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US tests intercontinental ballistic missile

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday successfully tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)…

Novavax reports promising early trial results of COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech company Novavax on Tuesday announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine elicited a robust immune…

Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina as Category 1 hurricane

MYRTLE BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Isaias slammed into North Carolina Monday as a category one storm, with winds…

Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company

by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump gave popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok six weeks…

US East Coast braces for hurricane after Florida escapes

by Logan Cyrus MYRTLE BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Isaias was set to regain hurricane strength Monday before…

Top coronavirus advisor warns US in ‘new phase’ of pandemic; says virus “extraordinarily widespread’

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, White House coronavirus…

Threat to Florida eases as Isaias slated to remain tropical storm

by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Isaias roared closer to the Florida coast Sunday, threatening to bring strong…

US counts 61,262 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to…

Virus wreaks economic havoc as global cases top 17 million

by Heather Scott with AFP Bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The scale of economic devastation from the pandemic was…

Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas on way to virus-hit Florida

by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Isaias lashed the Bahamas as it churned toward Florida, bringing new…

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