Now playing Next World News 2020 wasn't a great year on Earth - but what about in space? With so much of the planet's population stuck at home for large parts of the year, 2020 has at least been a good one for looking up at the sky and taking in the wonders of the cosmos. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Donald Trump finally signs $900bn (€737bn) COVID-19 relief package Some experts estimated that 14 million Americans would have lost subsistence payments if the president had failed to sign a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill. 27/12/2020
Now playing Next USA MIllions in US on brink of losing job benefits as shutdown looms Congress has approved a $900 billion stimulus package but President Trump is blocking it. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Nashville hit with explosion believed to be 'intentional' Three people were hurt on Friday when an explosion rocked a mostly deserted street in central Nashville. 25/12/2020
Now playing Next USA New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies Trump pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US Congress approves €738 billion COVID-19 relief bill The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory. 12/12/2020
Now playing Next USA SpaceX’s Starship test flight explodes on touchdown An unmanned test flight for SpaceX’s Starship, a rocketship Elon Musk hopes will carry people to Mars, ended in a spectacular explosion upon touchdown on Wednesday night. 10/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US House of Representatives votes to decriminalise marijuana Fifteen states already authorise recreational marijuana use and 36 allow it for medical use, but federal laws banning the drug make it difficult for companies to trade 05/12/2020
Now playing Next World News Watch: How do masks and ventilation prevent COVID-19 transmission? A new estimation tool attempts to predict how many people could become infected with COVID-19 in different indoor scenarios. 01/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Federal court dismisses Trump campaign's Pennsylvania lawsuit "Calling an election unfair does not make it so" the judges said as another attempt by Donald Trump's lawyers to challenge the Presidential election in court failed. 28/11/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom AstraZeneca reveals dosing mistake in coronavirus vaccine trials A dosing error may have contributed to the "highly effective" results of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University coronavirus vaccine. 26/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Head of US government agency under pressure to let transition proceed The head of the little-known General Services Administration has yet to certify Biden as the winner, stalling the launch of the official transition process. 17/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Clashes in Washington after Trump supporters rally in election protest Thousands turned out to back the outgoing US President's baseless fraud claims, before nighttime clashes with counter-demonstrators sparked fistfights, at least one stabbing and at least 20 arrests. 14/11/2020
Now playing Next USA 21-year-old is first person with Down Syndrome to finish Ironman race Chris Nikic, from Florida, completed one of the most phisically-demanding races on the planet. 09/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Already flooded south Florida takes pelting from Storm Eta Beaches and coronavirus testing sites closed, public transportation shut down and some evacuations in place in Florida early Monday. 09/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Biden transition team didn't wait for verdict to get busy Well before Saturday's victory for Joe Biden, longtime aide Ted Kaufman had been leading efforts to ensure the former US vice president can begin building out a government in anticipation of a victory. 07/11/2020