement by road, running of schools, colleges, and other educational and trainin...

Korea leader Kim Jong-un appears in public, state media reports

Jae-in told CNN that the North Korean leader is "alive and well." Ji Seong-ho, who earned a proportional representation seat of a minor party in the count...

One dead, five missing after helicopter crash off Greece, Trudeau says

On Thursday, the government confirmed the body of Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough , who was a Marine Systems Engineering Officer, was recovered. The search...

Protesters, some armed, enter Michigan Capitol; Gov. Whitmer unfazed

A tense week in MI culminated Thursday with images of angry and armed protesters swarming the state capitol while Republican lawmakers let Governor Gretchen ...

Germany's transmission rate rises as lockdown eases

Yet Wieler insisted on Tuesday that the infection rate should not be taken out of context and "should only be looked at alongside other figures". Retailers wi...

Germany's decision to prohibit Hezbollah movement activities slammed by Syria, Iran

Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organization, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. "We now ...

US: 100 bodies found in unrefrigerated trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home

Workers, suited up in protective gear, were seen on Wednesday in the neighbourhood of Brooklyn , transferring the corpses into a refrigerated vehicle. "When yo...

Have the Government’s five key lockdown tests been met?

Daily statistics released on Thursday evening reported a further 674 people had died in the United Kingdom after contracting the virus, giving a total, acco...

Hundreds of protesters, some carrying guns, demonstrate against Michigan's emergency measures

They want their lives back again, safely! "Let's make sure there are jobs to go back to". Numerous protesters, some not wearing masks, got into the faces of m...

Number of coronavirus recoveries hits 1 million mark worldwide

COVID-19 appears to have a low mortality rate , which means that nearly all of these three million infected will eventually recover - although in some cases ...

'Dead' coronavirus particles cause recovered patients to test positive

A woman wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus leaves a voting booth to cast her absentee ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling st...

Who could follow Kim Jong Un as North Korea's next leader?

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he remained hopeful for a nuclear agreement with North Korea, despite speculation about leader Kim Jong Un...

Boris says face coverings will remain useful after reopening

The R value simply refers to the reproduction number and it is a way of judging a disease's ability to spread. Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said ...