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Russia summons UK envoy over warship intrusion
The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned UK Ambassador Deborah Bronnert and "strongly" protested against the violation by a British warship of Moscow's "territorial waters" in the Black Sea. If such provocations happen again, "all responsibility for their possible consequences will rest entirely on the British side", the Ministry warned.
6 bills to rein in Big Tech firms hurtle forward in US Congress
Six bills taking aim at the Big Tech market power are hurtling forward in the US Congress with bipartisan support even as a House panel has pushed forward an ambitious legislative package that seeks to rein in Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple by targeting their ownership of mighty online platforms in combination with other lines of business that kill competition.
Nancy Pelosi tells Tim Cook to let antitrust bills play out: Report
On Thursday, the House Speaker detailed her conversation with Cook but maintained her stance that American privacy and data are at the ends of giant technology companies. "If you have substantive concerns -- and they have members who have voted with them on this -- they can put forth what they want to put forth," said House Speaker Pelosi.
Russia to strengthen military capabilities to counter NATO threat
"The recent NATO summit demonstrated unprecedented anti-Russian sentiment and confirmed the alliance's desire to occupy the role of the world's police," Patrushev said at the ninth Moscow Conference on International Security on Thursday. He pointed to the bloc's increased military spending that went up by 4 per cent in 2020 despite a global economic decline.
Joe Biden says he has reached deal with bipartisan senators on infrastructure plan
"We had a really good meeting and to answer the direct question, we have a deal," Biden told reporters at the White House after a meeting with the senators. "We've all agreed that none of us got what we all would have wanted. I clearly didn't get all I wanted. They gave more than I think they were maybe inclined to give in the first place," Biden said.
3 dead, 99 missing in US Florida building collapse
At least 12 people were injured in the incident, two of them in critical condition, the Xinhua news agency reported. It's unclear exactly how many residents were in the building when the incident happened. Surfside officials said they couldn't confirm any number of missing people, but the situation looked dire.
US House Democrats to create select committee to probe Jan 6 Capitol riot
"It is imperative that we seek the truth for what happened," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. "The timetable will be as long as it takes," she said, leaving open the possibility that the probe could extend into 2022, a mid-election year, the Xinhua news agency reported. Pelosi did not reveal details about the composition of the committee, or who she'll choose to lead it.
Covid: US sees sharpest decline in life expectancy since WWII
The numbers are even worse for people of colour. On average, whereas life expectancy among white Americans decreased by 1.36 years in 2020, it decreased by 3.25 years in Black Americans and 3.88 years in Hispanic Americans, revealed the research published in the journal of the British Medical Association.
Covid-induced lockdowns had modest effect on PM 2.5: Study
PM 2.5 is the leading environmental risk factor for premature mortality globally. A team led by Washington University in St Louis, US, showed that the reports proclaiming Covid lockdowns drastically reduced pollution were mostly referring to nitrogen dioxide, NO2, a reactive gas emitted from burning fuel.
China unleashes propaganda blitz on eve of CCP centenary
For President Xi Jinping and his hardline supporters in the party, the occasion comes as a much-awaited diversion from burning issues like ethnic strife, the Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic disparities and rising unemployment, pro-democracy demands in Hong Kong and voices for independence in Taiwan, apart from growing criticism from a multitude of neighbours involved in territorial disputes with China.
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