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The influential younger sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un has become his de facto second-in-command with responsibility for relations with South Korea and the US, according to the spy agency Seoul. In what begins to look like a sibling dictatorship, Kim Yo-jong is helping the government carry out the …

LONDON – For all the challenges in controlling the spread of the coronavirus, Europe’s initial strategy was relatively simple: almost universal, strictly enforced lockdowns. It finally worked. And in the two months since most countries opened, improved tests and traces have largely kept new outbreaks in check. With basic rules …

MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin has registered the world’s first state-approved vaccine against the coronavirus and expected likely congratulations – at least at home – for winning the worldwide race for a vaccine, but even Russians are not so sure this is a good thing idea is. Epidemiologists, pharmacologists and doctors …

MIAMI – Less than 10% of people tested in Miami-Dade County have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last three days, authorities said. Although it is a hopeful sign, the rate is even higher than it was in May. Dr Lillian Abbo, a specialist in infectious diseases with the …

The House of Representatives will attend on Saturday for a rare weekend to consider democratic legislation that would prevent the U.S. Postal Service from making functional changes that could invalidate the delivery of postal messages for the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoyLouis DeJoyTensions flare as senators grill postmaster general …