As states scramble to put out fires, Fauci and other top U.S. health officials will go back before Congress. Two days after U.S. deaths surpassed 150,000, three familiar federal health officials, including Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, will return to Capitol Hill to testify in front of a new audience: the House’s special select committee investigating […]
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As the Senate continued its stalemate ahead of Friday’s expiration of the weekly $600 in federal jobless aid, President Trump, whose unsteady handling of the virus has left him trailing in the polls, floated the idea of changing the date of the presidential election — which he has no authority to do, and which instantly […]
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In an extensive interview with the UN communications chief, Melissa Fleming, Ms. Bárcena expressed concern at the disproportionate impact that the pandemic is having on indigenous people in the region, in terms of both the health risks they face; shared her fear that the wisdom and knowledge held by these communities is disappearing; and her […]
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NEW DELHI: The generational divide in Congress and differences over the party’s political slide bared itself when the demand by a senior member for introspection evoked sharp retort from a young member, seen as a Rahul loyalist, that the party was suffering for shortcomings during UPA-II and a review should date back to the post-2009 […]
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Taiwan’s envoy Hsiao Bi-khim met with Assistant Hsiao earlier confirmed that the meeting she made just a few days after assuming the position took place in the offices of the EAP a situation that is considered rare, as the US government has prevented the reception of Taiwanese ambassadors in a State Department facility since the […]
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WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the “tide is turning” in dealings with China, citing international support for Washington’s policies even as he expressed “dismay” at the number of countries supporting Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong. Reflecting rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies, Pompeo stressed President Donald […]
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Police said those arrested were three males and one female, aged between 16 and 21. Though the police declined to name the group or those arrested, the political group Studentlocalism said on Facebook that its members were among those apprehended, naming one as former leader Tony Chung. Studentlocalism was one of several political groups in […]
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After reviewing federal cases between July 23 and July 27, CNN found that at least nine out of 21 defendants arrested for either failing to obey a lawful order or assaulting a federal officer were released on the condition they “not attend any other protests, rallies, assemblies or public gatherings in the state of Oregon,” […]
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Who says that a pandemic can’t have a silver lining? In Sevastopol, on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, a fast food restaurant called ‘Covid-Burger’ has popped up, hoping to cash in on the hype. Local entrepreneurs developed a brand new burger concept inspired by the Coronavirus epidemic – but customers aren’t so interested. The […]
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Donald Trump Jr has been given a “temporary lockout” from his Twitter account after violating the social media company’s “misinformation policy” by sharing a video defending hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a Covid-19 “cure.” “This is a must watch!! So different from the narrative everyone is running with!” Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, originally wrote when […]
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