News Archives for World - 2021-02-20

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World Updated 20 Feb, 2021 02:31pm

U.S. Democrat opposes Biden budget pick Tanden, risking confirmation and complicating agenda

WASHINGTON: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Friday he opposes President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 12:06pm

U.S. House Democrats advance $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill took a step forward on Friday as a...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 11:32am

Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity grows

Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned ...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 11:24am

New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday

New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 11:18am

U.S. extends travel restrictions at land borders with Canada, Mexico through March 21

WASHINGTON:U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least March...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 11:15am

Facebook has 'tentatively friended' us again, Australia says

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 11:12am

Exclusive: New York City tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has subpoenaed a New York City property tax agency as part of a criminal...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 11:08am

Mexico posts 857 more coronavirus deaths, 7,829 new cases

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Friday registered 857 additional fatalities due to the coronavirus, bringing the...

World Published 20 Feb, 2021 06:47am

Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump in presidential debut on world stage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday drew a sharp contrast with the foreign policy of his much-derided predecessor, Donald Trump, and urged democracies to work together to challenge abuses by autocratic states such as China and Russia.