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A group from the Democratic-led House of Representatives and Republican-run Senate is expected to roll out the formal text of a $908 billion Covid-19 relief bill to blunt the health and economic impact of the virus into the early days of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. “With the economy…

“Yes, definitely. That’s a no brainer. I’ll take it for as long as it has undergone the scientific evaluation by the Department of Science and Technology’s vaccine experts panel and the ethics board review and the Food and Drug Administration’ own technical and regulatory evaluation,” Duque said in…

Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed initiative, said he has not yet met with Biden, who last week criticized the Trump administration’s vaccine distribution plan. “We really look forward to it because actually things have been really very appropriately planned…

Designed to kick in when intensive care units in any of five regions have little remaining capacity, the order affecting Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley will close bars, hair salons and barbershops, and allows restaurants to remain open only for takeout and delivery service. The shut…

In his first campaign rally since he lost to Democrat Joe Biden in the Nov. 3 presidential contest, the Republican Trump reminded the chanting crowd that he came to southern Georgia on behalf of the senators, who face runoffs on Jan. 5. But he quickly turned to his repeated claims, made without evi…

There were no immediate reports of injuries in Thursday night’s brief attack by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Datu Piang town. Nevertheless it sparked panic among residents and rekindled fears of a repeat of a 2017 militant siege of southern Marawi city that lasted for five month…

The Philippines celebrates one of the world’s longest Christmas seasons, starting as early as September, and crowds have started to flock to sprawling malls and shopping centers despite the pandemic. Police general Cesar Binag, commander of the coronavirus task force, told a news conference that po…

Biden, who has pledged to act quickly to provide more resources to fight the health crisis after he is inaugurated on Jan. 20, told a group of workers and business owners that any emergency aid approved by Congress before he takes office would be only a “down payment.” Republicans and Democrats are…

The measure passed the House by unanimous voice vote, after passing the Senate unanimously in May, sending it to Trump, who the White House said is expected to sign it into law. “The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act” bars securities of foreign companies from being listed on any U.S. exchan…