The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has also reached the United States. The CDC health agency has identified the potentially more contagious variant in California in a traveller who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. The variant had already surfaced in Canada. The mutant has also been found […]
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US Health Service Wants Booster for All Adults for Omicron
With the emergence of the corona variant Omicron, advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have once again urged that all adults in the United States receive a booster shot. Earlier in November, they already recommended the third injection for all adults after first advocating […]
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Washington and Taliban to Resume Talks in Doha Next Week
The United States will resume talks with the Taliban in Qatar next week. The US State Department announced this on Tuesday. “I can confirm that the Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tom West, will return to Doha next week for two weeks of meetings with the Taliban,” said Ned Price, […]
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Lawyer: $130 Million for Parkland’s Relatives
The U.S. government is expected to pay damages totalling about $130 million to the families of victims of the fatal shooting at a Florida high school in 2018. According to Kristina Infante, a lawyer for the next of kin, the government has reached a provisional settlement with the parents […]
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Biden Considers Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
US President Joe Biden is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics, which will take place in the Chinese capital Beijing in February. He announced that on Thursday. Biden told reporters on Thursday that a diplomatic boycott is indeed a possibility. “It’s something we’re considering,” he said. In […]
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Warmest October Since the Beginning of Measurements in the Northern Hemisphere
According to the American meteorological institute, NOAA last October was the warmest October on land in the Northern Hemisphere since the beginning of measurements in 1880. It was the fourth warmest October globally, after 2015, 2018 and 2019. There is already more than a 99 percent chance that the […]
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US and China Pledge to Work Together on Climate Action
As the world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, the US and China have reached a joint statement on stepping up climate action. Both parties announced this on Wednesday in Glasgow. In separate press conferences, China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and his US counterpart John Kerry said both countries […]
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US President Joe Biden has Criticized Sunday’s Election in Nicaragua
US President Joe Biden has criticized Sunday’s election in Nicaragua. Biden called the polls in the Central American country a “sham”. Nicaragua’s incumbent President Daniel Ortega has had at least 39 opposition members arrested since large-scale protests in the country in 2018. Among them were also seven potential challengers […]
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US to Close US Branch of China Telecom
The United States has banned the activities of the US branch of China Telecom. FCC regulator says the telecom company is controlled by the Chinese government and is, therefore, a threat to US national security. The FCC has given China Telecom Americas 60 days to stop its service. The […]
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Former President Trump Comes Up With Social Network Plan
Former President Donald Trump plans to create a social network. The platform will be called TRUTH Social and launched in early November, initially for invitees only. The network is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), and the intention is that there will also be a streaming service […]