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Canada PM Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19

Canada PM Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-02-01 16:13:25

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was feeling fine and would continue to work remotely while following public health guidelines. Trudeau we...

US Senators about to ready deal on Russia sanctions bill

US Senators about to ready deal on Russia sanctions bill

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-31 09:53:45

US senators are very close to reaching a deal on legislation to sanction Russia over its actions on Ukraine, including some measures that may take effect before any invasion, two leading senators said...

US warns of a ‘horrific aftermath’ if Russia invades Ukraine

US warns of a ‘horrific aftermath’ if Russia invades Ukraine

-- 2022-01-29 18:41:14

The top military officer of the United States has said if Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbour, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in signif...

US provides 400m COVID vaccine doses to 112 nations

US provides 400m COVID vaccine doses to 112 nations

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-27 13:11:51

"Today, we will hit a major milestone in our global effort: 400 million vaccine doses shipped to 112 countries ... for free, no strings attached," White House COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients told rep...

Biden to appoint a liberal Supreme Court judge as Justice Breyer retires shortly

Biden to appoint a liberal Supreme Court judge as Justice Breyer retires shortly

-- 2022-01-27 11:40:23

Liberal US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, lawmakers said on Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden the opportunity to fulfill a campaign promise to nominate the first Black woman...

US funding to WHO fell by 25pc during pandemic

US funding to WHO fell by 25pc during pandemic

-- 2022-01-26 12:33:20

US financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) have fallen by 25 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic, provisional data show, with Washington's future support to the United Nati...

US focuses on Europe's energy supplies in case Russia invades Ukraine

US focuses on Europe's energy supplies in case Russia invades Ukraine

-- 2022-01-26 09:46:40

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to...

US judge apologises to Bangladeshi over shaming for overgrown lawn

US judge apologises to Bangladeshi over shaming for overgrown lawn

-- 2022-01-25 18:30:18

A Michigan judge of the United States has apologised to an expatriate Bangladeshi, a 72-year-old cancer patient, after she shamed him in court for not maintaining his yard. District Judge Alexis G Kr...

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico's Tijuana

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico's Tijuana

-- 2022-01-24 22:02:53

A Mexican journalist was shot dead in the northern border city of Tijuana on Sunday, the state government said, becoming the second killed in the area within a week. Lourdes Maldonado, a journalist w...

US asks diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, on war fears

US asks diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, on war fears

-- 2022-01-24 12:33:27

The US State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats' family members to leave Ukraine, as US President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America's military assets in Eastern Europ...

Iran nuclear deal unlikely without release of four US prisoners, negotiator says

Iran nuclear deal unlikely without release of four US prisoners, negotiator says

-- 2022-01-24 09:52:41

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead US nuclear n...

US opposes plans to strengthen WHO

US opposes plans to strengthen WHO

-- 2022-01-22 19:10:29

The United States, the top donor of World Health Organization (WHO), is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said, raising doubts about the Bid...

Washington suspends 44 US flights by Chinese carriers after Beijing action

Washington suspends 44 US flights by Chinese carriers after Beijing action

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-22 12:09:29

The US government said on Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some US carrier fli...

Data paints encouraging scenario as Covid-19 cases falling in US

Data paints encouraging scenario as Covid-19 cases falling in US

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-22 10:16:53

New coronavirus cases are falling in parts of the United States hit hardest by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, according to a Reuters analysis of public health data, offering an early indication t...

University of Michigan agrees to $490m sexual-abuse settlement

University of Michigan agrees to $490m sexual-abuse settlement

-- 2022-01-20 12:07:23

The University of Michigan said it would pay $490 million to 1,050 people to resolve claims of sexual assault against a former sports doctor, in a settlement spanning decades and involving mostly male...

US Democrats' move to pass voting rights bill fails

US Democrats' move to pass voting rights bill fails

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-20 10:44:47

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats suffered twin legislative defeats late on Wednesday in their push to toughen voting rights protections in the run-up to this November's mid-term electio...

Coronavirus spreading like never before in Americas, health agency warns

Coronavirus spreading like never before in Americas, health agency warns

-- 2022-01-20 10:12:19

COVID-19 infections are reaching new peaks in the Americas with 7.2 million new cases and more than 15,000 COVID-related deaths in the last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on We...

Voting rights debate takes centre-stage in US Senate

Voting rights debate takes centre-stage in US Senate

REUTERS 2022-01-19 18:51:39

The US Senate as early as Wednesday could kick off a pair of votes on an election reform bill that is a top Democratic priority but faces dim prospects against a united front of Republican opposition....

Whether app store controls market to be discussed by US Senate panel

Whether app store controls market to be discussed by US Senate panel

-- 2022-01-18 14:43:53

A US Senate panel is set on Thursday to debate a bill that aims to rein in app stores of companies that some lawmakers say exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google....

Man who had pig heart transplant was guilty of 1988 stabbing

Man who had pig heart transplant was guilty of 1988 stabbing

-- 2022-01-16 18:51:09

The man who received the world's first pig heart transplant once stabbed a man seven times leaving him paralysed, his victim's family have revealed. David Bennett, 57, was convicted of the 1988 stabb...

Tsunami observed in American Samoa after Tonga volcano erupts

Tsunami observed in American Samoa after Tonga volcano erupts

-- 2022-01-15 20:06:27

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific Island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing into homes. Tsunami wav...

Mexican cartel boss and fuel theft king sentenced to 60 years in prison

Mexican cartel boss and fuel theft king sentenced to 60 years in prison

-- 2022-01-15 18:26:22

A Mexican cartel leader who became one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico due to his gang's industrial-scale theft of petroleum has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, state prosecutors said on...

Pediatric COVID cases rise in Oregon

Pediatric COVID cases rise in Oregon

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-15 11:16:04

Coronavirus cases are rising sharply among children under age four and between the ages of 12 and 17. Oregon health officials said Friday they are closely monitoring the trends in pediatric cases, wh...

Google mandates Covid-19 tests for people entering US offices

Google mandates Covid-19 tests for people entering US offices

-- 2022-01-15 10:20:00

Alphabet Inc's Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the United States, the tech giant said on Friday. Anyone who comes into Go...

US students stage walkouts to protest in-person classes amid Omicron surge

US students stage walkouts to protest in-person classes amid Omicron surge

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-15 09:50:03

Hundreds of students in Boston and Chicago walked out of classes on Friday in protests demanding a switch to remote learning as a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant disrupted effort...

Early holiday shopping hammers US retail sales

Early holiday shopping hammers US retail sales

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-15 09:37:43

Holiday shopping hammers US retail sales US retail sales dropped by the most in 10 months in December, likely the result of Americans starting their holiday shopping in October to avoid empty shelves...

US Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses

US Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-14 09:24:34

The US Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses - a policy the conservative justices deemed an improper imposition on the li...

US hits N Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

US hits N Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-13 11:17:02

The Biden administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on five North Korean officials in its first response to Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile test and later announced it will also seek ne...

US consumer prices record biggest rise in nearly 40 years

US consumer prices record biggest rise in nearly 40 years

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-13 09:52:46

American consumers got hit with the biggest price increases in nearly 40 years. The Labor Department reported Wednesday the consumer price index surged 7 per cent in the year through December. That&r...

Smart guns finally arriving in US, seeking to shake up firearms market

Smart guns finally arriving in US, seeking to shake up firearms market

-- 2022-01-11 18:43:05

Personalised smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to US consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and concerns they will usher in a new...