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US took note of China’s warning to Bangladesh against Quad: Official

US took note of China’s warning to Bangladesh against Quad: Official

-- 2021-05-12 16:27:47

The US has taken note of a Chinese diplomat’s statement warning Bangladesh against joining the Quad, the informal grouping of Australia, India, Japan and America to coordinate in the Indo-Pacifi...

US approves first major offshore wind farm

US approves first major offshore wind farm

-- 2021-05-12 13:59:12

The US Interior Department has approved the country's first large-scale offshore wind project, known as Vineyard Wind 1. This "is a significant milestone in our efforts to build a clean and more equi...

Sally Buzbee becomes first woman to lead Washington Post newsroom

Sally Buzbee becomes first woman to lead Washington Post newsroom

The Washington Post 2021-05-11 20:57:41

The Washington Post has named longtime journalist Sally Buzbee of the Associated Press as its executive editor, marking the first time a woman has been appointed to lead the 143-year-old news organisa...

Brazil calls for halt to AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

Brazil calls for halt to AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

-- 2021-05-11 18:05:17

Brazilian health regulator Anvisa recommended the immediate suspension of the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women, according to a statement late on Monday. The Health Ministry als...

US birthday party shooting leaves seven dead

US birthday party shooting leaves seven dead

-- 2021-05-10 10:42:11

A man fatally shot six other people including his girlfriend and then himself at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, early on Sunday, sparing the children who were present inside the trail...

Top US fuel pipeline operator pushes to recover from cyberattack

Top US fuel pipeline operator pushes to recover from cyberattack

Reuters 2021-05-09 20:30:22

Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline worked on Sunday to recover from a ransomware cyberattack that forced it to shut down on Friday and sparked worries of a spike in retail gasoline prices...

How the US locked up Covid vaccine materials other nations urgently need

How the US locked up Covid vaccine materials other nations urgently need

REUTERS 2021-05-08 13:39:42

To fight the pandemic at home, the United States gave its own vaccine manufacturers priority access to American-made materials needed to make the shots. As a result, the US government laid claim not...

Some Americans hesitate to shed masks despite eased outdoor rules

Some Americans hesitate to shed masks despite eased outdoor rules

REUTERS 2021-05-07 18:57:27

Anita Glick felt somewhat liberated as she walked her friend's dog around Washington's Capitol Hill neighbourhood this week, her face mask looped around a wrist thanks to US health authorities' new gu...

US embassy in the doghouse in China

US embassy in the doghouse in China

REUTERS 2021-05-06 11:13:27

The resumption of student visa applications at US missions in China got off to an acrimonious start this week when netizens took exception to an American embassy social media post they interpreted as...

US backs giving poorer countries access to Covid vaccine patents

US backs giving poorer countries access to Covid vaccine patents

Reuters 2021-05-06 10:37:13

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other c...

Facebook's oversight board upholds suspension of Donald Trump

Facebook's oversight board upholds suspension of Donald Trump

REUTERS 2021-05-05 20:02:20

Facebook Inc's oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company's suspension of former US President Donald Trump but gave the company six months to determine a “proportionate response” goin...

Trump launches new platform to post

Trump launches new platform to post

Reuters 2021-05-05 10:24:33

Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US standard time) launched a space on his website where he can post messages that can be shared by others to Twitter and Facebook, sites where he remains b...

Gates’ marital split follows Melinda’s long journey away from Bill’s shadow

Gates’ marital split follows Melinda’s long journey away from Bill’s shadow

REUTERS 2021-05-04 21:26:09

When Melinda French Gates asked her husband, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, to let her co-author the 2013 annual letter about their foundation, the conversation blew up into a fight. "It got h...

N Korea and US tread cautious line

N Korea and US tread cautious line

REUTERS 2021-05-04 15:45:48

While North Korea's barrage of complaints about US President Joe Biden's policies over the weekend might appear to be ratcheting up tensions, some signs suggest Pyongyang hasn't ruled out diplomacy wi...

At least 20 dead as Mexico City rail overpass collapses

At least 20 dead as Mexico City rail overpass collapses

Reuters 2021-05-04 14:21:47

Twenty people were killed, including children, and 49 were hospitalised when a railway overpass collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night. Rescue efforts for potential survivors were...

Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500

Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500

Reuters 2021-05-04 11:07:48

US President Joe Biden said on Monday (local time) he has resurrected a plan to raise refugee admissions this year to 62,500 after drawing a wave of criticism from supporters for initially keeping the...

Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage

Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage

Reuters 2021-05-04 10:44:48

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates said on Monday that they have decided to divorce, unnerving the philanthropic world. Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates have decided to seek a divorce followi...

US says China acting 'more aggressively abroad'

US says China acting 'more aggressively abroad'

REUTERS 2021-05-03 13:19:50

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that aired on Sunday that China had recently acted "more aggressively abroad" and was behaving "increasingly in adversarial ways." Asked by C...

Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO

Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO

AP 2021-05-01 21:56:49

The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Joe Biden...

US citizens were among those killed in Israeli festival disaster

US citizens were among those killed in Israeli festival disaster

REUTERS 2021-05-01 19:47:18

A number of US citizens are among the dozens killed or injured in a stampede at a Jewish religious festival in Israel, a US Embassy spokesperson said on Saturday. At least 45 people were crushed to d...

Republicans need new leadership, Trump says

Republicans need new leadership, Trump says

-- 2021-04-30 17:19:07

Former President Donald Trump kept up his attack on US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, saying Republicans would do well to find a new leader if they hope to take back the Senate in...

Brazil nears 400,000 COVID-19 deaths

Brazil nears 400,000 COVID-19 deaths

REUTERS 2021-04-29 17:38:09

Brazil is on the verge of registering 400,000 coronavirus deaths this week, after the Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 3,163 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 3...

Biden pleads for unity, warns of Chinese threat

Biden pleads for unity, warns of Chinese threat

Reuters 2021-04-29 16:27:17

President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, pleading with Republican lawmakers to work with him on divisive issues and to me...

US to limit immigration arrests in or near courthouses

US to limit immigration arrests in or near courthouses

-- 2021-04-28 10:53:16

US authorities will limit immigration arrests in or near courthouses in an effort to balance the need for access to the justice system with enforcement efforts, the US Department of Homeland Security...

Biden admin lifts outdoor mask guidelines, citing stunning coronavirus progress

Biden admin lifts outdoor mask guidelines, citing stunning coronavirus progress

-- 2021-04-28 10:35:18

Fully vaccinated people can safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and hiking without wearing masks but should continue to use face-coverings in public spaces where they are required, US h...

Biden’s first 100 days: COVID-19, jobs, foreign policy, immigration, guns and dogs

Biden’s first 100 days: COVID-19, jobs, foreign policy, immigration, guns and dogs

Reuters 2021-04-27 16:34:39

US President Joe Biden marks 100 days in office on Friday, April 30. Judging a president's performance after 100 days in office is an American political tradition that historians say began with Frank...

US to share up to 60m AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries: White House

US to share up to 60m AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries: White House

-- 2021-04-27 12:21:26

The US will share up to 60 million doses of its AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries as they become available, the White House has said. The doses will be able to be exported in the coming mo...

World will be completely back to normal by 2022, Bill Gates hopes

World will be completely back to normal by 2022, Bill Gates hopes

-- 2021-04-25 19:36:01

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has expressed his hope that the world will be "completely back to normal" by the end of 2022, as excess COVID-19 vaccines become available. Speaking to the Sophy...

US lawmakers urge Biden to back 'moral' patent waiver to hasten vaccine access

US lawmakers urge Biden to back 'moral' patent waiver to hasten vaccine access

REUTERS 2021-04-24 14:29:00

US lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines to help poor countries contain the pandemic. The groups...

US pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight

US pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight

Reuters 2021-04-22 16:33:55

The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent-52 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it hopes will spur other big emitter countries to ra...