Canadians getting first vaccine doses
TRENTON, Canada
Canadians will receive the first coronavirus vaccine Monday beginning at a Toronto hospital and two Montreal long-term care homes.
While the delivery of 30,000 doses Sunday is an “important...
US stocks open higher on stimulus bill hopes
ANKARA
Major US stock market indices opened higher Monday in hope that relief bill talks in Congress could soon produce a stimulus package to aid the coronavirus-hit economy.
The Dow Jones...
US hits 13M coronavirus cases
BOGOTA, Colombia - The US registered more than 13 million cases of the coronavirus Friday, one day after Americans celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday.
Six days after passing the 12 million...
US defense chief in Djibouti, Somalia for Thanksgiving
ANKARA
The US Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller visited Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti and Mogadishu, Somalia to celebrate Thanksgiving with American military personnel, Defense Department said in a statement Friday.
Miller...
Trump to leave office after Biden wins electoral votes
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College confirms Joe Biden’s victory.
"Certainly I will, and you know that,"...
Canada mosque killer’s parole eligibility time reduced
TRENTON, Canada – The parole eligibility for the killer of six people in the 2017 Quebec City Mosque shooting was reduced Thursday to 25 years from 40 years.
The Quebec...
Thanksgiving 2020 looking quite different for Americans
WISCONSIN, US
Thanksgiving, that uniquely American holiday of family, football and fattening up, is on a COVID diet in 2020.
"From 12 to 4" is how Frank Fani, a salon owner...
Top US court blocks virus curbs on religious services
ANKARA
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday night blocked the state of New York from imposing limits on attendance at religious services.
Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, had placed strict...
Trump pardons former adviser Michael Flynn
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump granted his former national security adviser Michael Flynn a "full pardon" Wednesday.
"It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn...
Biden: 'We're at war with virus, not with one another'
WASHINGTON
One day ahead of the national Thanksgiving holiday, US President-elect Joe Biden urged unity, saying coronavirus has devastated the nation in nearly one year.
During a speech in his home...
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Bosnian minister says more women needed in government
BELGRADE, Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina's first headscarf-wearing minister said Wednesday that women should be more involved in government.
"There are four women in the current cantonal...
UAE ratifies visa exemption agreement with Israel
ISTANBUL
The United Arab Emirates approved a visa exemption agreement with Israel on Wednesday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The agreement will come into...
NBA: Rockets trade James Harden to Nets
ANKARA
The Houston Rockets traded James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets, NBA insider Shams Charania announced Wednesday.
“Rockets are acquiring Caris LeVert in James Harden deal...
Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – January 14, 2021
ANKARA
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world.
Coronavirus...
‘Cyprus solution must be based on sovereign equality'
LEFKOSA, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
An official negotiation process on the Cyprus issue can only be started for a solution based on sovereign equality,...