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New York City schools were set to remain open for at least another day despite a rising COVID19 case count, the mayor said on Tuesday, as surging infections and hospitalizations in the United States from coast to coast prompted new restrictions and predic...

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed alNahyan and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin exchanged invitations on Tuesday to visit their respective countries, UAE state news agency WAM reported, the latest step in Israel's thaw with Arab states.

French rights activists and journalists protested on Tuesday against a proposed law that would make it a crime, in certain circumstances, to circulate an image of a police officer's face.

Jordan reported 6,454 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, its highest oneday tally since the pandemic started, official health data showed on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday voiced "deep concern" over the Israeli authorities' decision to invite contractor bids to build 1,257 new settlements near East Jerusalem and said it contravened international resolutions.

The federal government has paid $1,250 per dose for 300,000 doses of bamlanivimab, which experts estimate may only be enough for one weeks' worth of Americans becoming infected, based on the FDA label identifying appropriate patients.

The German presidency of the European Union expressed confidence on Tuesday it would find a solution to the blockage by Poland and Hungary of the EU's 1.8 trillion euros financial package needed to revive an economy depressed by the COVID pandemic.

Russia on Tuesday rejected what it called a U.S. attempt to extend its jurisdiction beyond its borders, after the U.S. Senate approved a bill allowing U.S. officials to pursue anyone involved in doping at international events involving Americans.

Thai riot police fired water cannon at protesters who tried to cut their way through razor wire barricades outside parliament on Tuesday as lawmakers discussed possible changes to the constitution.

Poland expects Brussels to offer it new proposals to find a way out of stalemate after the country joined Hungary in vetoing the European Union's 1.8 trillion euro budget, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

While O'Brien did not say outright that Biden is the projected winner of the election, his comments go further than what other White House officials have said to date as far as acknowledging the reality of Trump's loss — even as the President himself cont...

Three more lawyers representing President Donald Trump's campaign have asked to withdraw from his lawsuit challenging the U.S. election results in Pennsylvania, shaking up his legal team on the eve of a major court hearing.

Singapore is expected to run a budget deficit next year and may not be able to balance its books for a while, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday, adding fiscal support is needed to repair the damage of the coronavirus pandemic.

SpaceXs newly launched capsule with four astronauts closed in Monday on the International Space Station, their new home until spring.

Breakthrough technology that transforms the body into a viruszapping vaccine factory is poised to revolutionise the fight against COVID19 but future pandemics and even cancer could be next, scientists say. The initial success of socalled messenger ribo...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the fight against the coronavirus was not a choice between life and livelihoods.