US virus death toll passes 250,000, New York closes schools

Nov 19,2020
US coronavirus deaths passed a quarter of a million people Wednesday as New York announced it would close schools to battle a rise in infections and protests in Europe against restrictions turned violent.
Pfizer to seek approval of vaccine by US FDA
Nov 19
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer looks set to apply for emergency authorization of its vaccine candidate, which it says was found to be 95 percent effective against the coronavirus.
US to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
Nov 18
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 in green 'revolution'
Nov 18
Britain will ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030 as part of a 10-point plan for a "green industrial revolution" to be unveiled Wednesday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
100 pupils test positive for Covid at Zimbabwe school
Nov 18
A hundred students at a high school in northwestern Zimbabwe have tested positive for coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, raising fears of a new wave of the respiratory infection.
US approves first rapid home Covid-19 test
Nov 18
The US issued an emergency use authorization for the first self-administered rapid coronavirus test Tuesday, as more parts of the country increase restrictions in an attempt to halt a Covid-19 surge.
South Australia announces six-day 'circuit-breaker' lockdown
Nov 18
The state of South Australia announced a six-day "circuit-breaker" lockdown for its nearly two million people on Wednesday to contain a sudden coronavirus cluster in its capital city that ended a months-long streak of no infections.