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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court issued a stay Saturday freezing the Biden administration’s efforts to require workers at U.S.

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) experimental antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of severe disease, the company said on Friday, as its CEO vowed to make this promising new weapon in the fight against the pandemic available globally as quickly as possible.

(Reuters) – The death of a pregnant Polish woman has reignited debate over abortion in one of Europe’s most devoutly Catholic countries, with activists saying she could still be alive if it were not for a near total ban on terminating pregnancies.

(Reuters) – German security services believe that a man found dead in a street outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin last month was an undercover agent of Russia’s FSB intelligence service, Der Spiegel reported on Friday.

(Reuters) – The White House received recommendations from a government working group on restarting remittances to Cuba but sent some back for further work to ensure that money sent by Cuban Americans to families on the island does not fall into the hands of the Cuban government, a senior U.S.

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government made an embarrassing U-turn on Thursday on plans to overhaul the system for combating parliamentary corruption, with the lawmaker whose case had provoked the row quitting his job.

(Reuters) – New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams said on Thursday that he would take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and that the city would become the “center of the cryptocurrency industry.”

(Reuters) – African and Western nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia on Thursday after Tigrayan forces from the country’s north said they made advances towards the capital this week.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – The United States, Canada and 18 other countries committed at the COP26 climate summit today to stop public financing for fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of next year, and steer their spending into clean energy instead.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Banks, insurers and investors with $130 trillion at their disposal pledged yesterday to put combating climate change at the centre of their work, and gained support in the form of efforts to put green investing on a firmer footing.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume on Nov.

FAIRFAX, Va., (Reuters) – Republicans pushed Democrats out of the Virginia governorship and did unexpectedly well in heavily Democratic New Jersey yesterday, signaling trouble for President Joe Biden’s party heading into next year’s congressional elections.

(Reuters) – Eric Adams, the next mayor of New York City, has his work cut out for him.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it has granted approval for Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s home-grown COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use listing, paving the way for it to be accepted as a valid vaccine in many poor countries.

(Reuters) – Seven-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm fearlessly to receive his first COVID-19 shot at a health clinic in the nation’s capital yesterday, wincing briefly as cameras flashed to capture the moment.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged yesterday to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane to help slow climate change.

(Reuters) – Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday unanimously supported broad use of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, with shots potentially going into young arms as soon as Wednesday.

ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency yesterday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory and considering marching on the capital Addis Ababa.

GLASGOW/BOSTON, (Reuters) – Britain and India introduced a plan yesterday to improve connections between the world’s electricity power grids to accelerate the transition to greener energy.

KABUL, (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site in central Kabul, officials said.