Britain suffered its worst day in the pandemic, with more than 1800 deaths recorded in 24 hours, as Boris Johnson’s chief scientific adviser warned some hospitals now look ‘like a war zone’.

Health Minister Greg Hunt is confident Australia remains on track to receive its first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine in the second half of February despite concerns in Europe over…

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Washington, D.C. is eerily quiet, a stark contrast to the large crowds and celebratory atmosphere of previous inaugurations.

United States National Guard troops were stationed in the District of Columbia ahead of president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Wochit On the eve of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and…

As Joe Biden prepares to be sworn in as our 46th president, we look back at the best inauguration performances from Aretha, Springsteen and more.

President- elect Joe Biden’s inauguration festivities will begin soon, and here’s everything you need to know. USA TODAY The show must go on. On Wednesday, Joe Biden will be sworn…

Border wall construction will be halted, the travel ban will be erased, and the 1776 Commission celebrating America’s founding will be disbanded all within hours after President-elect Joseph R. Biden is sworn in Wednesday.

Border wall construction will be halted, the travel ban will be erased, and the 1776 Commission celebrating America’s founding will be disbanded all within hours after President-elect Joseph R. Biden…

It’s not just about the pandemic. How the new administration handles Covid-19 will be a test of every one of its policies—and its values.

On Day Zero of the presidential administration of Joe Biden, the single priority of the federal government must be Covid-19. Without torquing the numbers of deaths and infections downward, no…

The full pardon of Anthony Levandowski came out of nowhere.

In one of his final acts as President, Donald Trump early on Wednesday morning suddenly pardoned the engineer at the center of an iconic, litigious, and years-long conflict between Uber,…

Australia’s on-again, off-again approach to borders, bubbles and passenger caps is affecting confidence not only in tourism, but also international aviation.

Health Department boss Brendan Murphy’s warning on Monday that international travel would most likely not resume until 2022 unleashed widespread frustration and concern that the nation’s $150 billion tourism industry…

Harris is set to make history as the first woman, first woman of colour and first person of South Asian descent to hold the vice presidency.

A tiny, lush-green Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields was beaming with joy Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office and becomes the U.S. vice-president. Harris…

It won’t prevent teens from later becoming smokers. But some health experts say that focusing on the risk of addicting new smokers cuts off a chance to help adults quit.

In the 1970s, a company called Swedish Match started advertising snus to Swedish men. Snus wasnt a new product; the pouches of tobacco that users tuck into their cheeks or…