US arrests man who made death threats against election officials on January 22, 2022Washington: The US Department of Justice announced Friday the arrest of a man accused of making death threats against election officials in Georgia, one of the states where Donald Trump challenged Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential victory. It is the first arrest made by a group of investigators set up in June 2021 to combat threats […]
How vaccine misinformation left children vulnerable to Omicron on January 22, 2022Washington: The Covid-19 pandemic took a deadly toll on adults in the United States for two years while largely sparing children from adding to the dire statistics. But the rapid spread of the Omicron variant led to record pediatric infections and hospitalizations in the country, and anti-vaccination misinformation that tells parents the shots are dangerous […]
‘Proud’ Tongans determined to rebuild battered homeland after eruption on January 22, 2022Nuku’alofa: Tongans said they were determined to rebuild their battered homeland in the wake of last week’s devastating eruption and tsunami as a massive clean-up continued Saturday in the Pacific kingdom. The powerful eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano last Saturday triggered a tsunami that crashed across the Tongan archipelago, affecting more than 80 percent of […]
Biden, Japan’s Kishida vow to ‘push back’ on China on January 22, 2022Washington: US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to “push back” against China and condemned North Korea’s spate of missile tests, while Biden underlined US commitment to defending Japan, in virtual talks Friday. In a video meeting that lasted about one hour and 20 minutes, Biden also agreed to travel to […]
UN secretary-general condemns airstrikes on Yemen prison on January 22, 2022United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that left at least 70 dead at a prison and disrupted telecommunications. Guterres “reminds all parties that attacks directed against civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited by international humanitarian law,” the UN said in a statement.
India, Pakistan to clash at MCG in 2022 T20 World Cup on January 21, 2022Melbourne: India and Pakistan will lock horns in a blockbuster T20 World Cup group clash for the second year running after the fixtures for the October-November 2022 tournament in Australia were announced on Friday. The arch-rivals will lock horns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23, a day after Australia begin their title […]
Crashed World War II aircraft found in India after 77 years on January 21, 2022New Delhi: A missing World War II plane has been identified in India’s remote Himalayas nearly 80 years after it crashed with no survivors, following a treacherous search that led to the deaths of three guides. The C-46 transport aircraft was carrying 13 people from Kunming in southern China when it disappeared in stormy weather […]
Colombia car bomb kills one, injures 20 on January 21, 2022Bogota: A car bomb detonated in Colombia overnight outside government offices and the seat of a human rights body, killing one person and wounded 20 near the Venezuelan border, authorities said Thursday. The army in a statement blamed the late-night attack in Saravena, an area with a strong military presence, on dissidents of the FARC […]
US charges 2nd man in Haitian president’s murder on January 21, 2022Miami: The US Justice Department charged a Haitian-Chilean man Thursday with conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise last July. The charges were unveiled in federal court in Miami against Rodolphe Jaar, 49, after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic and transferred Monday to the United […]
Loss of lives’ in Ghana as explosives truck, motorcyle crash on January 21, 2022Accra: A truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle in western Ghana Thursday, causing an immense explosion and a huge “loss of lives”, the Ghanaian president said. The accident happened around noon in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso some 300 kilometres (180 miles) west of the mineral-rich West African country’s capital Accra. Saying the […]