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Stocks were broadly lower and bond yields slipped on Friday on concern about dwindling stimulus in the United States and the economic cost of rising COVID19 infections around the world.

As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting.

While the Mufti said such comments were aimed at diverting people's attention from rising unemployment and inflation, Abdullah corrected Shah saying the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is a legitimate political alliance and not a gang.

Dayanidhi Alagiri refutes reports that his father will meet Home Minister Amit Shah during his Chennai visit scheduled for November 21. He also denies reports of a party launch.

Peru's interim president, Manuel Merino, resigned on Sunday after the country's political parties demanded he step down or face impeachment following the deaths of two people in protests over the sudden ouster of his predecessor.

President Donald Trump, who has remained mostly holed up in the White House this week as he stews over his election loss, is set to deliver an update Friday on Operation Warp Speed, the effort to get a coronavirus vaccine to market as speedily and safely...

Global shares flatlined on Friday as rising U.S. and European COVID19 hospitalisations tempered the euphoria over a promising vaccine, though Wall Street looked set for a firmer open on news Presidentelect Joe Biden was set to cement his election win.

Presidentelect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but theres a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a tangible difference on affordability and coverage for millions of people.

Stocks in Asia were poised to pull back after markets in the United States and Europe sold off on concerns over rising coronavirus infections.

Presidentelect Joe Biden's top allies on Capitol Hill adopted a combative posture on COVID19 relief on Thursday, accusing Washington Republicans of dragging their feet in acknowledging Biden's victory while doubling down on a $2 trillionplus relief bill t...

Greg Clarke resigned as a vice president of FIFA on Thursday after also quitting as head of English soccer over discriminatory comments.

Counting of votes in Bihar progressed unusually slow Tuesday, and continued late into the night due to 'increase in the number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) deployed in the state on account of Covid-19 precautions'.

Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as signs of a working COVID19 vaccine raised hopes of a fasterthanexpected economic rebound, with technology stocks bouncing back from steep losses this week.

From chalking out strategies to creating the party’s website to ensuring a strong presence on digital platforms to deciding and decoding Tejashwi’s position on all major issues in the past few years — Sanjay has been the man behind the leader.

A surge in novel coronavirus cases threatens to slow U.S. economic growth once more in coming months, Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday, and to get through it the economy will again need government aid.

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republicangoverned states and joined by President Donald Trump's administration.