Category: November 2020

Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. And while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday the early data is encouraging, an eventual vaccine is no use to anyone who catches the virus now. Trudeau said until a viable vaccine is available for mass distribution, Canadians need to keep up the good safety and hygiene practices recommended by public health officials. The announcement, less than a week after a presidential election that was seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis, was a rare and major piece of encouraging news lately in the battle against the scourge that has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide, including almost a quarter-million in the United States alone, with confirmed infections in the U.S. expected to eclipse 10 million on Monday.

Congratulations poured from world leaders and U.S. allies, including the U.K., Australia, European and Middle Eastern countries, but a Biden presidency also brings some challenges on issues like Brexit, a nuclear deal with Iran, and relations with China and Russia, who have yet to formally acknowledge Biden’s win.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team has brought several lawsuits before federal courts, including one before the supreme court, claiming widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election President-elect Joe Biden won.

Burt Thakur grew up watching Jeopardy! and Alex Trebek on his grandfather’s knee. He would later go on to win the trivia game.

Supporters of president-elect Joe Biden took to the streets in various cities across the United States to celebrate his White House victory against Donald Trump, who as a result of the election, only served one term as president.

Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, but as Global’s Jeff Semple reports, not a lot of Republican voters flipped to Democratic votes; rather, voter turnout for the Democratic side played a larger role in Biden’s victory.

CNN’s Van Jones reacts to Joe Biden’s election as the 46th president of the United States.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered her first national address after American voters chose her running mate Joe Biden as the country’s 46th president. Harris is America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect.

President-elect Joe Biden delivered his first address after American voters chose the Democrat as its 46th president.

Paula White’s prayer service for Donald Trump’s re-election. Remixed by Andre Antunes