World

(Reuters) – A Venezuelan member of the Pemon indigenous group accused of aiding a raid on a military post in late 2019 died yesterday in a jail close to capital Caracas, rights group Penal Forum said in a tweet.

(Reuters) – The federal investigation into the bombing in Nashville on Christmas day has uncovered evidence suggesting the suspected bomber believed in aliens and lizard people, according to a senior law enforcement source.

CUTHBERT, Ga.,  (Reuters) – Control of the U.S. Senate – and with it, the likely fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda – will be on the ballot on Tuesday when voters in Georgia decide twin runoff elections.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other backed by a state-run institute, the government said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suffered a stinging rebuke in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz yesterday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied in Congress on Jan.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S.

NIAMEY, (Reuters) – At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security sources said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suffered a stinging rebuke in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday rejected a lawsuit from a Republican congressman that sought to allow Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes for Joe Biden when Congress meets on Jan.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, paving the way for a huge immunisation campaign in the world’s second most populous country.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s drug regulator today approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his successor, President-elect Joe Biden, struck an upbeat tone in looking ahead to 2021.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp and access some of its source code, Microsoft said yesterday, something experts said sent a worrying signal about the spies’ ambition.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia welcomed 2021 with subdued celebrations as fresh coronavirus restrictions and border closures at its two most populous states forced families to ditch New Year plans.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The year 2020 was a wild one for Wall Street, bookended by the end of the longest bull market in history with the battering of equities by the COVID-19 shutdowns, and a bungee-cord rebound on hopes for economic recovery that resulted in the shortest bear market on record.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned yesterday after public outrage over a Caribbean vacation he took earlier this month in violation of his own government’s coronavirus travel warnings.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned today after public outrage over a Caribbean vacation he took earlier this month in violation of his own government’s coronavirus travel warnings.

(Reuters) – Only about 2.6 million Americans had received a COVID-19 vaccine going into the last day of December, putting the United States far short of the government’s target to vaccinate 20 million people this month.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Tesco and Pizza Hut were the two biggest offenders among 139 employers who failed to pay staff the minimum wage between 2016 and 2018, Britain’s government announced today after it resumed a policy of publicly naming firms that broke rules.