Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun spectacularly broke with the junta before the General Assembly on Friday (File) United Nations: Myanmar’s military junta and the envoy sent by its toppled civilian government have launched contradictory claims over who represents the country at the United Nations, officials said Tuesday. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun spectacularly broke with the junta […]
Day: March 2, 2021
Twitter to boot users who persist with Covid-19 lies
Twitter said Monday it will start labeling misleading tweets about Covid-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation. The one-to-many messaging service introduced a “strike system” that will gradually escalate to a permanent ban after the fifth offending tweet. “We believe the strike system will help to educate the public on our […]
J.J. Watt’s covert T-shirt plan to keep his free-agent destination secret – Arizona Cardinals Blog
TEMPE, Ariz. — Before announcing his signing with the Arizona Cardinals, pass-rusher J.J. Watt wanted to keep his free agency recruitment a secret. For most of the process he was successful, but he ran into one last snag that could have spoiled his covert operation. After narrowing his list of finalists to “four or five” […]
Traits kids inherit from their fathers
There are certain traits a child inherits from their father’s genes! We tell you some peculiar ones Source link
Thirteen Die In Collision Of Truck, Crowded SUV Near U.S.-Mexico Border
HOLTVILLE, Calif.: At least 13 people were killed on Tuesday when a tractor-trailer slammed into a Ford Expedition crammed with 25 adults and children in the dusty farming community of Holtville near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said. Handmade wooden crosses stretched in a line across a patch of dry grass and dirt next to the […]
J.J. Watt says all signs kept pointing toward Arizona Cardinals
TEMPE, Ariz. — As teams continued to court J.J. Watt during his 16-day stint as a free agent, the three-time All-Pro pass rusher said all signs kept pointing him to the Arizona Cardinals, with whom he signed a two-year deal on Tuesday. He picked the Cardinals on Monday from a group of “four or five” […]
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
TAIPEI: The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.” The source of that hope: China – a country that Chile and dozens of other nations are depending on […]
Biden Administration Announces First Sanctions on Russia in Navalny Case
While the Navalny case was a vivid example of Russian brutality — his F.S.B. attackers stalked him as he traveled across Europe and apparently applied the nerve agent to his underwear — the Biden administration sees SolarWinds as a more direct attack on the United States. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, said the response […]
US Will Have Enough Vaccine Supply For All Adults By End May: Joe Biden
Biden said US would have sufficient vaccine supply by end of May to inoculate US adult population. Washington: President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would have sufficient vaccine supply by the end of May to inoculate the US adult population. “We’re now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in […]
Biden’s Picks for Financial Regulator Jobs Emphasize Transparency and Fairness
President Biden’s picks to lead two important regulatory agencies — the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — stressed twin goals of transparency and oversight of powerful interests on Tuesday, emphasizing that those who break laws must be held accountable for their actions. In a wide-ranging hearing before the Senate Banking […]