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US Coast Guard says 39 missing after boat capsizes off Florida
Search mission launched after survivor said he was one of a group of migrants who left Bahamas on Saturday.
Rescuers from the United States Coast Guard are searching the waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast for 39 people reported missing…
Ukraine: US could sanction Putin personally if Russia invades, Biden says
US President Joe Biden says he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine.
Mr Biden said there would be "enormous consequences" for the world if Russia made a move on the nation, which sits on its…
Hostages freed after stand-off at Texas synagogue
Four people who were held hostage at a synagogue in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, have been freed unharmed after a 10-hour stand-off with police.
They were taken hostage during a morning service in Colleyville on Saturday.…
Russia is preparing a pretext for invading Ukraine: US official
Russia is preparing to create a pretext for a broader invasion of Ukraine and has already prepositioned operatives to conduct a “false flag operation”, officials in Washington have warned, echoing statements from Kyiv.
Russian special…
U.S. man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig-heart transplant
A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery at the University of Maryland Medicine, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors…
US open to discussions with Russia to limit military exercise in Ukraine
American officials have raised the possibility of restricting military maneuvers and missile deployments in Eastern Europe as long as Russia reciprocates ahead of talks on growing tensions as Russian forces encircle Ukraine.
Speaking on…
Hospitalisations surge for unvaccinated American children
Hospitalisations of children in the United States under five with COVID-19 have soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine.…
US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from duty-free programme
The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea out of a duty-free trade programme over alleged human rights violations and recent coups.
In a statement on Saturday, the US Trade Representative (USTR) said it terminated the three…
Restricted New Year’s Celebrations in Washington to limit the Spread of Covid-19
Despite tightened precautionary measures to limit the spread of the new Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’, cheerful crowds gathered near the Potomac River to see the New Year’s Eve fireworks. In this respect, many indicated that the last few years…
Apple closes all NYC stores to indoor shoppung as Omicron cases surge
The company did not say when it will reopen stores but has said customers can pick up online orders at the stores.
Apple Inc has closed all of its 12 New York City stores to indoor shopping as cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant…