Anthony Blinken has been named Secretary of State for the United States. The Senate confirmed his appointment to the administration of new President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Blinken is known to be a very close and trusted person to Biden. Some also call him the 'guardian of the global alliance'. Many close to him have also described him as a 'diplomat of diplomats'. Blinken, 58, has previously…

Moderna is launching a trial of a new Covid-19 vaccine to tackle the coronavirus strain that has emerged in South Africa after warning that its existing jab was less effective at tackling the new variant. Laboratory tests show Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine still works against the variant named 501.V2, which first emerged in South Africa, and B.1.1.7, which was first discovered in the UK, the company…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the President of the United States Joe Biden are set to meet in February as part of a renewed deep and lasting relationship between the United States and Canada. This was confirmed by separate statements issued from the White House and the Canadian Prime Minister's Office. US President Joe Biden had a phone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to Joe Biden for the first time since the new US president was inaugurated. Johnson said on Twitter that he looked forward to "deepening the longstanding alliance" between the UK and the US as they drove a "green and sustainable recovery from Covid-19". Biden was sworn in as president and Kamala Harris as vice-president in a ceremony in…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says a delay in the supply of coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca is "unacceptable". Both companies have warned they will not be able to deliver vaccines to the EU as agreed due to production issues. Mr Conte has accused them of serious contract violations. A senior Italian health official has warned that the country will have to rethink…

Joe Biden has become President of the United States of America and Kamala Harris Vice President with oath already completed Chief Justice of the USA John G  Roberts administered the oath held at US Capitol. Under unprecedented security, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administered the oath to Joe Biden on the West Front of the Capitol. The ceremony occurred at the same site where 14 days earlier…

  On his first day in office as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden has signed 17 executive orders on the most recent and discussed issues. He took swift action to break Donald Trump's legacy. He signed a reverse executive order on Trump's immigration, climate change, racial equality and coronavirus epidemic management. Biden is signing a flurry of executive orders, memorandums…

Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations. More than a dozen states activated National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings following an FBI warning of armed demonstrations,…

NEW DELHI– India’s vaccination drive, the world’s largest immunization exercise against Covid-19, kicked off today with priority to about 30 million health care and frontline workers to be inoculated in the first phase. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive this morning through video conferencing when he congratulated scientists…

At least 67 people have died after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Friday, according to the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Indonesia. Jan Gelfand said that he expects the death toll and number of missing people to increase. Hundreds have been injured, according to the country's disaster mitigation agency. The…

Emirates expects its full fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s to be in use by the end of the year as the rollout of coronavirus vaccines renews confidence in travel. Several countries have started or announced programs to inoculate residents, with some believing they can vaccinate a majority of their population this year. Emirates President Tim Clark has repeatedly said a vaccination program would…

New Delhi: A first-generation immigrant, Sameer Kazim is running for California Assembly District 6 Delegate who is the only Muslim and South Asian candidate. He is known as an active community member and his candidature is endorsed by many prominent figures. Kazim is one of the very few young candidates, and brings a huge amount of diversity to the 28-strong delegate roster. He is currently a student…

The National Guard were on a 24-hour watch in the US Capitol after last week’s violence, with off-duty members left to catch naps in hallways and below the bust of General George Washington, who led the United States to victory in its battle for independence against Britain more than two centuries ago. A large presence of guard members dressed in fatigues and carrying rifles guarded the outside…