Biden urged to renounce sole control of US nuclear weapons
A former US defense secretary has called on President-elect Joe Biden to reform the system that gives sole control of the nation’s nuclear arsenal to the…
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Google pulls Parler from app shop for ‘egregious content’
Google said Friday it had pulled the Parler app from its mobile store for allowing “egregious content” that could incite deadly violence like that seen at…
Read moreKiller fungus spread rampantly at US hospital Covid ward: study
Dozens of people being treated for Covid-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a…
Read moreDemonstrators march on Chicago gun violence after bloody 2020
Demonstrators marched through the frigid streets of Chicago Thursday in memory of victims of gun violence, which rose dramatically in the third-largest US city in 2020….
Read moreImmigrants in US both hopeful and wary of Biden
Immigrants in the US await Joe Biden’s presidency with a mix of hope and wariness — he spells relief after four years of tough restrictions under…
Read moreUS police shoot man dead during traffic stop, protesters gather
Police in Minneapolis shot a man dead during a traffic stop on Wednesday, seven months after the killing of George Floyd by an officer in the…
Read moreRepublican senator to object to certification of Biden win
A Republican senator said Wednesday that he will object to Congress’s certification next week of the results of the November 3 US presidential election, a move…
Read moreBiden, Trump to campaign in Georgia on eve of crucial Senate elections
President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will be holding duelling campaign rallies in Georgia on Monday, the eve of a pair of crucial Senate runoff…
Read morePolice officers involved in Breonna Taylor case fired
The Louisville, Kentucky police department on Tuesday fired two officers involved in the case of Breonna Taylor, the African-American woman whose death during a raid became…
Read moreBiden says Trump vaccine plan falling ‘far behind’
US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed a relentless effort to fight Covid-19 the moment he takes office, as he warned that Donald Trump’s vaccination drive…
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