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President Nicos Anastasiades will convene the cabinet on Wednesday morning apparently to discuss the island’s epidemiological situation and the possibility of additional measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Anastasiades met the government’s scientific advisory team on Tuesday evening in the presence of the ministers of finance, labour, health...

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LOS ANGELES — UCLA will be outfitted by Nike beginning next year under a six-year deal announced Tuesday.

New data shows hybrids started to pick up pace in auto sales last year, and the segment should grow rapidly throughout this decade.

Dick Allen never played for the Pirates, but he was a favorite of former skipper Chuck Tanner. Allen passed away Monday.

Strict measures will be in force at polling stations, but some fear it is still too risky given COVID-19 infections.

The politician represented Maryland for more than three decades, first as a member of the House and then as a senator. He helped craft a law that overhauled corporate oversight after Enron's collapse.

A December 2020 charter and vacation sailing update.

Bill Gates has been sharing his favorite books with a summer list and a winter list for the last eight years. This year's winter reads are five "good" books – inspiring, uplifting, happy endings – "for a lousy year." They include:

"The idea that the market has grown dependent on this stimulus machine-that's going to be challenged as we move into 2021," Savita Subramanian told CNBC.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit targets results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Warning: Distressing content The suicide of a mum-of-two at Christchurch Women's Prison has prompted changes to procedures and cells in a bid to prevent similar deaths in future. Liana Jamie Kahi died ...

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The Royals have signed first baseman Carlos Santana to a two-year, $17.5 million deal with incentives according to MLB Network reporter Jon Heyman. The 34-year old switch hitter has spent ten of his eleven big league seasons with the Cleveland Indians, hitting .199/.349/.350 for them last year with 8 home runs in 60 games, leading the league in walks for the second time in his career. He was an All-Star as recently as 2019, winning a... Читать дальше...

According to former Israeli space security chief Haim Eshed, Israel and the U.S. have secretly been contacting a real Galactic Federation for years.

Dr. Moncef Slaoui's comment comes ahead of a vaccine summit to be held Tuesday at the White House where the executive order will be discussed.

"I think it's nuts to bring that into the Senate," Senator Mitt Romney said.

People with obesity do not all share the same risk for developing cardiometabolic disease, according to new research.

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) - A former student at a private Rhode Island school has sued the school and a former teacher, alleging the teacher sexually abused her and the school did not do enough to protect her.

The 30 extra runs that Australian keeper-batsman Matthew Wade scored after a lucky reprieve due to a delayed DRS call by the Indian team turned out to be decisive and skipper Virat Kohli termed the late reaction as "unacceptable".

Many older Americans were eligible to receive the first stimulus check and will likely qualify again if a second payment is approved. Here's what to know about income, SSI and retirement, and how to track down a missing first payment.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PS5 has the chance to introduce a third playable character, and there's one obvious person it should be.

Renewed demands for equal rights from Thailand’s LGBT activists have accompanied the recent pro-democracy protests.

On Monday, the UK became the first country to begin mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus pandemic using a vaccine manufactured by Pifzer. That vaccine should begin being rolled out in the U.S. soon—though there might not be enough to go around for a while, thanks in part to the White House’s purchasing…