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Group of Republican Senators to object to certification of US presidential election results
However, Ted Cruz of Texas and 10 other Senate Republicans said in a statement on Saturday that they will vote against accepting the election results unless Congress appoints an Electoral Commission for "an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in the disputed states", reports Xinhua news agency.
'Significant concern': US Congress slams China for PLA's aggression in Ladakh
The legislation became law after the Republican-controlled Senate voted 81-13 to pass it, with way more than the two-third votes required to override a presidential veto. The Democratic-led House of Representatives had passed the override last week with a similarly overwhelming support - 322 to 87.
US Congress overrides Donald Trump's defence spending bill veto
The Republican-controlled Senate held a rare New Year's Day session to debate the move, which had already been voted for by the House of Representatives. The $740 billion bill will fund defence policy for the year to come. Trump, who leaves office in a few weeks, objected to certain provisions in the bill.
US deploys warships in Taiwan strait on 2021 eve: Caustic message to China
USS John S. McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur, steamed through the Taiwan Strait on New Year's Eve, according to the U.S. Naval Institute. This was the 13th occasion in 2020 that US warships had passed through the Taiwan strait, which China claims as its own. The US 7th Fleet described the passage as adhering to international law and demonstrating the American commitment to a "free and open Indo-Pacific," according to the report.
WHO approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
While many countries rely on their own regulatory systems for vaccine approvals, some countries with weak system depend on WHO's nod to a great extent for rolling out their national vaccination programmes. The WHO's emergency validation also enables Unicef and the Pan-American Health Organization to procure the vaccine for distribution to countries in need, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
We have to be remembered for what's been done: Donald Trump
The US President posted a video on Twitter in which he said, "We have to be remembered for what's been done." Trump hasn't accepted his defeat in the Presidential elections of November 2020 yet. Amid fight with Congress over a defence bill and coronavirus aid, he returned to Washington from his Florida resort.
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial shows 94.1% efficacy: Study
The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, provides evidence that the vaccine, mRNA-1273, can prevent symptomatic infection. The results are similar to the first interim analysis of the study announced by Moderna in November which showed vaccine efficacy of 94.5 per cent.
US adjusts tariffs on certain EU products
Washington started to impose additional tariffs on a wide range of European products worth $7.5 billion in October 2019, after a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on subsidies to the EU aircraft Airbus, reports Xinhua news agency. Following a similar WTO decision on subsidies to Boeing earlier this year, the EU slapped additional tariffs on US products worth $4 billion in November.
US flies B-52 bombers to Middle East as 'show of force'
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that the deployment, which was executed by two B-52H strategic bombers, aimed to underscore the "US military's commitment to regional security and demonstrate a unique ability to rapidly deploy overwhelming combat power on short notice", reports Xinhua news agency.
Ready to try Daniel Pearl murderers if Pakistan courts can't: United States
The strong statement from the US comes in the wake of the Sindh High Court's decision to order release of accused from detention, which came months after the same court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Sheikh and acquitting three other men linked to the case. The verdict had sparked outrage with serious criticism coming over the credibility of the country's judicial and legal justice system.
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