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Biden fine after stumbling on stairs to Air Force One
In the nine-second video, he edited a clip of his father Donald Trump playing golf with the snippet of Joe Biden falling up the stairs, making it look as though he had hit him with a golf ball which caused his fall. Twitter users have found a solution to Biden's fall. As he jogs up the stairs, Biden trips and falls three times, each time apparently worse than the previous one. [Full Article...]
CDC relaxes school social distancing rules; desks can be closer together
But a very specific key piece of evidence that the CDC director, Rochelle Walensky, cited today was a study that came out of MA. Adults should still stay six feet away from each other and from children because transmission there has shown to be more common, the guidance reads. [Full Article...]
Biden says too many Asian Americans are living in fear
Biden and Harris will meet community leaders and state lawmakers from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community to hear concerns about the killings and discuss a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes , the White House said . "I was definitely very outraged", she said. Bernard Dong, a 24-year-old student from China at Georgia Tech, said he came out to the protest across from the Capitol to de... [Full Article...]
U.S., China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden
Yang Jiechi, director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office for China addresses the US delegation at the opening session of US-China talks. The United States accused China of "grandstanding" for its domestic audience, and both sides suggested the other had broken diplomatic protocol. I believe strongly in the prospects the United Kingdom can offer for those who want to make their ... [Full Article...]
Canadian's trial in China wraps up quickly, verdict pending: diplomat
A separate trial for ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig, also arrested in 2018, would follow on Monday in Beijing. The trial dates come as tensions between Canada and China rise on a number of issues ranging from the political crackdown in Hong Kong to allegations of genocide against China's Uyghur Muslim minority. [Full Article...]
Daily cases hit 4-month high in France as Paris faces lockdown
The city of 2.1 million now has an incidence rate of over 400 infections per 100,000 residents. "The moment has come to go further, with more demanding restrictions where things are most critical", Castex told a news conference. Covid-19 infections are stubbornly high in France, which has not imposed any nationwide lockdown since a year ago, as pressure on hospitals in the Paris region forces ... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom lockdown could be EXTENDED due to 'significantly constrained' vaccine supply
Hancock added that, separately, a batch of 1.7 million vaccine doses had been delayed as it had to be retested, without specifying the manufacturer. Supply constraints are the biggest threat to Britain's vaccine rollout - now the swiftest among the world's major economies - and health officials warned that the programme would face a significant reduction in supplies from March 29. [Full Article...]
European Union chief warns of action to protect pledged vaccine supplies
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen has threatened on Wednesday to bloc all vaccines to the United Kingdom to protect the bloc's stockpile. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson said he was about to get his vaccine. "I trust AstraZeneca. I trust the vaccines", she said. "We all said it a year ago on PPE". [Full Article...]