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U.S. hits 12 million COVID-19 cases as many Americans defy Thanksgiving travel guidance

(Reuters) – The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case yesterday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming...

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed...

Joe Biden elected president of the U.S.

(BBC) — Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s...

U.S. daily coronavirus cases exceed 129,000, third day over 100,000

(Reuters) – U.S. coronavirus infections surged by at least 129,606 yesterday, according to a Reuters tally, the third consecutive daily rise of more than...

U.S. presidency still undecided; Biden opens leads in key Midwestern states

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The excruciatingly close U.S. presidential election hung in the balance today, with a handful of closely contested states set...

U.S. early voting tops 70 million, continuing historic pace

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of...

Coronavirus exposure risk on airplanes very low, U.S. defense study finds

(Reuters) – The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low, a U.S. Department of Defense study released yesterday found, a...

U.S. COVID-19 cases hit two-month high, 10 states report record increases

(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 in the United States hit a two-month high on Friday with over 58,000 infections of the coronavirus reported...

US: COVID restrictions to go into effect on Thursday in NYC hot spots

Amid confusion about the rules and a growing sense of crisis over COVID hot spots in Brooklyn and Queens, Mayor de Blasio said new...

Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump faced a backlash today for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging...
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A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

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Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

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Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...