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Novavax has announced that its coronavirus vaccine is nearly 90% effective and also works against the more contagious variant discovered in the U.K. And China has warned Taiwan that any move towards independence will mean war. CBS News' Ian Lee joins Anne-Marie Green on "CBSN AM" with those and other headlines from around the world.
Beijing says Britain's plan to give Hong Kong residents a legal, easy path to citizenship, "infringes on China's sovereignty."
The United Kingdom has become the first European country to surpass 100,000 coronavirus deaths as shortfalls from European vaccine manufacturers pits the country against the European Union for the supply. The E.U. is threatening to prevent companies like Pfizer and AstraZeneca from exporting any vaccine orders until its own citizens receive doses, which also creates issues for developing nations in dire need of vaccinations. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN AM to discuss.
One man who works at a neighboring unit on the industrial complex in Wales told the BBC he heard "a bang," and saw police searching the area.
Strict new lockdown measures are sparking backlash in Europe as countries seek to stem the spread of a mutant variant of the virus first identified in the U.K. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Europeans are receiving coronavirus vaccinations at unusual mega-sites, rolling up their sleeves at repurposed racetracks, cinemas, ice rinks and rugby stadiums.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on Dr. Deborah Birx and the new covid-19 variants spreading around the world.
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A gas explosion killed at least four people in central Madrid. Also, a police chief in the Philippines has been removed following a botched gang rape and murder investigation, and one of 22 trapped miners in China has reportedly died. Meanwhile, the U.K. government said it's going to help Kenya roll out the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with those stories.
U.K. government pushes legislation to prevent "town hall militants and woke worthies" from relocating controversial monuments after BLM protests.
A preliminary study found that the Pfizer vaccine appears to be effective against a more contagious U.K. strain of the coronavirus.
Ten scientists from the World Health Organization have landed in Wuhan, China, to investigate how the novel coronavirus jumped from animals to humans. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft met virtually with Taiwan's leader, despite anger from China. Ugandans went to the polls for a presidential election. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has today's headlines from around the world.
The U.K. has launched its mass vaccination program in an effort to get the most vulnerable vaccinated by spring. Racecourses, sports stadiums and conference centers across the U.K. have been converted into vaccination centers as the country records over 81,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.
Officials says the worst of the pandemic is about to hit as a highly-infectious variant spreads, so at 7 huge new vaccine centers, it's a "race against time."
Diving teams are seeking the black boxes from a passenger jet that crashed Saturday in the Java Sea. The U.S. is declaring Yemen's Houthi rebels a terrorist organization. And the U.K. has opened seven mass vaccination sites across the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN AM with today's headlines from around the globe.
Cuomo called the fast-spreading strain "nothing short of frightening."
The same judge who rejected the U.S. request to extradite the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges has said he must remain locked up pending a U.S. appeal.
Recent projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation suggest the U.S. could surpass half a million deaths from COVID-19 by the end of February if states do not take stronger measures to control the pandemic. Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, joins CBSN to discuss the new more contagious variant popping up across the country.
On the day Britain became the first to roll out the new Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned the nation to national lockdown, closing all schools to combat spiraling coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. As Charlie D'Agata reports, a dangerous new strain of coronavirus from South Africa is causing concern among scientists.
As more Americans get sick with COVID-19, health officials are reporting that a man in New York has contracted a potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first identified in the U.K. Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University, joins CBSN to discuss the latest news surrounding the new variant and the lagging U.S. vaccine rollout.
The new restrictions will close all schools and in-person dining.
Facing a surge in infections, U.K. officials said the 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine can wait up to 12 weeks. The FDA says that decision is "not rooted solidly in the available evidence."
The United Kingdom is battling an acute outbreak, recording more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections a day over the past six days. The new COVID variant is up to 70% more contagious.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced that the United Kingdom will be put back under strict lockdown orders as a new strain of COVID-19 rapidly spreads. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero from London with the details.
A U.K. judge has rejected a request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. to face charges of espionage. Crews are searching for three people after a devastating landslide destroyed homes in Norway. South Korea is rethinking policy after seeing more deaths than births in 2020. Experts are concerned about India's Covax vaccine, which was approved before trials were finalized. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with today's headlines from around the globe.
Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year. Follow live results here.
A shelter-in-place has been issued after a UPS plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, officials said.
California voters have passed Proposition 50, CBS News projects, approving a measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats that will redraw the state's congressional districts.
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is set to be the next governor of New Jersey after she defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, CBS News projects.
A Democratic Socialists of America leader says New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani offers a "powerful way forward" for Democrats — but some moderates worry he'll hand the GOP "a pretty potent set of weapons" in next year's midterms.
California's approval of Proposition 50 sets in motion a redistricting plan that could result in pickups of five seats for Democrats in the Golden State — an effort that may ripple beyond California's borders.
At the beginning of October, Jay Jones' violent text messages from in 2022 resurfaced and were condemned by both parties.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's next governor, CBS News projects, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears after a race dominated by President Trump.