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US Says COVID-19 Vaccine to Start Arriving in States Monday
And on Monday, federal health officials expect 145 sites across all states to receive the shots; 425 sites to get their shipments Tuesday; and then the remaining 66 to receive their doses on Wednesday. It's unclear how long protection lasts. People dining indoors at restaurants will have to abide by a 90-minute time limit, must wear masks when they are not actively eating or drinking, and can no... [Full Article...]
Pro-Trump rallies planned across US after Supreme Court defeat
Even after losing the separate Wisconsin lawsuit in federal court, Trump lawyers on Saturday were asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to discard 221,000 absentee ballots, saying they were cast fraudulently based on incorrect interpretations of the law by elections officials. [Full Article...]
EU's trade deal offer to Britain 'remains unacceptable': United Kingdom source
Four Royal Navy patrol ships are on standby to protect Britain's fishing waters in the event the Brexit transition period ends on December 31 without a deal on future ties with the European Union, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said there was a limit to the central bank's ability to avoid all disruption or volatility in financial markets after Britain'... [Full Article...]
South Korea reports highest number of new coronavirus cases
Earlier this week, South Korea raised its level of alert amid a third wave of cases. "By fully mobilizing our medical resources, we will ensure that no confirmed patients are waiting to receive treatments", he said. Calling this wave a crisis, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Friday he would dispatch about 800 military, police and government workers to every district of greater Seoul to h... [Full Article...]
Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam
Authorities say Iran has executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017. It condemned Zam's execution as "an unacceptable and barbaric act, contrary to Iran's worldwide commitments". [Full Article...]
Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing in Katsina after gunmen's raid
According to him, the military, supported by air power has located the bandits' enclave at Zango/Paula forest in Kankara, and there have been exchange of fire in an ongoing operation. Attacks by Islamist militants are common in northeastern parts of the country and in 2014, 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram, who now call themselves Islamic State in West Africa, having aligned with the M... [Full Article...]
Why Hunter Biden is the target of a federal investigation
Joe Biden was forced to comment on the tax investigation into his son Hunter Biden due to an unscheduled question during a speech. In announcing several appointees to his transition team on Friday (Saturday AEDT) Mr Biden ended his weekly press briefing without any questions from the media regarding the investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes by the Delaware Justice Department. [Full Article...]
SCOTUS Rejects Texas Lawsuit Contesting Biden's Wins In Swing States
On Tuesday it rejected a push by Pennsylvania Republicans to upend their state's results. Paxton charges that the four states expansion of absentee balloting and mail in voting during the general election - due to health concerns of in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic - were unconstitutional. [Full Article...]