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Joe Biden vows to lay out groundwork for next relief package
"As I've said before, the bipartisan Covid relief package passed in December is an important step, but just a downpayment," Biden said in a speech on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware, referring to the $900 billion relief plan recently approved by Congress. "Next week, I will be laying out the groundwork for the next Covid economic relief package that meets this critical moment for our economy and country," the President-elect added.
Washington tightens security measures for legislative session
"As legislators begin their work on behalf of the people of the state of Washington, we must do whatever we can to ensure that they can do that work without fear, intimidation or harassment," Inslee said in a statement on Friday. "The actions we saw in both Washington D.C. and Olympia earlier this week were completely unacceptable and will not be repeated in our state capital again," he said in a statement.
EU secures deal to double Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine supply
With the 600 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses and 160 million doses of Moderna vaccine, both authorised for conditional marketing in the EU, the bloc would have an amount enough to vaccinate 380 million Europeans, which is "more than 80 per cent of the European population", noted von der Leyen.
Over 100 Britain MPs, Lords write to PM on Indian farmers
The letter seeks to ensure that the UK Prime Minister reaffirms the importance of the right to peaceful protest internationally, has a full understanding of this important issue and asks him to raise this matter with the Indian Prime Minister, following the cancellation of their meeting in India, planned later this month.
Chinese foreign ministry condemns Mike Pompeo's 'lying diplomacy'
Spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on Pompeo's tweet, in which he claimed that the current US administration has released more information about the Communist Party of China threat to the American people and US businesses than any other administration, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Pelosi wants Trump barred from access to nuclear codes, starting wars
Two members of his cabinet had reportedly begun informal consultations on ousting him using a constitutional provision with only 12 days left for him to leave the office. Pelosi's call to the US military's top general was revealed in a letter she wrote on Friday to fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives increasing pressure on Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to act.
Must resign or face impeachment, Nancy Pelosi tells US House members on Trump
She also added that she was consulting the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley about “preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes.”
'Incredibly accomplished' Indian Americans on Biden national security team
Tarun Chhabra, a first-generation American and a graduate of Stanford University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School, will serve as Senior Director for Technology and National Security. Sumona Guha, a graduate of Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University, has been appointed as Senior Director for South Asia and former journalist Shanthi Kalathil will be Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights.
London mayor declares 'major incident' due to rising Covid infections
The London mayor on Friday said that he is "declaring a major incident because the threat this virus poses to our city is at crisis point", Xinhua news agency reported. "If we do not take immediate action now, our NHS (National Health Service) could be overwhelmed and more people will die," he said.
Twitter bans Donald Trump's account, citing risk of incitement of violence
On Twitter, Donald Trump's handle is now an almost empty white canvas, frozen at 51 followed accounts, 88.7 million followers and two words on the centre of the screen saying "Account suspended".
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