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Trumps received Covid vax before leaving WH
Former US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump were administered coronavirus vaccines in private before they departed the White House in January, according to a media report.
Iran accuses Israel of 'inducing panic' in Persian Gulf
Earlier Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for an explosion aboard the MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged vehicle-carrier ship, in the Sea of Oman. The ship was sailing out of the Middle East to Singapore on February 26.
Biden administration to allow migrant families separated at US-Mexico border to reunite
"We are hoping to reunite the families either here or in their country of origin. We hope to be in a position to give them the election and if in fact they seek to reunite here in the United States, we will explore lawful pathways for them to remain in the United States and to address the family needs," Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said in a White House briefing on Monday.
World won't finish with Covid-19 by end-2021: WHO
"I think it will be very premature, and I think unrealistic, to think that we're going to finish with this virus by the end of the year," Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, said at a press conference on Monday.
H1B on backburner as Biden focuses on 470,000 pending US immigrant visa cases
On February 24, the Biden administration issued a proclamation revoking the Trump ban that blocked individuals from entering the United States on immigrant visas but did not lift the freeze on H-1B, J-1, and L-1 visas, which remain in effect and are set to expire on March 31.
Joe Biden backs Amazon workers' effort to unionise
US President Joe Biden has offered his support to unionisation efforts of workers, as employees of Amazon in an Alabama warehouse vote on whether to unionise.
Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee demands punishment for Saudi Prince
"It is essential that the Crown Prince, who ordered the brutal murder of a blameless and innocent person, should be punished without delay," the BBC quoted Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz as saying in a statement.
"This will not only bring the justice we have been seeking.... but it could also prevent similar acts recurring.
Myanmar's former de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court via video link
Myanmar's former de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday appeared in court here via video link, marking her first public appearance since her detention and the sebsequent military coup on February 1.Since her detention, the former State Counsellor has been under house arrest in an undisclosed location, said a BBC report.
Donald Trump hints at 2024 run, attacks Republicans
Speaking in public on Sunday for the first time since leaving office, Trump did not admit defeat in the November 3, 2020, election and instead said "I may even decide to defeat them a third time". He tamped down speculation that he may start a third party calling it fake news seeking to divide the Republican vote "so that you can never win".
Trump repeats environment criticism of India in 1st speech after WH departure
Trump attacked his successor Joe Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris Climate Change Agreement asserting that the US had "the cleanest air the cleanest water", but it was accepting restrictions that would cost jobs and affect the economy while India, China and Russia were the polluters.
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