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2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
World
December 20, 2020
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Workers on Sunday began packaging shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the US,…
Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital
Middle East
December 20, 2020
Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan’s capital Sunday morning killed at least nine people, according…
Video: Egypt’s bodybuilding champion “Big Ramy” wins gold at Mr. Olympia 2020
Life & Style
December 20, 2020
Video: Egypt’s bodybuilding champion “Big Ramy” wins gold at Mr. Olympia 2020
Egyptian bodybuilding champion Ramy al-Sebai, dubbed “Big Ramy”, won the golden medal in the two-day Mr. Olympia Championship 2020 event…
Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’
World
December 20, 2020
Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Just as the United States has needed a unified, national response to COVID-19, it needs one…
Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign
World
December 20, 2020
Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump suggested without evidence that China…
Pompeo says Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind cyberattack on US
World
December 19, 2020
Pompeo says Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind cyberattack on US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record,…
Egypt signs agreements with USTDA to upgrade major refineries
Business
December 19, 2020
Egypt signs agreements with USTDA to upgrade major refineries
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources signed two grant agreements with the US Trade and Development Agency on Thursday…
California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode
World
December 19, 2020
California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus…
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
World
December 19, 2020
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an…
Biden’s challenge: Creating a COVID-19-free White House
World
December 16, 2020
Biden’s challenge: Creating a COVID-19-free White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three blocks from the White House, office space for more than 500 Biden transition staffers sits mostly…