Here are the top world news headlines of the day: From Moderna's groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccine announcement to UK PM Boris Johnson's coronavirus scare. Click on the headline to read full story.

Top 10 world news today: Moderna's promising vaccine data, Boris Johnson's COVID scare, and more

On Monday, American company Moderna Inc announced a milestone in the development of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. According to the company, the vaccine is 94.

Why data from Moderna's experimental vaccine is truly groundbreaking

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed`s government said on Monday it had captured another town in the northern Tigray region after nearly two weeks of fighting in a conflict already spilling into Eritrea and destabilising the wider Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia says Tigray town seized, war embroils Eritrea

Moderna Inc on Monday claimed that its experimental vaccine for COVID-19 was 94.5 per cent effective in the prevention of coronavirus. The company cited interim data from a late-stage clinical trial.

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine reaches milestone with 94.5% effectiveness

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, with over 54 million infections globally, and the estimated loss of lives at 1.3 million. The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that the vaccine itself would not be able to halt the COVID-19 pandemic.

'A vaccine on its own will not end the pandemic', says WHO chief

Former United States President Barack Obama recently claimed that election results show the deep divide in the country. Each candidate - the Republican and incumbent President Donald Trump and Democrat President-elect Joe Biden received over 70 million votes, signifying the close winning margin.

'We are still deeply divided', says former US President Obama while referring to election results

The latest surge of coronavirus infections in the Indian capital, that has swamped its intensive care wards and killed hundreds of people, has passed its peak, the city`s top health official said on Monday, dismissing fears of another lockdown.

Delhi's third coronavirus wave has peaked: Minister

The Prime Minister of New Zealand - Jacinda Ardern on Monday claimed that no meat products exported from the country carried COVID-19. This came in after Chinese authorities claimed to have found coronavirus on frozen beef products.

No coronavirus on our meat products, asserts New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

An election for “Bird of the Year” has turned murky in New Zealand after 1,500 fake votes were cast in favour of the little-spotted Kiwi. Now, the fake votes have been cancelled, and voting continues for New Zealand's next Bird of the Year.

Voter fraud in New Zealand's 'Bird of the Year' election causes furore

Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is now more than 12 times the limit set down in a 2015 deal with world powers, the UN's nuclear agency reported on Wednesday.

Iran's enriched uranium stockpile 12 times over limit set in 2015 deal: UN nuclear agency

Two critical unemployment programs are set to expire at the end of the year, potentially leaving millions of Americans vulnerable to eviction and hunger and threatening to short-circuit an economic recovery that has already lost momentum.

Millions face loss of jobless aid: ‘Without it, I’m dead in the water’

Two prominent progressive groups, the Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, on Wednesday urged President-elect Joe Biden to name left-leaning allies including Sens.

Progressives’ wish list for Biden starts with Warren and Sanders

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