The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed two million on Friday, with the World Health Organization (WHO) urging mass vaccinations as the pandemic progresses at a record pace.
White House leaks: Ivanka, husband refused to let US Secret Service agents use any of their 6.5 bathrooms
There was only so long the US Secret Service agents guarding Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner could hold on…
Anyare? Questions abound if US Capitol attack was planned
Attackers in organized columns, a woman shouting instructions on a megaphone, and suspicious tours the day before: investigators are probing the possibility that the January 6 attack on the US Capitol was planned, with help from insiders.
Trump to leave town early Wednesday before Biden inauguration
By the time Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US president Wednesday, his scandal-tainted predecessor Donald Trump will already be far away, having helicoptered out of the White House a last time earlier that morning, an official said Friday.
Doctor who declared Trump ‘healthiest’ president ever dies
President Donald Trump’s former personal doctor — who claimed Trump had dictated a letter insisting he would be the “healthiest” president ever — has died, reports said Thursday.
Consequences of FB, IG, Twitter ban on Trump ‘scary’ – Russia
Russia on Thursday compared the decision of social media giants to suspend US President Donald Trump’s accounts to a “nuclear blast in cyber space” with the consequences hard to predict.
In first, UN rights body to vote on president as China blocks human rights champion
The UN Human Rights Council will this week hold an unprecedented secret ballot to pick its president after China and others blocked a candidate from Fiji considered a rights champion, sources and analysts said.
Kim’s bling: N. Korea shows off submarine-launched missile at parade
Nuclear-armed North Korea displayed a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president.
US capital locks down as security threats mount
The center of Washington was in lockdown Thursday as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were mobilized following the deadly assault on the Capitol and the threat of more violence at the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.
Trump impeachment trial looms over Biden’s first 100 days agenda
President-elect Joe Biden’s team unveiled plans Thursday for fighting Covid and injecting $1.9 trillion into the struggling US economy, but already his ambitious first 100 days agenda is overshadowed by the looming Senate trial of his soon-to-be predecessor Donald Trump.
WHO deplores 95% of vaccine doses limited to 10 countries
The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said 95 percent of vaccine doses so far administered worldwide were limited to 10 countries and called for a more equitable distribution.
Former presidential hopeful Andrew Yang to run for New York mayor
Former US presidential hopeful and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang has announced he will run for mayor of New York City in an election this year that he is an early favourite to win.
S. Korea’s top court upholds ex-president’s 20-year jail term
South Korea’s top court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for disgraced former president Park Geun-hye on Thursday, in the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down.
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to perform at Biden inauguration
Pop superstar Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem during Joe Biden’s swearing-in as US president on January 20, with Jennifer Lopez also performing at the largely virtual event, it was announced Thursday.
Social media giants mishandled Trump: Wikipedia founder
Twitter and Facebook repeatedly mishandled Donald Trump as he pushed baseless claims, including his assertion that US presidential election he lost was rigged, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told AFP.
May patong ‘yan! Galvez: Vaccine price list seen online ain’t negotiated by gov’t
The prices of the coronavirus vaccines circulating in various social media platforms and other publications are not the same as the government’s negotiated prices under the COVAX facility, an official said on Wednesday.
Parang missing mace! Pelosi’s stolen lectern back at the Capitol
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern was back in its rightful spot at the Capitol Wednesday, a week after it was stolen during the violent incursion of the building by a mob of Trump supporters.
Putin says Russia to start mass vaccinations next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday tasked officials with launching mass coronavirus vaccinations from next week, touting Russia’s homemade jab as the world’s best.
What is QAnon, the Trump-supporting conspiracy movement?
The QAnon conspiracy theory has been blamed for fuelling a riot at the US Capitol on January 6. Social media companies have begun to crack down on its followers, with Twitter closing 70,000 accounts on Monday.
Tom Hanks to host Biden inauguration TV show
Joe Biden has cast himself as a unifier for the nation, but there is someone else the incoming administration hopes can help start healing a divided United States next week: universally beloved actor Tom Hanks.
Trump responsible for riot but impeachment a ‘mistake’: McCarthy
The top Republican in the House of Representatives said Wednesday that Donald Trump “bears responsibility” for inciting a riot at the US Capitol, but warned that a hurried impeachment of the president would be inappropriate.
Architect of Obama pivot to steer Asia policy for Biden
Kurt Campbell, a key architect of Barack Obama’s US “pivot” to Asia, will take a top job for President-elect Joe Biden, signaling renewed efforts to rally with allies in the face of a rising China.
Now that Trump is impeached (again), what’s next?
The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a second time — just days before he is scheduled to leave office — raising questions about what happens next.
Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Congress.
