Morning news brief: Coronavirus in USA, and across the world
Coronavirus across the world
US records highest coronavirus daily death toll since pandemic started
The United States has reported a record number of deaths from COVID-19, as the worst outbreak in the world shows little sign of easing | READ MORE
US may authorise AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for emergency use in April
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University will likely be authorised for emergency use in the United States in April | READ MORE
In Biden's team for White House, 61% are women, 54% are people of colour
Sixty-one percent of White House appointees are women and 54 per cent are people of colour, President-elect Joe Biden's transition team said | READ MORE
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US faces fresh cost crunch as mortgage rates hit 7%, oil tops $107 and gas prices surge
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Nations League: Germany draw on Klopp debut; Portugal, Norway win
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Myanmar training camp case: US national, 6 Ukrainians allowed to meet their families abroad
Don't Be Shy movie review: A frothy coming-of-age tale that is too shy to experiment
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Trump's welcome to Xi demonstrates 'attraction' to dictators: Chuck Schumer
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'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch
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Bias or safety concerns? Bengaluru CEO says firm will not hire men from UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP. Here's why
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Scientists detect first radio signals directly from faraway planet
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Yemen called Trump for US military support in fight against Houthis: Official
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Air India pilot suspended after failing pre-flight alcohol test on Zurich-Delhi route
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What’s in a name? Trump’s 'Lake America' move gets a tit-for-tat response from Canada
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Meet Adrian Abraham: 9-year-old Indian-origin guitar prodigy aiming for a Guinness World Record
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OpenAI is building AI to fight cyber threats: What GPT-6 Cyber means for security
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'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey
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WATCH: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif refuses to answer on Hafeez Sayeed, walks away
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WION Iconic Tourism Summit 2026: Union Minister Shekhawat on 'experiential travel', peace diplomacy
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'We do not wish to continue. It's America that must choose': Iran president Pezeshkian calls on US to end war
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‘We’ve never gotten along better’: Trump praises Xi, jokes about White House ballroom at high-stakes state dinner
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UNGA 2026: Israeli PM attacks Britain, France for past colonialism
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Trump gifts Xi a bald eagle sculpture at White House dinner: Here’s what it symbolises
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Farhan, who went viral for AK47 celebration vs India in Asia Cup, hopes to lead Pakistan beyond Asian Games
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The Vvaan Review: This Ekta Kapoor's Tulsi Virani-coded world can't be saved by Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia
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'Blockbuster' nor'easter develops an eye similar to hurricanes as warnings are issued
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CNN, Politico and MS NOW back in White House after judge blocks Trump’s media ban
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Israeli envoy to US Yechiel Leiter’s son critically injured in West Bank ramming attack
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Outrage erupts after 3-year-old is married to 60-year-old man in Pakistan, link to her sister's murder being probed
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Bollywood mourns Mushtaq Khan: Sunny Deol, Rajpal Yadav and others pay tribute
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Netanyahu at UN: Mass walkout, attack on Mamdani and Iran threats | In Pics
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'Fund people, not bombs': Hundreds take to New York streets as Netanyahu delivers speech at UN; dozens arrested
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Xi Jinping's 'special plane' vs Trump's Air Force One: What's the difference?
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West Indies coach Sammy looking at India series as opportunity to finetune ahead of ODI World Cup 2027 qualifiers
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Tesla is preparing something big for Optimus: new Gen 3 models surface in app
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China to test supersonic jet that moves at Mach 2, double the speed of sound
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‘Not just a local tragedy’: Nepal PM Shah warns UN of growing climate threat, says Nepal floods were 'a warning to the world'
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A seven-day roadmap? Iran proposes plan to end war, reopen Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks
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'Making history': Xi Jinping praises Trump as US-China leaders dine at White House
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US: Nearly every inmate at Alaska's biggest prison has contracted coronavirus
Almost every inmate held at the Alaska's largest prison has contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic hit the facility in November this year | READ MORE
India will have Covid-19 vaccine within days: AIIMS Director
AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that India will have the COVID-19 vaccine within days | READ MORE
US imposes new tariffs on French, German products in Airbus-Boeing spat
The United States announced Wednesday that it will impose additional tariffs on French and German products as part of a long-running dispute over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing | READ MORE
UK ratifies Brexit deal as leaders sign new chapter
The EU and the UK signed a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday, sealing their drawn-out divorce in the closing hours before the UK definitively ends its half-century European experiment | READ MORE