Bengal’s Covid-19 scenario on Wednesday dipped slightly with 85 fresh cases of the contagion reported from various districts of the state taking the tally to 20,19,832, the health department said.
The United States on Wednesday moved to lift some Trump-era restrictions on remittances and travel to Cuba even as it fended off criticism for blocking the Communist-run island and long-time foe from attending a regional summit this week.
Review: Chaos reigns in ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’
It’s hard to fault anyone for trying to recapture that magic — a filmmaker, a studio, or an audience looking for a fun time at the movies. Even Spielberg himself had trouble. But now, somehow, we’re six movies and three decades in and about as far as one could get from the spark that made that first one so special as we supposedly bid farewell to the “Jurassic World” era with “ Jurassic World: Dominion.”
Venezuelan leader, barred from US summit, arrives in Turkey
Amazon’s indigenous leaders make plea at Americas summit
The custodians of the primal forests that stretch across eight Latin American countries said national leaders gathering in Los Angeles this week had to listen to them if they wanted to save the Amazon.
The Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol played out for the world to see, but the House committee investigating the attack believes a more chilling story has yet to be told — about t he president and the people whose actions put American democracy at risk.
With personal accounts and gruesome videos the 1/6 committee expects Thursday’s prime-time hearing to begin to show that America’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away. It will reconstruct how the president, Donald Trump, refused to concede the 2020 election, spread false claims of voter fraud and orchestrated an unprecedented public and private campaign to overturn Joe Biden’s victory.
The Union Health Ministry is set to transform the Covid ‘war room’ into a ‘Health emergency operation centre.’ The inauguration of this refurbished centre will be done soon (ANI)
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported 195 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the caseload to 34,56,512 till date while the death toll remained unchanged at 38,025 with nil fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.
Canada relaxes tenure of ‘super-visas’, parents & grandparents can stay for 5 years per entry
US unveils new Latin America economic plan at reboot summit dogged by dissent
Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims
Fourth-grade student Miah Cerrillo, who survived a mass shooting at her Texas school by smearing herself with a classmate’s blood, was set to testify on Wednesday before a U.S. congressional panel as lawmakers work to find a compromise gun safety bill.
Biden and Bolsonaro to have awkward first meeting at Americas summit
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.
Wall Street points lower after two days of gains
Iran turned off two surveillance cameras of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that monitored one of its atomic sites, state television reported Wednesday (AP)
The United States on Wednesday announced a $100 million initiative to train half a million health workers across Latin America, its latest pledge at a major summit in Los Angeles.
San Francisco voters oust district attorney in test of crime concerns
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Tuesday to pursue accountability over the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh wherever facts lead, amid heated dispute between Israeli and Palestinian authorities on how she died.
January 6, 2021: When US democracy was shaken to its core
On January 6, 2021, thousands of Americans answered defeated president Donald Trump’s call to descend on Washington and protest against the outcome of the presidential election. Within a few hours, the US Congress had been overrun in scenes of mayhem without precedent in two centuries.
Helium shortage deflates American celebrations
Helium balloons are part of nearly every American celebration, but a global shortage of the lighter-than-air gas has disrupted many traditions.One college football team has suspended its traditional release of red balloons, and party planners will have to make do with less — if they get any.
