Florida broke its single-day record for new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as the omicron variant continues to drive a surge in infections.The state reported 31,758 cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database on Thursday. The previous high was 27,669 in August when the delta variant swept the state.The statewide positivity rate rose to 13.8 percent for…Continue Reading
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President BidenJoe Biden Harris tests negative for COVID-19 after close contact with aide Standing with Joe Manchin Holiday caller to Biden: ‘Merry Christmas and let’s go Brandon’ MORE has largely managed to avoid the fray of the Supreme Court reform debate in his first year in office by outsourcing the issue to an expert study…Continue Reading
LONDON — British police on Saturday said that an armed intruder was arrested on Christmas morning on the grounds of Windsor Castle, the main residence of Queen Elizabeth II, where the British monarch was celebrating Christmas.“The man has been arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive…Continue Reading
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — President Nayib Bukele’s government has freed three Salvadoran women who were sentenced to 30 years in prison under the nation’s strict anti-abortion laws after suffering obstetric emergencies, according to abortion rights groups.Morena Herrera of the Citizen’s Group for the Depenalization of Abortion said late Friday that the group was told…Continue Reading
LONDON — A combination of health issues and coronavirus restrictions has kept Queen Elizabeth II from public engagements since October, but the 95-year-old monarch made a brief appearance in British homes on Saturday afternoon, speaking about her own grief in a particularly personal Christmas Day message.The annual address was recorded in advance last week in…Continue Reading
Christmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the pandemic was poised to stretch into a third year.Yet, there were homilies of hope, as vaccines and other treatments become more available.Pope Francis used his Christmas address to pray for…Continue Reading
Prime Minister’s Office Text of PM’s address to the Nation Posted On: 25 DEC 2021 11:01PM by PIB Delhi मेरे प्यारे देशवासियों, आप सभी को क्रिसमस की शुभकामनाएं। हम इस वर्ष के अंतिम सप्ताह में हैं। 2022 बस आने ही वाला है। आप सभी 2022 के स्वागत की तैयारी में जुटे हैं। लेकिन उत्साह और…Continue Reading
Vice President’s Secretariat ‘Good governance needs good legislatures’, says Vice President VP expresses concern about poor oversight function of legislatures due to disruptions‘MPs or MLAs not discharging their functions lose their moral right to question the executive at various levels’VP stresses need for bridging governance deficit in service delivery in states and local bodiesCalls for…Continue Reading
At least six people killed as suicide bomber strikes restaurant in Beni city near the DRC’s eastern border with Uganda.Published On 25 Dec 202125 Dec 2021A suicide bomber has struck a restaurant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern city of Beni, killing at least five people and himself, according to officials. “There…Continue Reading