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Britain to help other countries track down coronavirus variants

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Jan 26 10:39 AM

Britain will share its genomic sequencing capabilities with other countries to help quicker identify new variants of the coronavirus in places with less ability to do so, its health ministry said on Tuesday. Read more »

China reports decline in new COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Jan 26 10:36 AM

China reported a fall in new COVID-19 infections as the number of cases in two of the provinces particularly hard hit by the latest coronavirus wave fell to single digits, official data showed on Tuesday. Read more »

US House of Representatives delivers impeachment case to Senate

Saul Loeb, AFP
Jan 26 09:14 AM

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC on Monday.  Read more »

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 09:13 AM | Updated Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

US detects first case of Brazil coronavirus variant

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 08:59 AM

WASHINGTON - The first case of a coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Brazil has been confirmed in the United States, health authorities in the state of Minnesota said Monday. Read more »

France imposes nationwide curfew as COVID-19 cases rise

Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters
Jan 26 08:59 AM

A view shows the deserted Iena Bridge near the Eiffel Tower during a nationwide curfew, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Paris, France on Monday Read more »

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 07:53 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, is being treated for Covid-19 but has only mild symptoms, the 80-year-old mogul's family said Monday. Read more »

Rich and poor vaccine divide worsening, warns WHO

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 07:52 AM

The COVID-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations is worsening by the day, the World Health Organization warned Monday, insisting the failure to distribute doses fairly could cost the global economy trillions of dollars. Read more »

As he calls for 'Made in America,' Biden prefers Swiss-made Rolex

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 06:48 AM

WASHINGTON - Americans tend to notice everything about an incoming president at their inauguration, and thus Joe Biden's choice to wear a $7,000 Rolex watch on the day he was sworn in did not pass without comment. Read more »

Gorilla treated with antibodies recovering from COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 06:24 AM

WASHINGTON - An elderly gorilla was recovering from a serious case of Covid-19 after he was treated with cutting-edge synthetic antibodies, the San Diego Zoo said Monday.  Read more »

19 dead, dozens hurt in Brazil bus crash

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 05:48 AM

BRASILIA - A bus overturned in southern Brazil in the early hours of Monday, killing 19 people and injuring dozens, officials told AFP. Read more »

US leading race in artificial intelligence, China rising: survey

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 05:36 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States is leading rivals in development and use of artificial intelligence while China is rising quickly and the European Union is lagging, a research report showed Monday. Read more »

Taiwan expelled thousands of Chinese dredgers from its waters: officials

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 05:34 AM

TAIPEI - Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging sand from its waters in 2020, authorities said Monday, a more than six-fold increase on the year before as Beijing seeks to heap pressure on the democratic island. Read more »

India, China suffer new casualties in border flare-up

Bhuvan Bagga, Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 05:32 AM

Indian and Chinese troops clashed anew on their contested Himalayan border, resulting in injuries on both sides, officials said Monday, highlighting the fraught state of relations between the giant nuclear-armed neighbors. Read more »

Facebook to provide data on targeted political ads to researchers

Reuters
Jan 26 03:37 AM

Facebook Inc said on Monday it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the United States last year. Read more »

Italy reports 420 more coronavirus deaths, 8,561 cases

Reuters
Jan 26 03:33 AM

ROME - Italy reported 420 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, up from 299 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 8,561 from 11,629. Read more »

Anger and grief as United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000

Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle, Reuters
Jan 26 03:28 AM

LONDON - As the United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, grief-stricken relatives of the dead expressed anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's handling of the worst public health crisis in a century. Read more »

Moderna says its vaccine will work against new COVID-19 variants

Reuters
Jan 26 12:45 AM

Moderna said on Monday it believes its COVID-19 vaccine protects against new variants found in Britain and South Africa, although it will test a new booster shot aimed at the South Africa variant after concluding that the antibody response could be diminished. Read more »

EU urges AstraZeneca to speed up vaccine deliveries amid 'supply shock'

Francesco Guarascio and Sabine Siebold, Reuters
Jan 25 11:49 PM

BRUSSELS - The European Union urged AstraZeneca on Monday to find ways to swiftly deliver vaccines after the company announced a large cut in supplies of its COVID-19 shot to the bloc, as news emerged the drugmaker also faced supply problems elsewhere.   Read more »

Discrimination worsens in Spain; housing market most hostile

Reuters
Jan 25 11:46 PM

MADRID - Racial and ethnic discrimination in Spain has worsened in the past few years, with a notable drop in access to housing, the Equality Ministry said in its 2020 report on Monday.   Read more »

US 'proud to be back' in climate fight, Kerry tells leaders

Bart H. Meijer, Reuters
Jan 25 11:18 PM

The United States is "proud to be back" in international efforts to slow climate change, Washington's new special climate envoy John Kerry told a summit of leaders on Monday. Read more »

Dubai health chief replaced as UAE sees surge in COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Jan 25 10:46 PM

DUBAI - The ruler of Dubai has replaced the head of the emirate's health authority without explanation, in the midst of an immunization drive and a spike in COVID-19 infections in the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Risk of 'vaccine-busting' coronavirus variants prompt tougher UK quarantine

Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton, Reuters
Jan 25 10:13 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was looking at toughening border quarantine rules because of the risk of "vaccine-busting" new coronavirus variants. Read more »

Trump lawyer Giuliani faces lawsuit for 'big lie' election fraud claims

Susan Heavey and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Jan 25 10:10 PM | Updated Jan 25 10:26 PM

WASHINGTON - A US voting machine company sued former President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of defamation in what it called his "big lie" campaign about widespread fraud in the presidential election, court documents on Monday showed.   Read more »

Pakistan to approve Russian Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Asif Shahzad, Reuters
Jan 25 10:09 PM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is all set to approve the Russian Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, a government official said on Monday, a week after China's Sinopharm and Oxford University's AstraZeneca vaccine got a similar authorization.   Read more »