JANUARY 31, 2021
A newly established State Department bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies could give the Biden administration a launch pad for strengthening ties with allies after a massive Russian hack on the federal government.
Yet the office is also facing pushback from both sides of the aisle amid concerns that it was rushed into creation by the Trump...
JANUARY 30, 2021
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan holds a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, MD on November 17.
The case involves an adult resident living in the Baltimore region with no history of international travel, Maryland health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed.
The first two U.S. cases of the...
JANUARY 29, 2021
A section of Highway 1 is missing, because it's in the ocean. - Photo provided by Caltrans
A landslide carried part of California’s picturesque Highway 1 into the ocean Thursday.
The collapse occurred about 15 miles south of Big Sur, which itself sits 90 miles south of San Jose, during heavy rains in the central coast region.
Check out this...
JANUARY 29, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. - Getty Images
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday unveiled new restrictions on international travel to the country.
Trudeau said in a news conference that Canada's main airlines - Air Canada, West Jet, Sunwing, and Air Transit - are suspending flights to all Caribbean destinations and Mexico from Sunday until April 30.
The airlines...
JANUARY 27, 2021
White clouds float over an empty field in Upper River Breaks National Monument in Montana. Hundreds of different birds, mammals, and fish exist in their natural state in this wilderness area spanning more than 375,000 acres. - Photograph by Amy Toensing, Nat Geo Image Collection
In an executive order issued on January 27 to address the climate crisis,...
JANUARY 27, 2021
Jeff Zients, coordinator of the White House’s covid-19 response, is expected to inform governors of the increase on a call Tuesday afternoon. (Jabin Botsford/TWP)
The week-old Biden White House acknowledged Wednesday that most Americans will need to wait months to get vaccinated, as top officials launched regular briefings on their coronavirus response by seeking to illustrate their...
JANUARY 27, 2021
Technology companies led a broad sell-off in stocks Wednesday, knocking more than 600 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average and handing the market its worst day in nearly three months.
The S&P 500 fell 2.6%, its biggest single-day drop since it lost 3.5% on October 28. It had set a record high just two days earlier. The...
JANUARY 27, 2021
Image: Protesters in Moscow (Kirill Kudryatsev / AFP - Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — The tens of thousands of protesters who flooded Russia's streets over the weekend not only piled pressure on Vladimir Putin, but they also put another president on the spot: Joe Biden.
Biden's new foreign policy team is grappling with a myriad of domestic...
JANUARY 26, 2021
In October 2020, LocalCircles survey had indicated that 61 per cent of citizens were hesitant to get the vaccine shot. (Image: AFP)
The percentage of Indian citizens hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine has dropped from 69 per cent to 60 per cent in 3 weeks, a survey conducted by LocalCircles revealed.
According to the findings, now 60...
JANUARY 26, 2021
A man holds a flag as he stands on the top of the historic Red Fort during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, in Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Chaotic scenes of rampage unfolded in the national capital on a day that saw India celebrate its military might at the Republic Day parade...
