US Covid-19 booster shot campaign to start with only Pfizer: source

A White House plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots will most likely start this month only with the vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech , a narrower initiative than anticipated, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

US seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its govt

The U.S. Congress is likely to finance U.N. and other agencies providing humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan but there is virtually no chance it will directly fund a new Taliban-led government, congressional aides said on Friday.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

US judge rejects bid for patent by AI ‘inventor’

A US judge has ruled that artificial intelligence can’t get a patent for its creations, ruling that such a privilege is reserved for
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Facebook mistakenly labels black men ‘primates’

Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for “primates” in video at the social network.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Delta variant doesn’t cause more severe illness

US pediatric Covid hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study that offers a first look at the relevant data suggests that fears the variant causes more severe disease are unfounded.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Biden orders release of secret 9/11 documents

US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered declassification over the next six months of still secret documents from the government investigation into the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

When Biden sounded like Trump

“America is back,” goes President Joe Biden’s catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from Afghanistan shows America won’t be back to business as usual.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Biden orders release of secret 9/11 documents

US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered declassification over the next six months of still secret documents from the government investigation into the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
4 September 2021, 02:27 AM

US grounds Virgin Galactic after space flight ‘mishap’

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said it was grounding space flights by Virgin Galactic while it investigates why the company’s July mission carrying Richard Branson deviated from its planned trajectory.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

44 dead as flash floods hit US northeast

Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in four northeastern US states overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event officials blamed on climate change.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

NZ Knife Rampage: IS-inspired attacker shot dead, 6 hurt

An Islamic State-inspired attacker injured six people in a New Zealand supermarket knife rampage yesterday, before being shot dead by undercover police officers who had him under round-the-clock surveillance.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead

Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that swept away cars, submerged New York City subway lines and grounded airline flights, officials said on Thursday.
3 September 2021, 07:14 AM

Ukraine’s Zelensky seeks Biden’s support on Nato

President Joe Biden assured Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday that the United States opposes “Russian aggression” but he showed no sign of moving on requests to open Nato to the eastern European country.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

More News

The United States has thrown away at least 15.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines since March 1, according to a report by NBC News.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Quotes of the day

This is the right decision. A wise decision. And the best decision for America. President Joe Biden on US troops pull out from Afghanistan
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM

UN sees fivefold surge in 50 yrs

The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing more than 2 million people and costing $3.64 trillion in total losses, a UN agency said yesterday.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist spot

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a huge wildfire loomed over a major US tourist spot, filling the air with choking smoke.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Hurricane Ida ravages Louisiana

Rescuers on Monday combed through the “catastrophic” damage Hurricane Ida inflicted on Louisiana, a day after the fierce storm killed at least two people, stranded others in rising floodwaters and sheared the roofs off homes.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Thousands protest curbs on minority voting rights in US

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Washington, Houston, Atlanta and other US cities to protest against laws in several Republican-led states that critics say will make it harder for minorities to vote.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Gun that killed Billy the Kid fetches $6m

The pistol used to kill the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid in the days of the American Wild West has been auctioned for $6.03 million, a world record for a firearm.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM