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Anthony Fauci bemoans impact of political divisiveness on US' response to Covid
"When I see people in this country, because of the divisiveness in our country, not getting vaccinated for reasons that have nothing to do with public health but have to do with divisiveness and ideological differences, as a physician, it pains me," Fauci said from the White House briefing room on tuesday. "I don't want to see anybody get infected, I don't want to see anybody hospitalized, and I don't want to see anybody die from Covid," he said.
10 killed in US Walmart shooting
According to Chesapeake police, a call reporting the shooting came in at 10.12 p.m. on Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency. A police spokesman said that the suspect, believed to be the store manager, opened fire then shot himself dead, reports the BBC. The shooting was believed to have happened inside the store, and that the suspect acted alone, the spokesman added.
Pakistan Army chief, not PM control decision-making on ties with India
This view was expressed at a Monday evening seminar in the US capital, Dawn news reported. "I don't think the future of US-Pakistan relations hinges on who will be the PM in Pakistan... more important is who will be the chief of army staff," said Lisa Curtis, who looked after South and Central Asian affairs at the Trump White House, adding it was the army that controlled decision-making on issues important to the US, such as the nuclear programme, Pakistan's relations with India, and counter-terrorism.
Mexico postpones Pacific Alliance meet after Peruvian Prez barred from travel
Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that "the Pacific Alliance meeting was suspended because the President of Peru was not allowed to attend", reports Xinhua news agency. Lopez Obrador has taken over the alliance's temporary presidency from Castill.
Germany warns of violent escalation after Turkish ops in Syria, Iraq
The Minister made the remarks at a press conference with her Turkish counterpart Suleyman Soylu on the second day of her two-day visit to Ankara, reports Xinhua news agency. "It is necessary to take into account the protection of civilians and we believe that it is necessary to be careful, especially in terms of preventing violence from escalating," she added, referring to Turkey's recent cross-border military operations in Syria and Iraq.
NASA Orion spacecraft makes closest flyby of Moon at 130 kms distance
According to NASA, on its sixth day into the Artemis I mission, Orion successfully completed its fourth orbital trajectory correction burn using the auxiliary engines ahead the first of two manoeuvres required to enter a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. The Orion spacecraft performed the Moon's closest flyby on November 21, the US space agency said in a statement late on Tuesday.
US SC clears way for Democrats to see Trump's tax returns
On Tuesday, the apex court Justices rejected Trump's bid in October to block a lower court's ruling that granted the panel's request for his financial records, the BBC reported. Trump, who is facing multiple investigations related to his business practices, became the first President in 40 years not to release his tax returns.
Rajnath Singh meets US Defense Secy in Cambodia, pitches expertise in aircraft maintenance
During the meeting with Austin, he looked forward to building a roadmap towards greater defence industrial collaboration between their countries. Highlighting India's growing expertise in aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and ship-building, repairs and refits, he uggested specific areas where US defence companies can look for technology cooperation and manufacturing opportunities with Indian partners in India.
PTI doesn't need campaigning to return to power: Imran Khan
Addressing a seminar, the PTI chief said free and fair elections are needed immediately to lift the country out of the ongoing economic turmoil in order to restore stability and confidence, Express Tribune reported. "The more the government delays elections, the more beneficial it will be for the PTI and we will not even need to campaign due to the current situation of the country," he said.
Pakistan's most powerful man, Gen Bajwa leaves in a significantly weaker position
Uzair M. Younus, Director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center wrote in Dawn, that such has been the failure of this experiment that the military is back to dealing with the likes of Zardari and Nawaz to stabilise a collapsing political economy.
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