A Canadian minister, who was on Wednesday caught enjoying a clandestine Christmas holiday in the Caribbean while people in his country has been under Covid-19 lockdown, has resigned on his return....
New mutations in the malaria parasite that enhance resistance to a drug used to prevent the disease in pregnant women and children are already common in countries fighting the disease, says a new study....
New Yorkers stuck to the century-old tradition of celebrating New Year in Times Square with live performance but no massive live audience....
When using Facebook, Twitter or other social media platforms to nudge people towards safe and healthy behaviour, it is critical to make sure the words match the pictures, says a new study. ...
A team of experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US has assured that people with food or medication allergies can be vaccinated safely with Covid-19 jabs produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna....
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has rejected again to hold a vote on a standalone bill to boost stimulus checks to $2,000 for individuals from $600, which had been approved by the Democrats-held House of Representatives....
The long-awaited expansion of Penn Station, a major city and interstate rail-transit hub in New York, into the James A. Farley Post Office Building will be completed by New Year's Eve and trains will roll into the new Moynihan Train Hall starting January 1, according to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo....
When Americans were asked to describe the year 2020 in a single word in a recent survey, nearly one in four of them said "awful", "terrible", or "horrible" as the US is still reeling under the raging Covid-19 pandemic....
US President Donald Trump has cut short his trip to Florida, where he celebrated Christmas with his family, and will now return to Washington D.C. on Thursday, according to a media report. ...
US President-elect Joe Biden announced additional nominations to fill the posts in the Department of Defence, days after he blamed current Pentagon officials for obstructing the presidential transition....
