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Scientists are expressing confidence that vaccines against the coronavirus will be developed much sooner than thought. But with the hopefulness is mounting concern governments might not be ready to meet the demand.

The Philippines, an old U.S. ally and more recent friend of China, is bouncing one superpower off the other, trying to get benefits from both sides, observers say.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is traveling Thursday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he will hold a community meeting. The visit comes two days after President Donald Trump visited the city.

VIDEO: Masks, sanitizers, and most shocking of all, no crowds. After almost six months of closure and strict lock downs, New York City museums are finally reopening. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and Whitney Museum and others are opening their doors but with COVID-related restrictions in place.

An Iranian wrestler sentenced to death for allegedly killing a security guard during an antigovernment protest in 2018 has had his sentence upheld by Iran’s top court despite retracting a confession he said was made under torture, according to a knowledgeable source.