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US not heading toward COVID lockdown, says White House

US not heading toward COVID lockdown, says White House

-- 2021-11-23 18:09:11

The United States does not need to impose a lockdown or shut down its economy to curb the spread of COVID-19 and will rely on other tools, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on...

White House says Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024

White House says Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024

-- 2021-11-23 14:20:06

US President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday. Biden, 79, has suffered a dip in his job approval ratings in recent months...

Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-22 12:36:22

Five people died and over 40 were injured after a car ploughed into a parade at Wisconsin in USA, police said. Footage posted online shows a red sports utility vehicle (SUV) driving through a Christm...

El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City'

El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City'

-- 2021-11-21 15:35:57

El Salvador plans to build the world's first 'Bitcoin City' which will be funded initially by bitcoin bonds, President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday, doubling down on the Central American country's be...

Biden to transfer power to Harris during colonoscopy

Biden to transfer power to Harris during colonoscopy

-- 2021-11-19 21:50:06

US President Joe Biden will transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday while he is under anaesthesia for a routine colonoscopy he will undergo as part of his annual physical. "The Vice...

Amazon deforestation surges to 15-year high

Amazon deforestation surges to 15-year high

-- 2021-11-19 15:09:11

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest soared 22 per cent in a year to the highest level since 2006, the government's annual report showed on Thursday, undercutting President Jair Bolsonaro's ass...

British Columbia witnesses death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa promises aid

British Columbia witnesses death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa promises aid

-- 2021-11-18 11:46:24

The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the Canadian province declaring a state of emergency on Wednesday and the federal gover...

US aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute

US aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute

-- 2021-11-17 22:48:28

The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has initiated direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns involving the planned use of spectrum for 5G wireless c...

Canada floods, landslides cut rail link to Vancouver port

Canada floods, landslides cut rail link to Vancouver port

-- 2021-11-17 15:19:34

Floods and landslides that have killed at least one person have cut all rail access to Canada's largest port in the city of Vancouver, a spokesperson for the port said on Tuesday. Two days of torrent...

Biden pledges to address areas of concern as US-China talks open

Biden pledges to address areas of concern as US-China talks open

-- 2021-11-16 10:04:52

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed their responsibility to the rest of the world to avoid conflict as the heads of the two top global economies opened their closely watched...

Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

-- 2021-11-15 19:05:44

International students are returning to US colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year's historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchan...

US to team up with Israel to combat ransomware attacks

US to team up with Israel to combat ransomware attacks

-- 2021-11-15 11:13:01

The US Treasury Department said on Sunday it will partner with Israel to combat ransomware, with the two countries launching a joint task force to address cybersecurity. The task force will develop a...

Prison violence leaves at least 68 dead in Ecuador

Prison violence leaves at least 68 dead in Ecuador

-- 2021-11-14 10:56:41

 At least 68 prisoners were killed and more than two dozen injured in overnight violence at Ecuador's Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, the government said on Saturday, in what officials characte...

Hackers compromise FBI email system, send thousands of messages

Hackers compromise FBI email system, send thousands of messages

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-14 10:37:15

Hackers compromised a Federal Bureau of Investigation email system on Saturday and sent tens of thousands of messages warning of a possible cyberattack, according to the agency and security specialist...

US journalist Fenster gets 11-year imprisonment in Myanmar

US journalist Fenster gets 11-year imprisonment in Myanmar

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-12 14:38:35

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday jailed American journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years, his lawyer and his employer said. Fenster, 37, managing editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar,...

US, China unveil deal to ramp up cooperation on tackling climate change

US, China unveil deal to ramp up cooperation on tackling climate change

-- 2021-11-11 09:48:47

The United States and China, the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by reducing methane emissions, protecting for...

US government to buy $1.0b worth of Merck's COVID-19 pill

US government to buy $1.0b worth of Merck's COVID-19 pill

-- 2021-11-09 19:40:17

The US government will buy another $1.0 billion worth of the COVID-19 pill made by Merck & Co Inc and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, the companies said on Tuesday. The government in June agre...

Nicaragua's Ortega wins controversial fourth term

Nicaragua's Ortega wins controversial fourth term

-- 2021-11-09 13:15:49

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega clinched a fourth consecutive term, results showed on Monday, after jailing political rivals ahead of a vote that prompted threats of sanctions from the United Stat...

US braces for surge of vaccinated international travellers as travel ban lifted

US braces for surge of vaccinated international travellers as travel ban lifted

-- 2021-11-08 14:48:35

The United States is expecting a flood of international visitors crossing its borders by air and by land on Monday after lifting travel restrictions for much of the world's population first imposed in...

US employers shrug off virus and steps up hiring

US employers shrug off virus and steps up hiring

-- 2021-11-06 17:33:31

America's employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession is overcoming a virus-induced slowdow...

Eight dead, many wounded in crush at Texas music festival

Eight dead, many wounded in crush at Texas music festival

-- 2021-11-06 14:05:59

At least eight people were killed and many were injured in a crush during the opening night of the Astroworld music festival on Friday in Houston, officials said. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pe&ntild...

US rolls out Covid-19 vaccine for kids

US rolls out Covid-19 vaccine for kids

-- 2021-11-04 11:08:03

Seven-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm fearlessly to receive his first Covid-19 shot at a health clinic in the nation's capital on Wednesday, wincing briefly as cameras flashed to capture t...

Biden assures world leaders US will meet climate goals

Biden assures world leaders US will meet climate goals

-- 2021-11-02 09:45:41

US President Joe Biden on Monday sought to assure world leaders the United States would fulfil its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, but a setback at home hei...

White House spokesperson Psaki catches Covid-19

White House spokesperson Psaki catches Covid-19

-- 2021-11-01 10:30:22

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, she said in a statement, adding she had last seen President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Psaki, 42, who stated she was vaccinate...

US, EU agree to end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

US, EU agree to end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

-- 2021-10-31 11:24:00

The United States and European Union have agreed to end a festering dispute over US steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2018, removing an irritant in transatlantic r...

US spy agencies say Covid origins may never be known

US spy agencies say Covid origins may never be known

-- 2021-10-30 12:25:11

US intelligence agencies said on Friday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from a...

Two US senators urge Biden to avoid India sanctions over Russian deal

Two US senators urge Biden to avoid India sanctions over Russian deal

-- 2021-10-27 13:35:58

Two US senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India over its purchase of Russia's S-400 air defence system, saying such a punitive measure would endanger growing cooperatio...

Venezuela reopens public schools, universities after long closure

Venezuela reopens public schools, universities after long closure

-- 2021-10-26 17:48:10

Venezuela on Monday reopened public schools and universities which serve more than 11 million students, after a long closure amid the coronavirus pandemic, though some schools remained closed for repa...

Facebook, YouTube remove Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim

Facebook, YouTube remove Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim

-- 2021-10-26 14:08:01

Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in which the far-right leader made a false claim that Covid-19 vaccines were linked with developing...

Colombia's most-wanted drug lord caught

Colombia's most-wanted drug lord caught

-- 2021-10-25 10:05:03

The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledg...