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Russia's Second Vaccine '100% Effective' in Early Stage Trials, Watchdog tells Media
Earlier that month, Moscow said its other approved vaccine, Sputnik V, was 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 based on interim results.
McConnell Pressures Democrats To Keep Senate Filibuster
In one of his final acts as majority leader, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is pressuring Democrats to keep the filibuster the procedural tool that liberals and progressives are eager to to do away with so Presidentelect Joe Biden's legislative...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russian Vessel Involved With Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a vessel involved in building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to take Russian natural gas to Europe via Germany, as Washington seeks to raise pressure on the project on President Donald Trump's last...
AP-NORC Poll: Virus, Economy Swamp Other Priorities For US
Containing the coronavirus outbreak and repairing the economic damage it has inflicted are the top priorities for Americans as Joe Biden prepares to become the 46th president of the United States, according to a new poll from The Associated PressNORC Cent...
Kremlin Dismisses Calls For Sanctions Over Navalny Detention
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it would not heed calls by some Western countries for sanctions over Russia's detention of poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny because his case was a purely domestic matter.
Uganda Accuses U.S. Envoy Of Subversion For Trying To Visit Candidate
Uganda accused the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday of seeking to subvert last week's presidential election by trying to visit the main opposition candidate at his home, which has been surrounded by security forces since the vote.
Russian Policeman Detained Over Data Leak About Alleged Navalny Poisoners - RBC
Russia has opened a criminal case against a police officer accused of leaking data that could have helped identify the alleged poisoners of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the RBC business daily reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
Chaos As Snow Hits Japanese Highway, 134 Cars In Crashes; One Dead
The crashes occurred on the Tohoku Expressway in the northern prefecture of Miyagi at around noon, on a stretch of road about 1 km (half a mile) long, the government said.
Private Donations Pour in for Joe Biden’s Inauguration: What You Need To Know
Funds have poured in from big corporate businesses like Microsoft, Google, Alphabet. Inc, Verizon, Qualcomm and Boeing.
Acting Pentagon Chief: No Indication Of Insider Threat Before Inauguration
The acting Pentagon chief said on Monday the FBI is assisting the U.S. military in vetting more than 25,000 National Guard troops being deployed to assist in protecting the U.S. Capitol around Presidentelect Joe Biden's inauguration for potential security...
Indonesia Air Crash Investigator Hopes For Recovery Of Cockpit Voice Recorder
Indonesia's air accident investigator is still hoping to recover the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet to better understand information obtained from the flight data recorder (FDR), an official said on Tuesday.
Trumps' Snub of Bidens During Transfer of Power Historic in its Magnitude
The dissolving of one of America's most enduring transfer-of-power rituals -- the outgoing president welcoming the incoming president on the steps of the North Portico, and then riding with them to the United States Capitol -- is just one of the snubs the...
North Dakota Lawmaker Sorry For Mass Email Of QAnon Video
A Republican state representative from North Dakota apologized for sending a video from the QAnon movement to all of his fellow lawmakers over the weekend, saying he mistakenly thought it was a message from President Donald Trump.
Germany Plans More Tests, Sequencing To Deal With New Coronavirus Variants
Top German politicians on Monday called for new measures to slow the spread of new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus, including more health checks for crossborder commuters and intensified gene sequencing of virus samples.
Navalny Court Hearing Underway, Says His Spokeswoman
A court hearing in the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny got underway at 1230 (0930 GMT) on Monday in the town of Khimki, near Moscow, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Twitter.
FBI Vetting Guard Troops In DC Amid Fears Of Insider Attack
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing Presidentelect Joe Bidens inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington f...