A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president’s legal team a “national embarrassment”.
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GWP Appoints New Executive Secretary
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) Steering Committee announced the appointment of Mr Dario Soto-Abril (pictured) as GWP Executive Secretary, effective March 1, 2021. Soto-Abril joins GWP after serving as Global CEO at Fairtrade International since February 2017.
Biden urges mask-wearing to save ‘thousands of lives’
US President-elect Joe Biden has appealed to Americans to wear a mask as the best way to “turn this pandemic around”. Mr Biden said the US faced a “very dark winter” and the “worst wave yet”, and Americans had to…
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 50 million, deaths 1.25 mln
AP/UNB, Nov 09 – Global confirmed coronavirus cases have surged past 50 million on Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The number of global Covid-19 cases rose to 50,327,258 and 1,255,490 people have died from the virus…
A Defiant Trump Golfs as Media Declare His Defeat
STERLING, VIRGINIA – U.S. President Donald Trump was on a golf outing at his private country club in northern Virginia when U.S. media organizations projected his reelection defeat.
Biden defeats Trump for White House, says ‘time to heal’
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 07 – Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to be a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a nation gripped…
Kamala Harris makes history
AP/UNB, Nov 07 – Kamala Harris made history on Saturday as the first woman to become vice president of the United States. And she didn’t stop there. Harris is also the first Black person as well as the first South…
Covid-19: Global cases surge past 49 million, deaths 1.24 mn
AP/UNB, Nov 07 – Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Europe and the United States, the caseload in the world surged past 49 million on Saturday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
World waits nervously, impatiently for US vote count
AP/UNB, Nov 04 – From Ford Model T cars that popped off the assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burgers, the United States has had a major hand in making the world a frenetic and impatient…
Protecting vote from security risks in US 2020 elections
The potential for intimidation and violence by extremist individuals or groups during and after the United States general election on November 3, 2020 has been raised by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), national security experts, civil and human rights…
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 45 million, deaths 1.18 mln
AP/UNB, Oct 31 – The global confirmed cases of Covid-19 exceeded 45 million on Saturday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The data shows the Covid-19 cases reached 45,477,552 while 1,187,023 more fatalities recorded till this…
Gambia v Myanmar: Proceeding on the merits
On October 23, The Gambia filed a more than 500-page Memorial, which also includes more than 5000 pages of supporting material, in its lawsuit against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, making its case for how…
After nearly a decade away, La Niña weather system is back
30 October 2020 – Many will be familiar with El Niño – the ocean-warming phenomenon that affects global weather patterns – but how about La Niña, which is linked to cooler sea temperatures?
New Judge Barrett in: US SC has 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
The US Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a victory for President Donald Trump a week before the general election.
Trump, Biden Spar as Last Debate Opens
WASHINGTON – U.S. Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, sparred sharply Thursday night about the country’s world-leading coronavirus death toll at their second and final debate 12 days before the Nov. 3 national…
Coronavirus: Global cases exceed 41 mln, deaths 1.13 mln
AP/UNB, Oct 22 – More than 41 million people have been infected with Covid-19 globally on Thursday, according to the data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total number of infections around the world has reached 41, 148,042 with 1,130,…
Coronavirus: Global cases climb to 40.5 mln; deaths 1.12 mln
The global Covid-19 cases surpassed 40.5 million on Wednesday amid reports of growing infections in Europe and the USA. According to the latest tally of John Hopkins University (JHU), the total coronavirus cases reached 40,564,075 with 1,123,767 fatalities as of…
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold
AP/UNB, Oct 10 – Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than…
White House hosted Covid ‘superspreader’ event, says Dr Fauci
Top US virus expert Dr Anthony Fauci has criticised the White House for hosting a gathering last month that has been linked to an outbreak of Covid-19.
Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 08 – President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced it will take place virtually because of the president’s diagnosis of COVID-19.
Trump back at Oval Office work days after testing positive
Back in the Oval Office, Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have access to the treatment he had. US President Donald Trump has returned to work and held briefings at the Oval Office less than a week after he…
Trump ends Covid budget stimulus relief talks
US President Donald Trump has said he is ending negotiations over a Covid-19 relief bill, and will only resume talks after the election.
Coronavirus: Global caseload hits 34.8 mn, deaths 1.03 mn
The confirmed Covid-19 cases now reached 34,791,855 globally as of Sunday morning, according to the latest tally of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 02 – President Donald Trump has joined a growing group of world leaders who have been infected with the coronavirus. Some, like Trump, had been accused of not taking the pandemic seriously. A few are now sending…
Global Covid-19 cases surge past 34 mn, deaths 1.02 mn
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 02 – The confirmed coronavirus caseload across the world has crossed 34 million on Friday morning, according to the latest tally provided by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
$100 bln corporate bailout for US Fossil Fuel Industry
“Big Oil’s $100 Billion Bender: How The U.S. Government Provided a Safety Net for the Flagging Fossil Fuel Industry”, says one report from Friends of the Earth US, Public Citizen, and BailoutWatch.
Global Covid-19 caseload exceeds 33.8mln deaths one mln
The confirmed Covid-19 cases exceeded 33.8 million globally as of Thursday morning, according to latest tally of Johns Hopkins University.
Global Covid-19 death toll hits 992,984; cases 32.7 mn
Global death toll due to Covid-19 reached 992,984 on Sunday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, the confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 32,747, 374 globally, according to the JHU data. The United States remains the country worst hit…
Coronavirus: Global cases exceed 32 mn; deaths 981, 754
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 32 million on Friday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Navalny posts photo of him walking, describes recovery
MOSCOW, Sept 19, 2020 (AFP) – Russia’s leading opposition politician Alexei Navalny announced Saturday that he could now walk with a “tremble”, and gave the first detailed account of his recovery nearly a month after being poisoned.