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Britain and the European Union have moved closer to sealing a new trade deal but it was still unclear if they would succeed, the bloc's chief executive said on Wednesday.

The WHO said that while it may feel awkward to wear masks around family members, doing so contributes significantly to ensuring that everyone remains safe and healthy.

The threat of being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland, but even if the country does get the tag, it likely will have little effect on the Swiss National Bank's monetary policy.

Canada on Tuesday announced an agreement to receive early deliveries of the Moderna Inc COVID19 vaccine amid a surge of new cases that are forcing new health restrictions across the country.

More people in Britain oppose the government's plans to relax COVID19 restrictions for five days around Christmas than support them, a poll published on Wednesday showed.

More than 300,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US and a winter surge is continuing across much of the country.

The Trump administration on Tuesday slapped sanctions on an alleged Iranianbacked Shiite group in Bahrain that it accuses of trying to overthrow Bahrains government and plotting terrorist attacks on Americans in the country, which is home to the U.S. Navy...

Millions of people have moved out of New York City during the pandemic, but at the same time, millions of others with lower incomes have taken their place, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikToks parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers personal data and how their practices affect children and teens.

London will be placed in the toughest tier of COVID19 restrictions following a sharp rise in coronavirus infection rates, the Daily Mirror reported on Monday, as one of the world's richest cities struggles to contain the disease.

Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering appointing Gina McCarthy, who headed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under former President Barack Obama, as domestic "climate czar" in charge of coordinating climate policies across federal agencies, accor...

An administration official said health care providers at the National Institutes of Health will begin receiving the vaccine in the near future.

A gunman opened fire from the steps of New York City's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine just after an outdoor choir performance there on Sunday, and was himself shot dead by police, according to police and a Reuters photographer at the scene.

A new audit report blames the national Democratic Party's involvement in the Iowa caucuses for problems that delayed the results for days at the beginning of the 2020 presidential nominating battle.

Police in Belarus detained 135 demonstrators at a Sunday march, the Belarusian rights group Viasna96 (Spring96) said, as weekly protests demanding the resignation of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko continued.

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok visited Ethiopia briefly on Sunday with what three senior Sudanese government officials said was an offer to broker a ceasefire in its northern Tigray region, a proposal Ethiopia said was unnecessary because fighting...