NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

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Boy, 15, charged in Wisconsin mall shooting that injured 8

11:32 pm November 25, 2020

Wauwatosa: A 15-year-old boy faces multiple charges in a shooting at a Wisconsin mall that left eight people injured, and he has been ordered held in secure juvenile detention rather than being released to his parents. Court Commissioner J.C. Moore on Tuesday denied a defense request to allow the teen to be released to house […]

Puerto Rico to launch COVID-19 vaccinations in mid-December

11:20 pm November 25, 2020

Sanjuan: Officials in Puerto Rico announced Wednesday that the U.S. territory expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccines by mid-December as the island hits a record number of daily cases and hospitalisations. Health care workers, teachers and certain public sector employees are among those who will take priority, officials said. “This will be the best […]

Congress braces for Biden’s national coronavirus strategy

11:16 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: Congress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine. The incoming administration’s approach reflects Democrats’ belief that a more comprehensive plan, some of it outlined in the House’s $2 […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Air India set to start non-stop Bengaluru-San Francisco flight from Jan 11

11:07 pm November 25, 2020

Mumbai: National carrier Air India is all set to fly non-stop to San Francisco in the US from Bengaluru starting January 11, BIAL said on Wednesday. The flight, for which the bookings have commenced from Wednesday, will be operated twice-a-week with a Boeing B777-200 LR aircraft, it said. The new non-stop service – which would be Air India’s longest […]

Biden becomes first US presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes

8:17 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden has become the US first presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes, with his record-breaking number of popular votes still likely to increase as ballots continue to be counted across the nation, according to a media report on Wednesday. President-elect Biden won more than 80,011,000 votes as of Tuesday, while President […]