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Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high

Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high

BERLIN (AP) — Germany hit a new record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing…
Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents

Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents

BEIJING (Reuters) – A small county in China has said it is preparing to offer novel coronavirus vaccinations to residents…
Russia scales back COVID-19 screening amid surging cases

Russia scales back COVID-19 screening amid surging cases

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has conducted around 10 percent fewer COVID-19 tests so far this month than the same period…
New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care

New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were physically and sexually…
Trump voters accept Biden victory ‘with reservations’

Trump voters accept Biden victory ‘with reservations’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The…
EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?

EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?

AMSTERDAM (AP) — As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building…
US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more US hospitals are set to begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a…
Russia’s Putin congratulates Biden on winning US election

Russia’s Putin congratulates Biden on winning US election

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election after weeks…
Germany demands EU agency approve vaccine before Christmas

Germany demands EU agency approve vaccine before Christmas

BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Tuesday increased the pressure on the European Union’s regulatory agency, with its health minister, a…
Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don’t break

Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don’t break

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America’s democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to…
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