The new rule takes effect next Wednesday, March 10. " Texas is far better positioned now than when I issued my last executive order back in October, and we are in a completely different position than when I issued my first executive order last March", Abbott said , adding that Texas has an abundance of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 tests. [Full Article...]
Following Xia's remarks, pro-Beijing politician Rita Fan also proposed sweeping changes to the legislature and district councils to ensure that only "patriots" serve as lawmakers and members of the chief executive election committee. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken led worldwide criticism of the latest charges, calling for the group's immediate release, as western powers accused Beijing of s... [Full Article...]
What meaning Tehran took from the attack on its proxies remains unclear. More importantly, leaders in Tehran have taken measure of President Biden's pledge to use renewed diplomacy to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and his desire to curtail America's decades-long military activities in the Middle East, both of which suggest a less bellicose approach than embraced by President Donald T... [Full Article...]
Ghana gets delivery of COVID19 vaccines from the COVAX facility [PHOTO CREDIT: @WHOAFRO] The WHO statement thus suggests Nigeria may not receive, this week, its expected four million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines through COVAX. The initiative known as COVAX was formed by the World Health Organization, the vaccines alliance GAVI and a coalition for epidemic innovations called CEPI. [Full Article...]
NSW Police have confirmed that human remains located on a beach in the Bega Valley belong to missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick , who was reported missing past year. The shoe found at the beach was the running shoe Ms Caddick was last seen wearing during to ASIC raid. Melissa Caddick was last seen at her Dover Heights home in November. [Full Article...]
In the Supreme Court's written ruling, Lord Reed said: "It is, of course, true that a deprivation decision may have serious consequences for the person in question: although she can not be rendered stateless, the loss of her British citizenship may nevertheless have a profound effect upon her life, especially where her alternative nationality is one with which she has little real connection". [Full Article...]
Intent on strengthening relations with Riyadh, previous USA president Donald Trump's administration avoided making the report public or naming Prince Mohammed in the case. The intelligence assessment is not new. The Saudi government maintains that Khashoggi was killed in a "rogue" operation without Prince Mohammed's prior knowledge. [Full Article...]
But they - as well as prominent Indian Americans across the country - began to redouble their efforts Friday after Sen. And they should also remember that when it comes to West Virginia, Democrats don't have a prayer for any senator better than Joe Manchin . [Full Article...]