Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack
A Civil War-era sedition law being dusted off for potential use in the mob attack on the US Capitol was last successfully deployed a quarter-century ago in the prosecution of … Read More
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India Wants Pfizer To Do Local Study Before Approval
Any vaccine maker, including Pfizer Inc that has sought emergency-use authorisation for its COVID-19 shot in India, must conduct an additional local study to be considered for the country’s immunisation programme, a senior … Read More
Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon
A racing pigeon has survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to find a new home in Australia. Now authorities consider the bird a quarantine … Read More
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to probe COVID origins, quarantined for 2 weeks
An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization arrived on Thursday in China’s central city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus that sparked … Read More
US House impeaches Trump for a second time; 10 Republicans vote yes
Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president in US history to be impeached twice, as 10 of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to charge … Read More
US to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passenger
Nearly all air travellers will need to present a negative coronavirus test to enter the United States under expanded test testing requirements announced on Tuesday. Under the rules taking effect Jan. … Read More
A Strong India Would Act As ”Counterbalance” To China: White House
Asserting that India maintains the capacity to counter border provocations by China, the outgoing Trump administration in a declassified document has said that a strong India, in cooperation with like-minded … Read More
How Trump’s pied pipers rallied a faithful mob to the Capitol
Weeks before mobs besieged the Capitol building in Washington, a bright red bus crisscrossed the United States, emblazoned with a huge image of President Donald Trump in suit and tie … Read More
Taiwan praises US move to lift restrictions on ties
A US removal of curbs on interactions with Taiwanese officials is a “big thing”, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday (Jan 11), describing it as a major boost for … Read More
Mass Vaccination Sites Open in New York City as COVID-19 Batters U.S.
For or Claudia Zain, a home healthcare aid in New York City, getting the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday felt like being “a little part of history” … Read More