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More than 100 arrested at Paris protest over proposed security bill

Police targeted protesters they suspected might coalesce together into violent groups like those who vandalized stores and vehicles and attacked officers at previous demonstrations

Brazil govt outlines plan for Covid-19 vaccinations with no start date

The plan calls for the government to provide immunization shots for priority groups that amount to about 51 million people, just under 25% of Brazil's 212 million people

US approves Pfizer vaccine; Trump says it will be free for all Americans

Initial doses are scarce and rationed as the U.S. joins Britain and several other countries in scrambling to vaccinate as many people as possible

Mexico approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Vaccinations are expected to begin as soon as next week. Lpez-Gatell said the approval is of course a reason for hope, though the initial rounds of shots are not nearly enough

Eight countries accuse North Korea of using virus to crack down on rights

Seven council members - Germany, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, UK and United States - joined by Japan said in the statement that North Korea was putting nuclear power over people

US election: Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to overturn results

The court''s order was its second this week rebuffing Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome. The justices turned away an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday

NZ vs WI 2nd Test: Nicholl's 117 steadies New Zealand ship on Day 1

When New Zealand and the West Indies arrived at the Basin Reserve for the first day of the second cricket test they knew that one way or another, it was going to be a tough day

EU to hit Turkey with more sanctions over its Mediterranean gas exploration

European Union leaders gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey over its exploration of gas reserves in Mediterranean waters claimed by EU members Greece and Cyprus

Possible link between Trump's son-in-law and $700 mn relief loan: Watchdog

A congressional monitor of federal pandemic aid is raising the possibility of a link between President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a $700 million relief loan to a trucking company

World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in 2020 amid Covid-19 lockdowns

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show

US panel endorses mass use of Pfizer Covid vaccine, shots may begin in days

A US government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.

USFDA to scrutinise Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine data for red flags

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the US: a panel of experts who will scrutinise the company's data for any red flags

Senate fails to get majority needed to halt Trump's $23 bn UAE arms sales

The Senate fell short in trying to halt the Trump administration's proposed $23 billion arms sales to the United Arab Emirates

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine data hacked from European Medicines Agency

German company BioNTech and US pharmaceutical company Pfizer say data on their coronavirus vaccine were unlawfully accessed during a cyberattack on the servers of the European Medicines Agency

Covid-19 vaccination campaign to begin on Dec 27: Israel PM Netanyahu

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will begin vaccinating the public against the coronavirus on Dec 27, making it one of the first countries in the world to innoculate its citizens

NASA picks 18 astronauts including the first-ever woman to set foot on Moon

NASA has named the 18 astronauts half of them women who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme

Apple to tighten privacy, remove apps that don't comply with anti-tracking

Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don't comply

UN urges Iran to address concerns on nuclear, ballistic missile programmes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging Iran to address concerns raised about its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and return to full implementation of its 2015 nuclear deal

US Supreme Court rejects Republicans' bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win

The US Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground

Covid-19 vaccine a miracle, approvals to come soon, says Donald Trump

Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first US vaccine for the coronavirus as the White House worked to instill confidence in the massive distribution effort