US House Republicans elect Trump-backed Stefanik for leadership
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Friday followed Donald Trump’s lead and elected Elise Stefanik to serve in their No. 3 leadership position, replacing Liz...
Americas
US, China need to resume collaboration: former U.S. ambassador to China
The United States and China need to resume collaboration and find ways to dial down the temperature as the two countries are interdependent and connected,...
Judge postpones trial for three ex-cops in George Floyd case
A judge in Minneapolis on Thursday postponed the trial of three former policemen accused of taking part in the murder of George Floyd to March 2022, saying...
Ohio state offers $1 million prize, college scholarships to get people vaccinated
As U.S. political leaders grow increasingly desperate to persuade Americans to get the coronavirus vaccine, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday topped offers of baseball tickets and...
US identifies 28 clotting cases after J&J vaccine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had identified 28 cases of serious, potentially life-threatening cases of blood clotting, among...
WHO seeks greater powers to prevent future pandemics
A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks to help ensure no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating...
Colombia protests enter third week with national strike
Anti-government protests in Colombia entered their third week on Wednesday as unions, student groups and other organizations convened a national strike after fruitless talks with...
US children ages 12 to 15 could begin vaccinations Thursday
U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon...
Top US fuel pipeline down for 4th day as hackers issue statement
The U.S. government and the top fuel pipeline operator in the United States on Monday worked to secure the network that transports nearly half of the East...
Former U.S. diplomat says U.S. policies on China self-defeating
America’s latest policies toward China, including the trade war, will prove self-defeating, said former senior U.S. diplomat Charles W. Freeman Jr. in an article in...
Man shoots dead six people, then self, at Colorado birthday party
A man fatally shot six people including his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself early on Sunday at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but did...
Four ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd killing
Four former Minneapolis police officers face federal civil rights charges for their role in the arrest and murder of George Floyd, according to court documents...
Biden says he is confident he can meet Putin soon
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon and the White House said ongoing...
Twenty-five killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state’s...
US embassy in the doghouse in China after student visa post backfires
The resumption of student visa applications at U.S. missions in China got off to an acrimonious start this week when netizens took exception to an...
Blue Origin opens up bidding for first ‘spectacular’ space tourism trip in July
Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, said on Wednesday it is targeting July 20 for its first suborbital sightseeing trip on its New Shepard...
Trump still banned from Facebook but board calls for company review
Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the indefinite suspension was wrong, in a much-awaited verdict...
Biden to set goal for 70% of U.S. adults to have one shot of vaccine by July 4
President Joe Biden will announce a goal on Tuesday to have 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated with at least one Covid-19 shot and 160 million...
Second busiest US port sees record-high biodiversity in green port efforts
Marine life is thriving in San Pedro Bay Harbour at levels not seen in multiple studies over two decades, according to a new survey. The...