Biden’s trade policy will take aim at China, embrace allies
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden has pledged to work more closely with US allies in confronting China on trade, and is seen as...
Biden wins U.S. presidency, supporters celebrate in deeply divided nation
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election on Saturday after a bitter campaign, sparking street celebrations among his supporters in...
Fed keeps policy steady as Biden inches closer to victory
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its loose monetary policy intact on Thursday and pledged again to do whatever it can in coming months...
Experts spar over ethical question: Should we be paid to get COVID-19 shots?
LONDON — A suggestion by an ethics professor at a leading UK university that governments should pay citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has...
Biden edges closer to White House as Trump mounts legal challenges
WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory in the US presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets.
Indonesia in recession for 1st time since 1998
JAKARTA — Indonesia fell into recession for the first time in over two decades in the third quarter as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic battered consumption and business activity in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, official data showed on Thursday.
Denmark plans to cull its mink population after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans
COPENHAGEN — Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
China blocks travelers from virus-hit Philippines
BEIJING — Mainland China has barred entry to non-Chinese visitors from Britain, Belgium, and the Philippines and demanded travelers from the United States, France, and Germany present results of additional health tests, as coronavirus cases rise around the world.
Delivery timetable of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has slipped, UK official says
LONDON — The timetable for delivery of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate has slipped and Britain will receive just 4 million doses of the shot this year, the head of the UK’s vaccine procurement program said on Wednesday.
NYC first responders have high COVID-19 rates; public surfaces may hold clues to virus...
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Trump or Biden, new US president faces troubled economy
It’s still not clear yet if the next US president will be incumbent Donald J. Trump or Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden, but whoever triumphs will face monumental challenges on the economic front.
Investors welcome US election gridlock, retreat from ‘blue wave’ bets
NEW YORK — Investors who met news of likely gridlock in Washington with a large-scale unwind of bets on a Democratic sweep weighed prospects...