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Joe Biden revokes executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat
"President Biden revoked and replaced three E.O.s (executive orders) that aimed to prohibit transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and eight other communications and financial technology software applications; two of these E.O.s are subject to litigation," the White House said in a fact sheet released on Wednesday.
Fauci warns of new Covid variant spreading rapidly in UK
The Delta variant, known by the scientific name B.1.617.2, has spread from where it was first discovered in India to over 60 countries, according to the World Health Organization, Xinhua reported. More than 6 percent of the sequenced Covid-19 infections in the US trace to the highly transmissible Delta variant, Fauci said on Tuesday.
US mounts pressure on Pak for access to military bases after Afghan withdrawal
However, Pakistan does not seem to be ready to facilitate the US to station itself in Pakistani bases to operate drones, like it did previously. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has clearly refused to facilitate the US with any airbase to operate from Pakistani soil.
Nepal's new Foreign Minister seeks India's support for Covid vaccines
The Nepalese Foreign Minister made the request to Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who paid a courtesy call on him and handed over the congratulatory message of Indian Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar. Nepal had earlier received two million doses of Covishield from India, of which one million was under a grant and the rest procured by it from the Serum Institute of India.
German election polling suggests Greens continuing to lose ground
The poll, which was commissioned by RTL and ntv and published on Wednesday, has the CDU/CSU on 27 per cent - an increase of two points - while the Greens share fell two points to 22 per cent. All other parties remain unchanged compared with last week's figures. These suggest the SPD and FDP would come in at 14 per cent, the AfD at 9 and the Linke (Left Party) at 6, DPA reported.
Dhaka, Karachi in world's ten least liveable cities
However, overall, the COVID-19 pandemic caused liveability to decline - as cities experienced lockdowns and significant strains on their healthcare system. This led to an unprecedented level of change in the rankings, with many of the cities that were previously ranked as the most liveable tumbling.
Donald Trump welcomes Nigeria ban on Twitter
Trump issued a statement late on Tuesday, supporting the Nigerian government's decision to suspend Twitter activities, the media reported. Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, which just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech - all voices should be heard," Trump said.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 173.8mn
In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 173,887,864 and 3,744,378, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,390,694 and 598,323, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Kamala Harris runs into stonewall called Joe
Four months out from the time Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office, panic is creeping into the Democratic Party. Campaign promises remain on the to-do list -- blocked by both Republicans and Democrats.
Overseas Americans feel left behind in vaccination: Report
According to the report, unlike expatriates from most other countries, American expats are required to pay US taxes, but their request to "have a vaccine" has been denied by the White House. "We have not historically provided private health care for Americans living overseas, so that remains our policy," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was quoted as saying in the report.
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