WASHINGTON (AFP) – US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday (Nov 8) visited a school in Virginia to promote vaccinations for five- to 11-year-olds, the latest effort in the White House’s push to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. US President Joe Biden’s wife, a university professor, was the first senior personality sent out to advocate for […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Mr Bill Richardson, the former US diplomat turned global troubleshooter, said Monday (Nov 8) that he believed Myanmar’s junta was open to working with the world on humanitarian relief and possibly more after a rare visit that drew scrutiny. Mr Richardson, a former US ambassador to the United Nations and governor of […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Joe Biden and top officials in his Cabinet are hitting the road to promote the $1 trillion (S$1.35 trillion) infrastructure Bill passed in Congress last week, as they explain when and where Americans can expect to see some of the funds in their own communities. White House aides are planning […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US State Department on Monday (Nov 8) said it is deeply concerned about the deteriorating health of detained Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who last year was sentenced to four years in prison over her reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. “We have repeatedly expressed our serious concerns about the […]
MIAMI (AFP) – A bit of coral shimmers like gold in a US lab as part of urgent work to help the species protect itself from climate change, an effort even skeptical experts see as sadly justifiable. Researchers in Florida are aiming to determine whether coral can be saved from rising water temperatures and acidification […]
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk should sell about 10 per cent of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9 per cent of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking users of the social media network whether he should offload the stake. “I was prepared to accept either outcome,” Musk said, after […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Airline reservations to the United States took off immediately after the White House announced that the country would reopen to all vaccinated international voyagers starting next week, compelling a welcome – if challenging – industry pivot. The long-awaited US move to welcome back international travellers – which takes effect on Monday […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The problem is persistent: A fully vaccinated public figure catches Covid-19, and social media sites are soon flooded with claims that this proves the shots do not work. From White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and American comedian Chris Rock testing positive to former secretary of […]
US lawmakers have approved a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after months of setbacks due to infighting between Democrats. The funding package, which passed with 228 votes to 206 in the House of Representatives, will increase government spending on roads, bridges and airports, as well as public transport, broadband and water. Six of the Democrats’ most progressive […]
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (REUTERS) – Boeing Co current and former company directors have reached a US$237.5 million (S$320.77 million) proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board’s safety oversight of the 737 Max aircraft, documents released on Friday (Nov 5) show. Following two fatal 737 Max crashes in the space of five months in […]