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Donald Trump presses Georgia's governor to overturn election result

President Donald Trump has fruitlessly pressed Georgia's governor to call a special legislative session aimed at overturning the presidential election results in that state

Predawn fire guts old church housing New York's Liberty Bell

A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city's settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof.

US ends 5 cultural exchange programs with China in further escalation

The departing Trump administration has ended five cultural-exchange programmes with China that it says were being used for Chinese propaganda and had no benefit to the United States

Kia Motors recalling 295,000 vehicles due to risk of engine fires

Kia is recalling nearly 295,000 vehicles in the US because the engines can stall or catch fire

UN health chief says world can start dreaming of Covid-19 pandemic's end

The UN health chief declared positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic

US to pull most of its troops out of Somalia on Donald Trump's orders

The Pentagon said it is pulling most US troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders

Google AI researcher Timnit Gebru's exit sparks ethics, bias concerns

Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google's public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology.

Covid-19: Bahrain grants emergency use for Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine

The island kingdom of Bahrain says it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech

Warner Bros to stream all 2021 films on HBO and theatres at the same time

In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during Covid, Warner Bros. said all its 2021 films including a new Matrix movie, will stream on HBO Max at the same time the films play in theaters

Will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks, says Biden

Joe Biden said that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president

Bangladesh starts Rohingya refugee relocation, sends 1,500 to remote island

Authorities in Bangladesh started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process

Mexican President Obrador says Trump helped the country get Covid vaccine

Mexico's president said he plans to give the military a role in distributing coronavirus vaccines, which he says US President Donald Trump helped him get

Infectious disease expert Fauci to be US chief medical adviser, says Biden

President-elect Joe Biden says he is keeping Dr Anthony Fauci on as a chief medical adviser and a member of his Covid-19 advisory team

Walmart to give 4th round of bonuses to workers since coronavirus

Walmart says for the fourth time during the pandemic it will be giving its 1.5 million U.S. part-time and full-time employees additional cash bonuses for their work.

NZ vs WI, 1st Test: Williamson, Latham put hosts on top on opening day

Both captains - Kane Williamson and Jason Holder - wanted to bowl first on a luminous green pitch at Seddon Park on the first day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and the West Indies

Vaccine highly effective in preventing Covid-19, says AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its Covid-19 vaccine were highly effective'' in preventing disease.

China gears up for lunar mission to bring back material from the Moon

If successful, it could be a blueprint for a Mars sample return or even a crewed lunar mission

US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the first time; 32 win scholarships

The US Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe

Trump appeals dismissal of bid to block vote certification in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge's dismissal of his campaign's effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania

Énglish Premier League: Everton wins 3-2 after more penalty woe for Fulham

Everton ended its three-match losing streak in the Premier League with a 3-2 win on Sunday as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice to continue his brilliant start to the season