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Trump bashes U.S. Supreme Court for lacking ‘courage, wisdom’
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump railed against the country’s topmost court for dismissing a lawsuit by Texas attorney-general, seeking to block electors in four…
How Trump tried to woo Supreme Court justices before verdict
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump made desperate efforts to make the U.S. Supreme Court justices accede to the prayer of Texas to block electors in four battleground states. This he did by sheer…
Trump hits dead end at U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. President Donald Trump has finally reached the end of the road with his ploy to upturn the results of the November election, dismissed by the Supreme Court. In a short…
Biden administration will be full of scandal – Trump
US President Donald Trump says the administration of Democrat Joe Biden will be full of scandals for many years. He also urged the Supreme Court to follow the constitution and do the…
TIME magazine names Joe Biden, Kamala Harris as its Person of the Year
TIME Magazine has named U.S. president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris as its person of the year. “For changing the American story, for…
U.S. election: Georgia, 3 other states tackle Texas, Trump at Supreme Court
Four U.S. states that President Donald Trump lost in the Nov. 3 election on Thursday responded to the lawsuit filed by Texas at the Supreme Court seeking to undo…
World’s richest banker Joseph Safra dies
Joseph Safra, the world’s richest banker and the wealthiest person in Brazil, has died at age 82, his company Safra Group announced. He died of natural causes, according to a statement from his…
Saudi approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
Saudi Arabia on Thursday approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech novel coronavirus vaccine, state media reported, becoming the second Gulf country after Bahrain to green-light…
Biden to nominate Katherine Tai as U.S. trade rep
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, is expected to nominate Chinese-American trade lawyer, Katherine Tai, as the U.S. trade representative. Tai, who has been the chief trade…
Britons may need visas to enter EU for long stays from January
Britons may need visas for stays in the European Union longer than three months, French European Affairs junior minister Clement Beaune said on Thursday. Beaune said the…
U.S. Election: First Lady Melania Trump ‘wants to go home’
With U.S. President Donald Trump refusing to concede in the recently concluded presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden, First Lady Melania Trump ‘wants to go home,…
Don’t taste alcohol for 42 days after taking COVID-19 vaccine – Russia tells citizens
The Russian government has warned citizens not to consume alcohol for 42 days after receiving the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. President Vladimir Putin of Russia, in August,…
U.S. Supreme court shatters Trump’s hope
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a devastating defeat to Republicans seeking to throw out up to 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as they try to undo President Donald…
COVID-19: Cambodians donate over $30m to purchase vaccine
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Tuesday that the government has raised more than 30 million U.S. dollars from local donors. This came just a day after…
Trump asked Pennsylvania for help in revising election results – Reports
U.S. President Donald Trump called the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives twice asking for assistance in revising his election loss in the state, media…
BREAKING: 90-Year old UK woman is first person to get COVID-19 vaccine
ITV News reports that Margaret Keenan, who is from Coventry and will be 91 next week, said: “I feel so privileged to be the first person…
UK begins mass COVID-19 vaccination programme
Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination programme in the country’s history with a new Covid-19 jab.…
2 Trump election cases trashed in Georgia, Michigan
Two U.S. judges on Monday rejected bids led by an ally of President Donald Trump to decertify President-elect Joe Biden’s victories in Michigan and Georgia because of…
Trump says his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has COVID
U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, has contracted COVID-19. Trump tweeted Giuliani’s status on Sunday. The former mayor is the arrow…
Indian Health Minister Tests Positive Days After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Dose
Health Minister of northern Indian State of Haryana, Anil Vij has tested positive for the virus, few days after receiving a trial dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Vij, who is in charge of several ministries including health,…
Trump raises $207m for election suits going nowhere
Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee have so far raised at least $207.5 million since Election Day, to wage court battles to upturn the…
UK to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday – Health Chief
The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 would be administered in the UK on Tuesday, Chris Hopson, head of NHS Provider, a membership…
Trump recalls U.S. troops in Somalia
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of majority of American troops from Somalia, the Department of Defence said on Friday, In a statement, the Pentagon said the move was only a “change…
China plans to roll out 600m COVID-19 vaccines this December
China will have 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines ready for use this year and will make “a major announcement” soon, a scientist in charge of vaccine development in the country said…