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Covid-19: US buys 100 million more Moderna vaccine doses

This mean there will be enough doses to immunise 100 million people with the two-shot regimen.

White House tells US regulator to approve Covid-19 vaccine or quit: Report

Donald Trump has implored the FDA to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech by the end of Friday.

Fauci says Biden 'attuned to science,' credits Trump for vaccines

The widely respected physician and scientist has been named as Biden's chief medical adviser on Covid-19.

Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

Some Americans now falling sick with Covid after celebrating the event with people outside their households

US readies coronavirus vaccine rollout with deaths rising by 3,000 per day

The US is on the cusp of approving emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari to walk on Moon

NASA programme will land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time 'Person of the Year'

The two made history on November 7 when they beat Trump in a bitter election that put him in a small club of presidents who served only one term.

US carries out rare execution of Brendan Bernard for teenage crime

Teenage street-gang member Brendan Bernard put to death by Trump administration

US experts vote to approve Pfizer vaccine

US government advisory panel concludes the vaccine is safe and effective for emergency use in adults and teenagers of 16 and older.

Trump and Biden Time's finalists for 'Person of the Year'

Dr Fauci, healthcare workers, racial justice protesters also on the short list.