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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US president Donald Trump announced Sunday that he had hired two lawyers to head the defense for his historic second impeachment trial. Trump introduced the lead lawyers — David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr — the day after reports said several members had left his legal team just over a week shy of his trial before the US Senate. Schoen is a trial lawyer who has said […]
Vaccines now made available for child care providers in the US District of Columbia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_05ERX394&feature=youtu.be The Department of Homeland Security took steps to implement President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Saftey in Domestic and International Travel. The National Emergency Determination is basically a declaration by David P. Pekoske, Acting DHS Secretary, that says that a national emergency exists and that he directs the Transportation Security Administration or the TSA to take actions […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A powerful winter storm is expected to dump deep snow on parts of the northeastern United States that are home to major cities like New York, after blanketing the nation’s capital on Sunday. The National Weather Service issued storm warnings from Virginia to Maine — home to tens of millions of people — and predicted snowfalls of 18 and 24 inches (45-60 centimeters) in southern New York, northeastern New Jersey […]
Canadians wanting a trip to a sunny destination in the Caribbean or Mexico are out of luck. New travel restrictions have been announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As of today, Trudeau says flights to those destinations are no longer available. Watch the details in this Eagle News International report prepared by Eagle News Service’s North America bureaus. (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) — The United States government said it is “alarmed” over reports of the detention of Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior officials of the country as it called on the Myanmar military to immediately release the officials it had detained. “The United States is alarmed by reports that the Burmese military has taken steps to undermine the country’s democratic transition, including the arrest of State Counselor Aung San […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Protesters briefly disrupted a coronavirus vaccination distribution center at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, US media reported Saturday. Several dozen people carrying signs demanding the end of lockdowns and promoting anti-vaccination conspiracy theories gathered at the entrance to the site, one of the largest in the US, social media posts showed. “There appears to be only about 30 protestors total. It’s not clear why they’ve shut off the whole […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US first lady Jill Biden will participate in efforts by her husband’s administration to reunite families split apart by former president Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, the White House said Friday. In line with his campaign promises, President Joe Biden plans to announce on Tuesday “his launch of a task force on reunifying families and children. Something that he is personally committed to, his wife Dr Biden is personally […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A more transmissible variant of the coronavirus that was identified in South Africa has been detected for the first time on US soil, officials said Thursday. The cases were found in the state of South Carolina in two adults with no travel history and no connection to each other, according to a statement. “The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 variant in our state is an important reminder to all South Carolinians […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — At least six people died and another nine were injured Thursday in a liquid nitrogen leak at a food-processing plant near the US city of Atlanta, police said. There were “5 fatalities confirmed on the scene” of the leak, police from Gainesville, Georgia told reporters, adding that 10 people were transported to hospital. One of those died in hospital, with three others in critical care. The leak did not cause […]
by Sylvie LANTEAUME Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — One week into the job, US President Joe Biden has sent a clear warning to Beijing against any expansionist intentions in East and Southeast Asia. In multiple calls and statements, he and his top security officials have underscored support for allies Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines, signalling Washington’s rejection of China’s disputed territorial claims in those areas. On Wednesday, Biden told […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Department of Homeland Security declared a nationwide terrorism alert Wednesday, citing the potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists opposed to Democrat Joe Biden as president. Extremists “emboldened” by the deadly January 6 assault on Congress by angry supporters of former president Donald Trump could undertake attacks against elected officials and government facilities, the alert said. The warning came as authorities in […]
By Ben Sheppard and AFP Bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an AFP tally on Tuesday, as newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden pledged to ramp up the United States’s struggling vaccine program. The number of cases, compiled from data provided by national health agencies, represents just a fraction of the real infections as the coronavirus has spread around the globe. The United States, […]
