Children aged five to 11 in the US will soon be able to get a COVID-19 jab, the White House has announced. Officials say the expected authorisation of the Pfizer vaccine for younger children in a matter of weeks will allow them to receive the shot at their paediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even […]
AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO (NYTIMES) – Four years after Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico’s electrical grid a shambles and the entire island in the dark, residents had expected their fragile power system to be stronger now. Instead, unreliable electricity remains frustratingly common, hindering economic development and daily life. In June, a private consortium known as LUMA […]
PENNSYLVANIA (REUTERS) – The rape of a woman aboard a Philadelphia subway witnessed by as many as 10 passengers, some of whom appeared to film the attack, could have been stopped quickly if one had called 911, police said on Tuesday (Oct 19). The woman was raped shortly after 9pm on Oct 13 on a […]
A homeless man allegedly raped a woman on a transit train just outside of Philadelphia, as passengers failed to stop the attack or call police. Some riders even appeared to take video of the attack last week, yet never intervened, police said. The man harassed the victim for more than 40 minutes. More than two […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The rising use of cryptocurrencies could undermine effectiveness of US economic and financial sanctions and potentially dent the role of the American dollar, the US Treasury Department said on Monday (Oct 18). Following a review on the US sanctions system, Treasury found that “while sanctions remain an essential and effective policy tool, […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Travel website Kayak said on Monday (Oct 18) that searches related to international travel to the United States spiked 48 per cent on Saturday, from the same day one week earlier. This followed the White House’s announcement on Friday that it would lift Covid-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors starting […]
A 65-year-old woman was denied a life-saving transplant for her stage 4 liver disease because she refuses to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Having battled this diagnosis for years, Michelle Vitullo’s liver is permanently damaged and many of its cells turned into scar tissue. Michelle has been receiving treatment for her ailment at the Cleveland Clinic […]
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died following coronavirus complications, his family has said. A statement on his Facebook page posted by his family said the 84-year-old “passed away this morning due to complications from COVID-19”. “He was fully vaccinated,” they said. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and […]
Bill Clinton has been released from hospital after spending four nights in the care of doctors. The former president, 75, appeared in good spirits as he left the University of California Irvine Medical Centre on the arm of wife Hillary today. Doctors treated him for a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream. The politician […]
MIAMI(AFP) – A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime was extradited Saturday (Oct 16) to the United States from Cape Verde, his legal team told AFP. Manuel Pinto Monteiro, a lawyer for Saab in Cape Verde, said “we were informed that Alex Saab was put on […]