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U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday secured a commitment from Pfizer Inc to double the COVID19 vaccine it churns out in the coming weeks, putting his goal to fill the country's inoculation stockpile by summer in sight.

Bill Gates reportedly expressed his dislike for the digital asset in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal wherein he was asked which technological advancement the world could do without.

The Biden administration says it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Algerias president announced Thursday he would reshuffle the government and dissolve parliament to pave the way for new elections, and ordered amnesty for 32 protesters whose prodemocracy movement pushed out his predecessor two years ago.

South Dakotas Republican attorney general has been charged with misdemeanor careless driving after he struck and killed a man with his car, authorities said Thursday.

A senior European Union official on Thursday urged Bosnia to further improve living conditions for thousands of migrants stuck in the Balkan country while trying to reach Western Europe.

Sudan has summoned its envoy to Ethiopia home for consultations amid a growing border dispute that has seen military buildup along the two countries' border in recent weeks, an official said Wednesday.

An affluent Seattlearea community has approved an ordinance prohibiting camping on public property, a measure the city says will connect homeless people to shelters but that might prove hard to enforce because of a federal court ruling.

Prosecutors said the man had “planned the murder of his wife by first taking out a personal accident insurance on her behalf... and where the only beneficiary was himself”

Dr Koh Poh Koon, the Senior Minister of State for Health, told parliamentarians the repercussions could mean that many Singaporeans would not receive the keys to the housing units they bought, and families will have to consider finding alternative care ar...

The United Nations announced Tuesday it is releasing $15 million from its emergency relief fund to help Guinea and Congo combat new outbreaks of Ebola.

Ice coverage on Lake Superior has increased by nearly 25% over the past week thanks to the long stretch of subfreezing temperatures.

North Korea has attempted to steal COVID19 vaccine technology by hacking Pfizer Inc according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS), Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

A rocket attack on U.S.led forces in northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and injured a U.S. service member, the U.S. coalition in Iraq said, in the deadliest such attack in almost a year.

South Korea has arranged to buy coronavirus vaccines for 23 million more people, its prime minister said on Tuesday, a day after authorities decided to scale back initial vaccination plans, citing delays and efficacy concerns.

Americas Cup challenger series finalists INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will be able to train on the water while Auckland remains in limited lockdown because of a community COVID outbreak.