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With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

9:04 am February 27, 2021

Houston: President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office. Biden was briefed by emergency officials and thanked workers for doing “God’s work.” He promised the federal […]

Biden to host first virtual meeting with PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmap

4:51 pm February 23, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden will host his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday during which they will jointly unveil a new initiative, a roadmap for partnership between the two neighbours. The US and Canada are close allies, sharing the world’s longest land border and trading hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually. ASTRO ACCENT […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

11:43 pm February 22, 2021

Washington: The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election. The cases the justices rejected involved election challenges filed by former President Donald Trump and his allies in five states President Joe Biden won: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Other than the disputes from Pennsylvania, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Dominion Voting Systems sues ‘MyPillow Guy’ for USD 1.3 billion

11:39 pm February 22, 2021

Minneapolis : Dominion Voting Systems filed a USD 1.3 billion defamation lawsuit Monday against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit filed in federal court in the District of Columbia alleges that Lindell ignored repeated warnings from Dominion, a voting technology company that has filed similar lawsuits against […]

World’s biggest emitters like China, India, Russia, need to step up and lower emissions: Kerry

2:35 pm February 20, 2021

United Nations: The world’s big emitting countries, including China, India, Russia, and Japan need to “really step up” and begin to lower greenhouse gas emissions, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has said as he called on all nations to raise their ambition to fight against climate change. Kerry on Friday joined UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a special virtual event to mark the United […]