Andrew Pollard said the focus should not be on whether vaccines block transmission but rather their capacity to prevent serious illness and death.

China has reported an average of 109 new cases a day over the past week, just as the WHO's inspectors arrive to investigate the origins of the pandemic.

His embrace of Amtrak is a central part of his public persona but his decision reflects worries over threats across the US in the lead-up to his inauguration.

Former Premier Matteo Renzi yanked his party from the coalition, accusing Giuseppe Conte of using the pandemic to rule by decree.

Tom Rice's vote may have been the most surprising. He voted last week to object to certification of electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Republicans must recognise that, as Trump leaves office, he leaves them at a hinge point.

Attention is President Trump's oxygen. Democrats can turn off the life support.

The fresh wave of arrests comes a week after police arrested 55 pro-democracy activists under the new national security law.

Before the ruling was announced, Huawei chartered a 777 Boeing from China Southern Airlines ready to take Meng back to China, should the decision on double criminality come down in her favour.

Still, even out of power Trump would remain a potent force with his tens of millions of followers. Any Republican senator who bucks Trump risks his wrath.

The next president of the United States is exhibiting the deliberate approach to politics that became the trademark of his march to the White House.

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Ten Republicans crossed the House floor to impeach the US President over the Capitol riot. Joe Biden says he hopes the Senate can juggle the trial and other urgent business.

Trump also called on his supporters to remain peaceful amid concerns about additional violence in the days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

It was demoralising to watch the debate that preceded the final vote, as Republican after Republican rose to say why they were voting against impeachment.

Failing to identify any specific threats, the FBI called on law enforcement officers across the country to watch for signs of trouble.

The case targets the 'Ndrangheta clan, which is based in Calabria, and is considered the most powerful mafia group in the country.

Now that the House has voted to impeach Trump, what happens next? And what is the likelihood he will be convicted?

She joins a hall of fame of Swedish personalities, from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Greta Garbo, who have been depicted on the country's postage stamps.

Sinovac Biotech defended the safety and efficacy of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after the Brazilian announcement that it was only 50.4% effective.

Human Rights Watch says China remains the biggest threat to global human rights.

Earlier divers retrieved more debris and a damaged identity card of one of the victims.

The financial crime watchdog has issued a grovelling apology after accidentally giving Parliament a massively inflated figure.

The Liberal Party powerbroker has defied critics to be listed in the top three candidates for the prestigious post.

The US President is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in a fast-moving House vote, just a week after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol.

The move to end Trump's business contracts in the city he formerly called home is the latest example of how the riot is affecting the President’s business interests.

Coronavirus deaths in the US hit another one-day high of more than 4300 with the country's attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol.

When all the facts come out about the treasonous attack on the US Capitol inspired by President Donald Trump, impeaching him three times won't feel sufficient.

President Donald Trump, an ardent supporter of capital punishment, sped up federal executions at the end of his term. Joe Biden is expected to discontinue them.

It was not immediately clear whether the recent attacks at the US Capitol in Washington played any role in inspiring the attack.

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The embattled President says the 25th amendment "is of zero risk to me, but will come back to haunt Joe Biden and the Biden administration".

The Google-owned streaming service has stopped the US President from uploading new videos to his official account for at least a week.

Well-wishers in Senegal, including the President, saw her as destined for greatness. Enrolled at one of France's most prestigious schools in Paris, she even published her own novel.

The disaster made Flint an American symbol of governmental mismanagement, with residents fearing their children had suffered permanent harm from lead-contaminated water.

The House of Representatives has voted to demand that Vice-President Mike Pence use the Constitution's 25th amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.

It's the news Indonesian President Joko Widodo probably didn't want to hear.

A group of Republicans is pushing to censure Donald Trump for trying to overturn Biden's victory, while Pence has written to Pelosi to say the 25th amendment should not be used “as a means of punishment".

Several US House Democrats have now tested positive after sheltering in a secure room with maskless Republicans at the US Capitol during last week's siege.

With a raging pandemic, the threat of violence and a boycott by the outgoing President, Joe Biden's inauguration next week will be "re-imagined".

Washington DC's chief prosecutor said 70 criminal cases have already been filed but more serious charges are coming and a grand jury is reviewing the cases.

An inquiry into Ireland's mother-and-baby homes said that 9000 children died in 18 different institutions during the 20th century.

Plans for a final European visit fell apart as allies cancelled meetings, "embarrassed" by Pompeo after the violence in Washington last Wednesday.

More than 350 alleged mobsters and their collaborators face justice in a huge, purpose-built and heavily fortified courtroom in southern Italy.

The FBI report listed online threats such as: 'Congress needs to hear glass breaking, doors being kicked in, and blood... being spilled."

A four-year relationship was over as Pence sheltered from a mob vowing to hang him. Nobody from Trump's camp ever rang to see if the Vice-President was OK.

The 34-year-old Australian man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of operating the biggest illegal marketplace on the darknet.

Uganda's communications regulator has ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps until further notice.

The billionaire mogul and power broker, who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in politics, has died after a long illness, his wife said.

Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday have recovered a "black box" from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea over the weekend with 62 people on board.