U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday unveiled a package of ethics and legislative reforms for the new Congress set to convene Sunday, including barring former lawmakers convicted of federal crimes from the House floor. Democrats are set to hold a narrower 222-211 in the 435-member House during the 117th Congress, with one vacancy and… Read More U.S. House Democrats unveil ethics and legislative reforms
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday overrode his veto for the first time in his nearly four years in office, pushing through a defense policy bill against his strong objections weeks before he leaves office. Meeting in a rare New Year’s Day session, the Senate voted 81-13 to secure the… Read More U.S. Senate overrides President Trump’s defense bill veto
At least 17 people were found hacked to death in a part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ravaged by attacks from Islamist militants, a local official said on Friday. Donat Kibwana, the administrator of Beni territory, blamed the deaths near the town of Eringeti on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed Islamist… Read More At least seventeen found dead following attack by Islamist militants on village in eastern Congo
An Iraqi oil tanker was evacuated after a mine was discovered attached to its hull, and explosives experts were working to make it safe, Iraq’s military said on Friday. The tanker was in international waters about 28 nautical miles (52 km) off Iraq’s coast in the Persian Gulf and supplying another ship with fuel when… Read More Iraqi oil tanker evacuated after mine discovered attached to its hull
The Nigerian police have again arrested the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for leading a protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Mr Sowore and some activists were arrested at the #CrossoverWithProtest, a planned procession across the country on New Year eve. Some of the protesters who escaped arrest said that Mr Sowore… Read More Nigerian police arrests former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore
The Philippines will prohibit the entry of foreign travellers from the United States from Sunday after the more infectious new variant of the coronavirus was detected in Florida. The travel ban, lasting until January 15, covers those who have been to the United States within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte’s… Read More Philippines set to ban entry of U.S. travellers from January 3
India’s drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The decision clears the vaccine’s rollout in the world’s second-most populous country which, after the United States, has the highest number of COVID-19 infections. India wants to start administering… Read More India approves use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after President Donald Trump last month barred U.S. investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military. The move here by the NYSE, which will limit U.S. investor access, follows global index providers MSCI… Read More New York Stock Exchange begins process of delisting three Chinese telecom companies
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