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Argentina Legalises Abortion

BEVERLY HILLS, December 30, (THEWILL) - Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion. The country’s Senate voted by 38 in favour to 29 against with one abstention to approve a bill allowing the...

UK Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

BEVERLY HILLS, December 30, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. The approval comes as the country battles a major winter surge driven by a...

South Africa Bans Alcohol Sales As Coronavirus Cases Surge

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BEVERLY HILLS, December 29, (THEWILL) - South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a ban on alcohol sales and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of...

Trump Backpedals, Signs $2.3trn Bill

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) - Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump dropped his objections Sunday night and signed a $2.3 trillion trillion funding measure that includes $900 billion for coronavirus relief and $1.4 trillion for government funding through next...

France Receives First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine

SAN FRANCISCO, December 26, (THEWILL) - France has received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine were delivered early Saturday to the Paris hospital system’s central pharmacy. After more than 62,000 Covid-19 deaths in France, shots are set...

Coronavirus: France, Japan Find First Case of New Variant From UK Travellers

BEVERLY HILLS, December 26, (THEWILL) - France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in the UK. The French health ministry said the person was a French citizen in the central...

Spain Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

BEVERLY HILLS, December 26, (THEWILL) - Spain received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, a day before the country is set to begin its immunisation campaign. A statement by the Health Ministry said "a refrigerated truck...

Brexit: “We Have Completed The Biggest Deal Yet Worth £668bn A Year,” Says PM Johnson

SAN FRANCISCO, December 24, (THEWILL) - The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal with PM Boris Johnson saying at a Downing Street press briefing on Thursday; "We have taken back control of our laws and our destiny." The...

COVID-19: U.S. House Rejects Trump’s Measure To Increase Stimulus Checks To $2,00

SAN FRANCISCO, December 24, (THEWILL) - The United States House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to $2,000, up from the $600 level passed...

Brexit: UK And EU Reach Trade Deal Ending Months of Arguments

SAN FRANCISCO, December 24, (THEWILL) - The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules. Downing Street said: "We have got Brexit done and we can now take full...