US vaccine programme chief backs stricter rules for emergency use of Covid-19 shot

[caption id="attachment_11120" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Dr Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington...

‘Our first dictatorship is school’: Thai students revolt

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_11129" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Students wearing white ribbons on their hair and wrists make the three-finger salute to show support for the student-led democracy movement...

Three US states report record one-day increases in new Covid-19 cases

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_11123" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Laid off LAX Airport workers protest for a healthcare extension from concessions companies, in Los Angeles, California September 24, 2020. [/caption]...

Mary Trump, niece of Donald Trump, sues US president and family for fraud

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_11095" align="alignnone" width="1001"] Mary Trump, niece of US President Donald Trump [/caption] NEW YORK: Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump and author of...

Going virtual: COVID-19 pushes tourism players, visitors to adapt to a new reality

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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Tourism has been one of the sectors worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. With closed borders and restrictions, many tourist attractions have seen a steep...

Global warming driving California wildfire trends – study

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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Climate change is driving the scale and impact of recent wildfires that have raged in California, say scientists. [caption id="attachment_11158" align="alignnone" width="660"] Firefighting resources have...

Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_11152" align="alignnone" width="818"] The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken Dec 2, 2019. [/caption] LONDON: Facebook said...

McConnell, other Republicans split with Trump on peaceful transfer of power

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 22, 2020. ...

Trump launches fresh attack on McCain after widow endorses Biden

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_11111" align="alignnone" width="1013"] US President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked late Senator John McCain, whose widow Cindy has endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020...

Climate change: China aims for ‘carbon neutrality by 2060’

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced. [caption id="attachment_11163" align="alignnone" width="660"] China's...