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Biden tells Myanmar junta quit, Saudis end Yemeni war
Myanmar junta should roll back their coup and and release elected officials, U.S. President Joe Biden said in his first foreign policy address on Thursday. Biden added that force…
Trump resigns from US Actors Union to avoid expulsion. Read his letter
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday resigned his membership in the American actors union before it met to decide whether to expel the former TV reality star from its ranks. SAG-AFTRA, which represents some…
Trump invited to testify at impeachment trial next week
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats who will prosecute former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial asked him on Thursday to testify next week. The testimony will be on his conduct before hundreds of his…
No password: German court can’t access $60m in bitcoin
German court authorities are unable to cash in more than 60 million dollars (50 million euros) in bitcoins confiscated from a convicted fraudster as he has not revealed the passwords, a…
Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows
Under fire Myanmar junta blocked Facebook and other messaging services on Thursday in the name of ensuring stability following a coup and the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The move to silence…
U.S. Pentagon purges Trump team from advisory boards
The Pentagon has announced the dismissal of dozens of advisory boards filled by aides and cronies of former president Donald Trump. New Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said 42 boards…
Doctors, nurses stop work in Myanmar to protest military coup
Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday to protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The newly…
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective in late-stage trial
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing COVID-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published in The Lancent international medical journal on…
Trump invited us to attack U.S. Capitol, says accused Emanuel Jackson
Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, is seeking to pin the blame on his assault on Capitol Hill on 6 January on Donald Trump. In his legal defense, Jackson cited the former president’s remarks…
Jack Ma snubbed by Chinese media
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been left off a list of Chinese entrepreneurial leaders published by state media – the snub underscoring how just far he has fallen out of favour with…
SpaceX announces first ‘all-civilian’ mission to space
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to send its first “all-civilian” crew to space at the end of 2021 in a charity-focused mission commanded by tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. The company said in a press release it’ll…
Myanmar army pledges new elections, power transfer following coup
Myanmar’s army said Monday it will hold fresh elections and hand power to the winning party once a year-long state of emergency has elapsed, hours after carrying out a coup.…
Myanmar’s military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and declaring a one-year state of emergency. The intervention ended a…
Trump announces new lawyers for impeachment trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has hired trial lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor to lead his legal team during his Senate impeachment trial. The announcement by Trump’s office…
Black and Latino New Yorkers Trail White Residents in Vaccine Rollout
The rollout of vaccines in New York City — once the epicenter of the pandemic — has been plagued by stark racial disparities, with Black and Latino residents receiving far fewer doses than white residents, Mayor Bill…
The pandemic upended lives and ravaged the U.S. economy. The pain wasn’t equally distributed.
An economy is its people. Alongside the 19 million infected and more than 330,000 killed in the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., there are millions more whose lives have been upended by the economic collapse that has come…
WHO probe team visits Wuhan market at heart of first virus outbreak
A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 visited a market in Wuhan on Sunday where one of the first reported clusters of infections emerged over a year ago. Members of the group arrived at Huanan seafood…
Saudi Arabia plans to make Riyadh one of world’s top 10 cities
Saudi Arabia has announced a new development plan to increase the population of Riyadh, its capital city, by 12.5 million in 10 years. Speaking at the Future Investment…
Donald Trump ‘parts with lawyers’ before impeachment trial
Former US President Donald Trump has parted ways with lawyers representing him in his impeachment trial in the Senate, US media report.…
UAE adopts new law granting citizenship to investors, professionals
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted a new law granting citizenship to investors, specialised talents and professionals. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister…
UK suspends flights with UAE, Burundi, Rwanda over COVID-19
The United Kingdom has added three more countries to its “red list,” banning flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Burundi and Rwanda over the spread of the Coronavirus from Friday,…
UN chief worried by unchecked powers of Twitter, Facebook, others
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday expressed worry over the unchecked power of big tech companies, including social media platforms. Speaking at a news…
Impeachment Trial: Can Trump survive it?
Though the die is cast and the democrats are determined to convict former American President, Donald Trump, for what they described as “incitement of insurrection,” there are several issues that will…
Trump may be evicted from Mar-a-Lago residence
The town of Palm Beach, Florida, is reviewing Donald Trump’s use of his Mar-a-Lago Club as a residence. According to reports by HuffPost and an earlier…