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British man facing global movie piracy charges extradited to US

British man facing global movie piracy charges extradited to US

-- 2021-09-02 10:40:59

A British man has been extradited to the United States to face charges he was involved in a global piracy ring that distributed movies and television shows online before their scheduled release dates,...

US childcare is in short supply as burned-out workers quit

US childcare is in short supply as burned-out workers quit

-- 2021-09-02 10:33:56

Rochelle Wilcox, the owner of three childcare centres in New Orleans, receives 10 to 15 phone calls almost every day for each school from parents asking if there is room for their children. But Wilco...

Elizabeth Holmes' abuse claims add wrinkle to jury selection in fraud case

Elizabeth Holmes' abuse claims add wrinkle to jury selection in fraud case

-- 2021-09-01 10:27:32

As Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' highly anticipated fraud trial began on Tuesday, the judge overseeing the case quizzed potential jurors about whether they could be fair considering the intense m...

US health department sets up climate change office

US health department sets up climate change office

-- 2021-08-31 11:40:14

The US Department of Health and Human Services has established an office to address climate change and health equity at the national level, Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Monday, Reuters reports. T...

Vaccine mandate for US school children supported by Dr Fauci

Vaccine mandate for US school children supported by Dr Fauci

-- 2021-08-30 10:35:26

Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, said on Sunday he supports Covid-19 vaccine mandates for children attending schools as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus co...

Biden to receive bodies of US troops killed in Afghanistan

Biden to receive bodies of US troops killed in Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-29 19:38:19

US President Joe Biden headed to Dover Air Force Base on Sunday to honour members of the US military killed in a suicide bomb attack during the evacuation of civilians from Kabul airport last week. A...

Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden

Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden

-- 2021-08-29 14:39:22

A senior Pentagon official held talks with the Chinese military for the first time since President Joe Biden took office in January to focus on managing risk between the two countries, a US official t...

Biden says another attack in Afghanistan is likely in next 24-36 hours

Biden says another attack in Afghanistan is likely in next 24-36 hours

-- 2021-08-29 11:15:29

US President Joe Biden warned on Saturday that another militant attack was highly likely as the country's troops began leaving Kabul airport after a two-week scramble by Washington and its allies to e...

Thousands march in US cities for voting rights

Thousands march in US cities for voting rights

-- 2021-08-29 10:26:22

Thousands of protesters rallied in Washington and other US cities on Saturday to demand protections for voting rights, aiming to pressure lawmakers to pass legislation to counter a wave of ballot rest...

US warns of more attacks after retaliating for Kabul airport blast

US warns of more attacks after retaliating for Kabul airport blast

-- 2021-08-28 22:46:24

The United States attacked an Islamic State "planner" in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport and said there was a high risk of further blasts as it winds up its missi...

US confirms world's first deer with coronavirus

US confirms world's first deer with coronavirus

-- 2021-08-28 12:50:15

The US government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The US Department of Agricu...

US coronavirus hospitalisations hit eight-month high

US coronavirus hospitalisations hit eight-month high

-- 2021-08-28 10:20:37

The number of coronavirus patients in US hospitals has breached 100,000, the highest level in eight months, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, as a resurgence of COVID-19 spurre...

Biden sticking to August 31 Afghan pullout deadline

Biden sticking to August 31 Afghan pullout deadline

-- 2021-08-25 09:51:59

US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Tuesday that his country is on pace to complete the US pullout from Afghanistan by August 31 depending on cooperation from the Taliban, the White House said....

Kathy Hochul sworn in as New York’s first female governor

Kathy Hochul sworn in as New York’s first female governor

-- 2021-08-24 13:25:59

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over se...

Biden likely to decide within 24 hours on Afghan evacuation deadline

Biden likely to decide within 24 hours on Afghan evacuation deadline

-- 2021-08-24 10:03:37

With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners massed at Kabul's airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers, US President Joe Biden is expected to decide as soon as Tuesday on...

US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

-- 2021-08-24 00:23:57

The US gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that could boost public confidence in the shots and spur more companies, universities and local governments to make vac...

US FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

US FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

-- 2021-08-23 20:58:56

The US drug regulator on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine that earned emergency-use authorisation in December, making it the first to secure such Food and Dr...

Kamala Harris says US focusing on Afghan evacuation efforts, pledges to open South China Sea

Kamala Harris says US focusing on Afghan evacuation efforts, pledges to open South China Sea

-- 2021-08-23 14:11:44

US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Singapore that the United States was focusing on evacuation efforts taking place in Afghanistan and that there would be plenty of time...

22 killed, many missing after 17 inches of rain in US state of Tennessee

22 killed, many missing after 17 inches of rain in US state of Tennessee

-- 2021-08-23 10:19:16

t least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surgin...

US orders commercial airlines to help in Afghanistan evacuations

US orders commercial airlines to help in Afghanistan evacuations

-- 2021-08-22 22:25:34

Activating a plan used only twice before, the Biden administration on Sunday ordered the use of commercial aircraft to help ferry people evacuated from Afghanistan. Chaotic scenes continue at the air...

Hurricane Henri closes in as the US Northeast braces for impact

Hurricane Henri closes in as the US Northeast braces for impact

-- 2021-08-22 19:40:42

Hurricane Henri kept on course early Sunday to crash into a long stretch of northeastern coastline, as millions on New York's Long Island and in southern New England braced for flooding, toppled trees...

Trump lambastes Biden for Afghanistan 'humiliation'

Trump lambastes Biden for Afghanistan 'humiliation'

REUTERS 2021-08-22 11:05:02

Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of US forces from Afghanistan, which he called "the greatest foreign policy humil...

Hurricane Grace lashes eastern Mexico, causing power outages, flooding

Hurricane Grace lashes eastern Mexico, causing power outages, flooding

Reuters 2021-08-21 22:36:39

Hurricane Grace battered eastern Mexico with torrential rain and howling winds early on Saturday, causing power outages, flooding and downing trees after becoming one of the most powerful storms in ye...

As school activity shut down amid COVID, 911 drug calls for youth skyrocketed

As school activity shut down amid COVID, 911 drug calls for youth skyrocketed

Reuters 2021-08-21 18:09:58

As teenagers lost structure amid online schooling and the cancellation of activities, the number of 911 calls involving the young and drugs rose dramatically, records show. Some experts see a connecti...

Biden pledges to bring home every American from Afghanistan

Biden pledges to bring home every American from Afghanistan

REUTERS 2021-08-21 09:58:04

US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday that every American who wanted to would be evacuated from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, with about 13,000 brought home so far. Facing a torrent of criticism for...

‘Ending environmentally damaging subsidies can create millions of green jobs’

‘Ending environmentally damaging subsidies can create millions of green jobs’

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION 2021-08-20 16:40:58

Tens of millions of green jobs could be created if governments diverted one year's worth of the subsidies that are harming ecosystems and wildlife into spending that protects and restores nature, envi...

Washington DC: Active bomb threat near US Capitol

Washington DC: Active bomb threat near US Capitol

BBC 2021-08-19 23:26:55

Police are investigating an "active bomb threat" near the Congress building in Washington DC. US Capitol Police said they were negotiating with the driver of a suspicious vehicle near the Library of...

Tremors strike Haitian city still reeling from earthquake

Tremors strike Haitian city still reeling from earthquake

REUTERS 2021-08-19 12:18:39

Tremors shook buildings late on Wednesday in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, a Reuters witness said, a few days after a devastating earthquake killed almost 2,200 people across the Caribbean n...

Biden defends 'messy' US pull-out from Afghanistan

Biden defends 'messy' US pull-out from Afghanistan

BBC 2021-08-17 23:56:12

President Joe Biden has said he stands "squarely" behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban's lightning conquest of the war-torn country. "How many more Ame...

Ex-US President Bush says US must quickly aid Afghan refugees

Ex-US President Bush says US must quickly aid Afghan refugees

-- 2021-08-17 19:00:54

Former US President George W Bush, who launched a "war on terror" in Afghanistan and elsewhere following the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, urged the US government to expedite help for Afghan refugees followi...