For years, America has been well known for its gun violence, but last year, the statistics were off the scale. There has been a rise in shootings, but also a rise in the number of people going to buy guns. In the US, on average, there is a mass shooting every single day. But what […]
For years, America has been well known for its gun violence, but last year, the statistics were off the scale. There has been a rise in shootings, but also a rise in the number of people going to buy guns. In the US, on average, there is a mass shooting every single day. But what […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Democrats in Congress said they are ploughing ahead with President Joe Biden’s proposal for legislation that revamps immigration policy, but widening Republican opposition could push the debate on a comprehensive measure into later this year or next. Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, said he will introduce legislation reflecting Mr Biden’s […]
This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the W.H.O. a day after President Biden reinstated American ties. Rio de Janeiro postponed Carnival celebrations until 2022 as Brazil struggles with surges, variants and lagging vaccinations. Fears of […]
WASHINGTON (AFP, REUTERS) – In his first White House briefing as President Joe Biden’s top advisor on Covid-19, Dr Anthony Fauci said it was “liberating” that he could focus on science without fear of repercussion now that Mr Donald Trump had left office. Dr Fauci said based on recent seven-day averages, coronavirus infections may be […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Joe Biden unveiled a national strategy to combat the coronavirus while issuing a sobering warning: The pandemic is likely to claim another 100,000 lives over roughly the next month and will worsen before it improves. “We’ll move Heaven and Earth to get more people vaccinated for free,” Biden said on Thursday […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the FBI to investigate the role Parler, a social media website and app popular with the American far right, played a role in the violence at the U.S. Capitol. Representative Carolyn Maloney, who chairs the panel, cited press reports that […]
TORONTO — For years, Peter Nygard presented himself as a rags-to-riches story: a multimillionaire who built a fashion empire from nothing, hobnobbed with Canadian prime ministers and traveled between his luxurious homes on a private jet, surrounded by women a fraction of his age. And he was a modern Juan Ponce de León, claiming to […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US Senator Bernie Sanders, wrapped up in a winter coat and mittens at the presidential inauguration, is now a fashion icon for looking like he was running an errand at the historic event. Amid a sea of designer coats, the 79-year-old senator made a sartorial statement on Wednesday by showing up […]
Joe Biden has signed 10 new executive orders in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus across the United States. On his first full day in office, the newly-inaugurated president launched measures on vaccines, masks and testing. He hit out at Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying his predecessor’s administration lacked the “urgency, […]