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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.
Trump administration extends freeze on H-1B visas until March 31; Indian IT professionals to be hit
The decision will impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and various American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the fiscal year 2021.
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.
25 killed in Syria ambush
Also confirming the attack, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamic State (IS) terror group targeted three buses carrying soldiers in the road to Deir al-Zour province.
22 killed in Yemen airport explosions
According to a statement released by the pro-government Ministry based in the southern port city of Aden, 50 others were also injured in the blasts on Wednesday
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.
Argentina’s Senate passes landmark bill to legalise abortion
"We did it sisters. We made history. We did it together. There are no words for this moment, it passes through the body and the soul,” tweeted Monica Macha, a lawmaker with President Alberto Fernandez’ centre-left ruling coalition which supported the law.
Italy to vaccinate 10-15 mn people by April: PM Giuseppe Conte
According to the nation's vaccination plan, which was approved by Parliament on December 2, these initial categories will be followed by teachers and other essential service providers, as well as prison inmates and staff. The rest of the population will be vaccinated after all these categories are covered.
China deploying underwater drones in Indian Ocean for naval intelligence purposes: Report
HI Sutton in his report in the Forbes magazine, said that the sea gliders deployed by China in large numbers are a type of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV). Launched in mid-December 2019 after making over 3,400 observations, the sea gliders were recovered in February by China.
Portugal set to take over EU Presidency from Germany
In a video message on Wednesday, Costa congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel "on the excellent work at the helm of the EU", highlighting "the joint purchase of vaccines and simultaneous distribution to all member states", and the "approval of a robust response to the economic and social effects of the pandemic".
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