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US issues further visa restrictions on Chinese officials

US issues further visa restrictions on Chinese officials

-- 2020-12-22 17:28:57

The United States on Monday imposed additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses, taking further action against China in the final month of US President Donald Tr...

US Congress finally approves $892b Covid aid package

US Congress finally approves $892b Covid aid package

REUTERS 2020-12-22 14:30:04

The US Congress on Monday (local time) approved an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation’s pandemic-battered economy after months of inaction, while also keepin...

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

-- 2020-12-22 10:53:40

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Sunday night, according to an advisory from the US Geological Survey, followed by an earthquake that struck at the volcano’s south fla...

Joe Biden receives first dose of Covid vaccine on live TV

Joe Biden receives first dose of Covid vaccine on live TV

-- 2020-12-22 09:24:19

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The...

Canada joins the list of countries banning flights from UK

Canada joins the list of countries banning flights from UK

Reuters 2020-12-21 13:44:07

Canada is halting passenger flights from the United Kingdom for 72 hours, the country's health ministry said on Sunday (local time), joining a growing list of countries barring British travellers to p...

How cyber-spies compromised America

How cyber-spies compromised America

REUTERS 2020-12-21 11:37:05

Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco in late February, America’s cyber defence chief boasted how well his organisations protect the c...

Congress poised to vote on COVID aid package after Fed compromise

Congress poised to vote on COVID aid package after Fed compromise

Reuters 2020-12-20 18:37:47

The US Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a $900 billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a late-night compromise to clear one of the final hurdles, a dispute over Federal Rese...

President Trump questions Russia's involvement in US cyberattack

President Trump questions Russia's involvement in US cyberattack

REUTERS 2020-12-20 11:24:30

US President Donald Trump, in his first comments about a widespread data breach across the US government, on Saturday downplayed the cyber espionage campaign and questioned whether Russia was to blame...

Biden, wife to get first vaccine dose Monday

Biden, wife to get first vaccine dose Monday

AP 2020-12-19 19:01:03

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will be getting their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, said Biden’s incoming press secretary, Jen Psaki. Vice President-elect Kamal...

Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie

Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie

-- 2020-12-19 16:35:38

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without wearing a mask as required during the coronavirus pandemic,...

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine gets US approval

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine gets US approval

REUTERS 2020-12-19 09:49:37

Moderna's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 dea...

US energy department confirms it was hit by Sunburst hack

US energy department confirms it was hit by Sunburst hack

BBC 2020-12-18 18:36:09

The US energy department is the latest agency to confirm it has been breached in what is being described as the worst-ever hack on the US government. The department is responsible for managing US nuc...

Mercedes Benz ends luxury car manufacture in Brazil

Mercedes Benz ends luxury car manufacture in Brazil

-- 2020-12-17 21:10:32

Mercedes Benz said on Thursday that it would wind down car production in Brazil, shutting down its small factory dedicated to producing luxury vehicles in the city of Iraccemapolis, costing some 370...

Lawmakers haggle over details as US Congress closes in on $900b COVID-19 aid bill

Lawmakers haggle over details as US Congress closes in on $900b COVID-19 aid bill

Reuters 2020-12-17 17:08:23

US congressional negotiators were haggling on Wednesday over details of a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill that is expected to include $600-$700 stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits, as a...

Trump to face uncertain future , legal threats

Trump to face uncertain future , legal threats

-- 2020-12-16 09:16:44

President Donald Trump is leaving the White House but he is not going to fade away quietly. After failing in his legal efforts to overturn his Nov 3 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, who on Monday...

US vaccinations ramp up as second COVID-19 shot nears

US vaccinations ramp up as second COVID-19 shot nears

AP 2020-12-15 23:20:35

Hundreds more US hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine that's likely to soon boost the nation's largest vac...

“Time to turn the page…heal,” Biden says after Electoral College win

“Time to turn the page…heal,” Biden says after Electoral College win

REUTERS 2020-12-15 15:11:50

President-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vot...

Senior Republicans finally acknowledge Joe Biden's win

Senior Republicans finally acknowledge Joe Biden's win

Reuters 2020-12-15 11:49:49

Several senior Republican US senators on Monday acknowledged Democrat Joe Biden as the country’s president-elect after the Electoral College affirmed his victory, and rejected the idea of overtu...

US imposes sanction on Turkey over defence system purchase from Russia

US imposes sanction on Turkey over defence system purchase from Russia

Reuters 2020-12-15 09:47:52

The United States imposed long-anticipated sanctions on Turkey on Monday over Ankara’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems, further complicating already strained ties between the tw...

US begins Covid-19 vaccinations, ICU nurse gets NY’s first vaccine

US begins Covid-19 vaccinations, ICU nurse gets NY’s first vaccine

Reuters 2020-12-14 22:18:49

New York on Monday inoculated its first healthcare worker, an intensive care unit nurse in Queens, with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, marking a pivotal turn in the US effort to control the dea...

US Electoral College meeting today to formally pick Biden as next president

US Electoral College meeting today to formally pick Biden as next president

REUTERS 2020-12-14 13:33:16

US Electors will gather in state capitols across the country on Monday to formally vote for Joe Biden as the next president, effectively ending President Donald Trump’s frenzied but failing atte...

America's historic vaccine shipment starts offering 'hope' to millions

America's historic vaccine shipment starts offering 'hope' to millions

-- 2020-12-14 11:17:03

Cargo planes and trucks with the first US shipments of coronavirus vaccine fanned out from FedEx and UPS hubs in Tennessee and Kentucky on Sunday en route to distribution points around the country, la...

US investigating suspected Russian hacking of Treasury emails

US investigating suspected Russian hacking of Treasury emails

Reuters 2020-12-14 10:05:12

Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the US Treasury and Commerce departments, according to people familiar with the matter, adding they feared the...

Pro-Trump groups protest against president’s election loss, turn violent in Washington

Pro-Trump groups protest against president’s election loss, turn violent in Washington

REUTERS 2020-12-13 16:14:42

Conservative groups claiming without evidence that the November 3 election was stolen from President Donald Trump staged protests across the country on Saturday, with one in Washington turning violent...

First round of Covid-19 vaccinations in US to start Monday

First round of Covid-19 vaccinations in US to start Monday

-- 2020-12-13 11:33:55

The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use, officials say. The first three million doses of the vaccine would be...

Car plows into US protest, injuring several

Car plows into US protest, injuring several

-- 2020-12-12 21:13:09

A car plowed into a crowd of about 50 people at a protest that spilled into the streets of Manhattan in New York on Friday afternoon, injuring several people. The woman behind the wheel of the BMW se...

UN chief urges world leaders to declare 'climate emergency'

UN chief urges world leaders to declare 'climate emergency'

-- 2020-12-12 20:49:11

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said world leaders should declare states of ‘climate emergency’ in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming. Antonio G...

Mexico approves emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Mexico approves emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters 2020-12-12 18:31:55

Mexico has become the fourth country to approve emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, following authorisation from health regulator Cofepris, a health official said on Friday. "Cofepris has g...

Vaccine carrots or sticks to US employees?

Vaccine carrots or sticks to US employees?

REUTERS 2020-12-12 13:22:03

US workers could soon face choices such as free Covid-19 shots and a cash bonus if all get immunised, or those unwilling to be vaccinated get reassigned or even lose their jobs. Those options are bei...

Top US court ends Trump-backed bid to undo election results

Top US court ends Trump-backed bid to undo election results

REUTERS 2020-12-12 10:21:25

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected a long-shot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states, dealing him a likely fatal blow in his que...