World

Trump takes vaccine victory lap, boosting shots confidence

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus as the White House worked on Tuesday to instil confidence in the massive distribution...

Dec 08, 2020

US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead

Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first tim...

Dec 08, 2020

Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic

WASHINGTON - This year's vast wildfires in far northeastern Russia were linked to broader changes in a warming Arctic, according to a report Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat...

Dec 08, 2020

Steven Soderbergh among producers of upcoming Academy Awards

Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is going behind the scenes for the next Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Soderbergh, "Erin Brokovich" produce...

Dec 08, 2020

Q&A: Soderbergh on his 'boat movie' & the blockbuster's fate

NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh calls it "the boat movie" even though he's not supposed to call it "the boat movie." The Queen Mary 2, on which Soderbergh filmed the majority of his new film "Let Them Al...

Dec 08, 2020

14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base

WASHINGTON - Army leaders are firing or suspending 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordering policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that led to a w...

Dec 08, 2020

Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, 70 per cent effective

New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70 per cent effective. Some experts say that shows it is likely to win app...

Dec 08, 2020

Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear

CHICAGO - Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands. The spunky 7-year-old from...

Dec 08, 2020

US productivity increased at 4.6% rate in third quarter

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased at a solid 4.6% pace in the July-September quarter, slightly below the initial estimate, while labour costs fell at a slower pace. The third quarter increase i...

Dec 08, 2020

Clooney honoured by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian

George Clooney's co-stars, friends and collaborators gathered virtually to share anecdotes and praise his contributions as actor, director, humanitarian and colleague -- not to mention Sexiest Man Ali...

Dec 08, 2020