© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President Biden holds a meeting on the American Jobs Plan at the White House in Washington By Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping $1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joint speech to Congress on Wednesday,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s two main political rivals each asked the president on Wednesday for the chance to try to form a government, after Netanyahu failed to meet an overnight deadline to assemble a coalition.Israel’s longest serving leader, Netanyahu, 71, has been fighting to hold onto office through four inconclusive elections since 2019.The most…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel’s general election at his Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar AwadBenjamin Netanyahu’s deadline for forming a new Israeli government expired early on Wednesday, with the country’s longest-serving prime minister having failed…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s former health minister told a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing government knew full well that the treatment they were advocating for COVID-19 patients had no scientific basis.FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attends a promotion ceremony for generals of the armed forces, at the Planalto Palace in…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren ElliottAustralia will create a new disaster relief department to hasten the delivery of government aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say on Wednesday.Australia has been ravaged…
France remains on track to administer a first COVID-19 vaccine dose to 20 million people by mid-May, a health ministry official said on Tuesday, a target that would amount to almost a third of the country’s population.This week’s COVID-19 vaccine injections are set to top the 3 million level this week versus 2.7 million last…
Men talk on a bench next to a social distancing sign, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in St Albans, Britain, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Peter CziborraBritain is on course to ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at least one metre apart towards the end of next month, Prime Minister…
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – September 27, 2020 Spectators and a steward wearing face masks look on during the first round match between Britain’s Johanna Konta in and Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Christian HartmannUp to 1000 fans will be admitted into each of the three main Roland Garros showcourts…
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he was “not sure” about Biden’s India travel ban. Gottlieb said he didn’t think the ban, slated to begin Tuesday, would be effective because variants are already spreading in the US. India is dealing with an ongoing surge of COVID-19 that has overwhelmed its healthcare system. See more stories…
Former President Barack Obama thanked Adm. William McRaven, the Navy SEAL who oversaw the bin Laden raid, with the gift of a tape measure, according to Obama’s 2020 book, “A Promised Land.” The gift was an inside joke from the mission and perhaps the first light-hearted moment in a very tense period for everyone involved.…