U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let him join a long-shot lawsuit by Texas seeking to overturn his election loss by throwing out the voting results in four states, litigation that also drew support from 17 other states.
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation.
The French government unveiled a draft law Wednesday aimed at better arming France to fight Islamist radicalism, a project promoted by President Emmanuel Macron to root out what he calls "separatists" undermining the nation.
Brazil's Gol Airlines has become the first airline to restart commercial flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners since the planes were grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes nearly two years ago.
Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few of the blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state, the state government says.
Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few of the blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state, the state government says.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is expected to introduce legislation this afternoon to implement Canada's new transitional trade agreement with the United Kingdom, but it's unlikely to become law before the government's Dec. 31 deadline.
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 time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.
U.K. regulators say people who have a "significant history" of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country's mass vaccination program.
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikdoms is 86 per cent effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first public release of information on the efficacy of the shot.
Russia's mass vaccination program against the coronavirus has started, but it's running into resistance — not from Western nations but from Russians. Many Russians who spoke with CBC News still aren't convinced a vaccine that was rushed to market is safe.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was denied bail on Wednesday pending an appeal against her 10-month jail sentence on charges related to unauthorized assembly during anti-government protests last year.
