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President Trump, First Lady return mail-in ballots in person

President Trump noted that the practice of absentee voting eliminates a possibility of fraud, unlike millions of mail-in ballots. "It's horrifying and that'...

Biden becomes Democrat's official presidential nominee

Former first lady Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Republican Donald Trump , Biden's November opponent, is also featured on the prog...

Victoria ‘Getting on Top of Virus’, Australian PM Says

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said only four new outbreaks had been detected in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, fuelling optimism that the wor...

Masks will be required in Calgary classrooms for K-12 students

All staff, middle and secondary students in high traffic areas - like buses, hallways or anytime outside of their learning group or where physical distancing ca...

MTSU students to move into dorms under new COVID-19 protocols

Stanley Jr. said in a statement. Many colleges have plans to test students who are coming back to campus, even if classes are all remote. The University of ...

J&J to buy Momenta for about US$6.5b for autoimmune drugs

The acquisition will give J&J access to Momenta's experimental therapy, nipocalimab, which is being tested for neuromascular disease myasthenia gravis. J&J in r...

Lockdown extended in northwest England as Covid-19 cases remain high

People in parts of West Yorkshire face a third week banned from meeting others in their homes or gardens as the latest evidence shows no decrease in the number ...

Ireland at 'tipping point' as COVID-19 cases rise

Dr McBride said he will recommend a return to full lockdown if the region reaches the point of 80 cases per 100,000 head of population. There have been nearly...

Pakistan to conduct trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine

The US pharmaceutical company's subsidiary Janssen will test the vaccine on 7,000 volunteers across seven states in Brazil, part of a group of up to 60,000 worl...

Study links Covid-19 to rise in childhood type 1 diabetes

While the research is based on only a handful of COVID-19 cases, it is the first one to link COVID-19 and new-onset type 1 diabetes among children, and doctor...

Security guard, 2 DE lawmakers nominate Joe Biden

It ended with delegates from Biden's home state of DE finally handing him the nomination he has sought since first running for president in 1988. The conventi...

Herd immunity requires effective vaccine

That means establishing herd immunity through vaccinations requires more people to get one than whatever percentage of population-level immunity is needed to de...

Trump rejects proposal to cut military healthcare by US$2.2b

Tweets by Trump and his political rival Joe Biden, who also voiced opposition to cuts, reflect an eagerness to show solidarity with the United States military a...

Biden and Harris Are Most Spineless, Career Politicians: Trump Campaign

On Monday, Biden lined up former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former presidential contender and longtime congressman, as well as former Rep. Susan Molinari (R-N.Y.)...

Sydney hotel quarantine guard tests positive to COVID-19

The first is "potential overlap" with two people in a room, one of which had the virus and later infected the other, Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said ...

State of Victoria in Australia records 25 deaths and 282 new cases

But he noted there were no restrictions on people going for virus tests. "We don't want that to be an inhibitor in any way of moving to a new phase and a new ...

COVID-19 D614G mutation spread coincides with drop in mortality, study says

The study authors from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and the Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium said that the new variant has now become the predomi...

Trump lashes out at Michelle Obama after convention takedown

Despite being pre-taped without the usual live audience reaction that comes with a traditional convention address, Michelle Obama's speech amounted to a power...

Australia has deadliest day with 25 Covid-19 deaths in Victoria

The state's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 363, which accounts for more than 80 per cent of Australia's coronavirus deaths. Victoria is isolated from the r...

When should you get a flu shot?

There is also emerging evidence that co-infection with COVID-19 and flu may lead to a more severe illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C...

US Senate report details Trump's campaign contact with Russian officials in 2016

The report documents the extent to which Russian Federation sought to influence the election - and members of Trump's team welcoming their assistance. Like the ...

Hope College tests all students, isolates positive COVID-19 cases

The school had implemented a comprehensive testing program to bring students back to campus for face-to-face classes. The Daily Tar Heel , UNC's student newspa...

World Health Organization calls for end to 'vaccine nationalism', urges widespread flu vaccinations

An analysis of six million cases with detailed information reported to the World Health Organization between February 24 and July 12 showed an increase in the p...

Woman who lost dad to coronavirus calls Trump ‘preexisting condition’ at DNC

Urquiza is tirelessly channeling her grief into activism and fighting for the over 160,000 victims of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States. "And after fiv...

US Postal Service halts controversial changes amid voting furore

Postal Service, but was told that DeJoy "did not to engage with Congress for the time being". "People who tend to want to vote in-person tend to want to vote fo...

California resident diagnosed with 'Black Death' plague

Officials said they believe the person, who they described as an "avid walker" and who is recovering at home, may have been bitten by an infected flea while t...

24 infections associated with Maine wedding reception, officials say

He added that the reception was a connecting point for the group and the agency is still investigating the outbreak. The CDC is working to conduct contact tra...

Australia apologises for Ruby Princess coronavirus cruise ship errors

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has offered an unreserved apology to the families affected by the Ruby Princess fiasco, which has been linked to more than 20 dea...

39 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Northern Ireland

The total number of confirmed cases in Northern Ireland since the outbreak began stands at 6,391, with almost 177,000 tested. Earlier, the region's chief scie...

Depression in British adults may have doubled during coronavirus pandemic

In June 2020, disabled adults were more likely to experience moderate to severe symptoms of depression than non-disabled adults, with the figures being 35% and ...