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Democrats win first Georgia runoff, control of Senate in reach
ATLANTA (AFP) - Joe Biden’s Democratic Party took a giant step Wednesday towards seizing control of the US Senate as they won the first of two Georgia run-offs, hours before Congress was set to certify the president-elect’s victory over…
Trump calls on Georgia runoff voters to ‘save’ America
DALTON (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Monday implored Georgians to "save" America and re-elect Republicans in two runoffs that will determine US Senate control and could decisively impact the start of Joe Biden’s White House tenure.…
Iran denies seized Korean ship and crew are being held as hostages
SEOUL (Reuters) - Iran denied on Tuesday it was using a South Korean ship and its crew as hostages, a day after it seized the tanker in the Gulf while pressing a demand for Seoul to release $7 billion in funds frozen under U.S. sanctions.…
Saudi and Qatari leaders hug before summit focused on Gulf detente
AL-ULA (Reuters) - Gulf Arab leaders arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit focused on ending a long-running dispute with Qatar as Washington pushes for a united Gulf front to contain Iran.
Qatar s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…
Australia vows not to rush vaccine rollout, citing UK ‘problems’
SYDNEY (AFP) - Under mounting pressure to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said he would not take "unnecessary risks" and emulate Britain’s emergency drug approval.
While…
Georgia votes in polls that could shape Biden presidency
ATLANTA (AFP) - After an unprecedented campaign that mobilized Donald Trump and his White House successor Joe Biden, Georgians troop to the polls Tuesday for two closely-watched US Senate runoffs that could shape the first years of the…
US aircraft carrier to stay in Gulf: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will remain in the Gulf due to "recent threats" by Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, following reports the ship was returning home in what some read as a sign of de-escalation.
The…
Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
BEIJING (AFP) - Thousands of people were lining up in Beijing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February.
More than 73,000 people in the Chinese…
Japan PM says weighing coronavirus emergency for Tokyo area
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area over a "very severe" third wave of coronavirus infections.
Speaking at a regular new year press…
Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth
PERTH (AFP) - An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia’s west coast city of Perth Monday, with locals told to shelter in place from toxic fumes.
Residents in several suburbs south of Perth have been warned to…