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Biden extends pause on student loan repayments through Aug. 31 06 Apr 2022 - 06:40 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration was extending a pause on student loan repayments through Aug. 31 of this...

Canada's Ontario to expand second COVID booster shot eligibility from Thursday 06 Apr 2022 - 04:29 pm

Canada's Ontario province said Wednesday it will start offering a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to people aged 60 and over, as well...

White House launches national plan to address long COVID 05 Apr 2022 - 09:45 pm

WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a national action plan to be developed by the U.S. health department to tackle the looming...

Canada to force Google, Facebook to pay news publishers 05 Apr 2022 - 08:10 pm

Canada is planning a bill that would force tech companies to pay local news publishers for content, the latest move by a government...

Ivanka Trump set to testify before Jan. 6 panel 05 Apr 2022 - 07:42 pm

WASHINGTON- Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to...

Residents evacuated from Florida apartments deemed unsafe 05 Apr 2022 - 07:08 pm

Residents of a five-story apartment building in North Miami Beach have been ordered to evacuate after officials deemed the building "structurally unsound" during...

California police arrest second suspect in Sacramento shooting 05 Apr 2022 - 05:41 pm

A 27-year-old man who was seriously injured in a shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead over the weekend was arrested on...

Obama returns to White House to tout healthcare law with Biden 05 Apr 2022 - 01:40 pm

WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office in 2017 to...

Peru imposes curfew to stymie protests over rising fuel costs 05 Apr 2022 - 09:28 am

Lima: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew in the capital, Lima, on Tuesday, banning people from leaving their homes in an attempt...

Hundreds of Ukrainians shelter in Mexico as they wait to cross US border 04 Apr 2022 - 11:52 pm

MEXICO CITY- Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who fled to Mexico were transferred to a sports center that was converted into a government shelter...

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up 72% of COVID variants in US - CDC 04 Apr 2022 - 10:05 pm

The U.S. national public health agency said on Monday the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for nearly three of every...

Trump helped boost vaccine use after endorsement in online ads 04 Apr 2022 - 07:42 pm

An online ad campaign featuring former president Donald Trump boosted vaccination rates in counties where rates of Covid-19 shots were lowest, according to...

Russia has withdrawn 2/3 of forces near Kyiv -U.S. official 04 Apr 2022 - 07:26 pm

WASHINGTON- Russia has repositioned about two thirds of its forces from around Kyiv, with many consolidating in Belarus where they are expected to...

US Vice President Harris' deputy chief of staff to depart 04 Apr 2022 - 07:24 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's deputy chief of staff Michael Fuchs is leaving the administration, the latest top aide from her office...

Parkland shooter Cruz faces penalty trial for killing 17 children 04 Apr 2022 - 05:21 pm

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday for the penalty phase of the trial for the man who shot and killed 17...

US FDA advisers to discuss additional COVID vaccine boosters 04 Apr 2022 - 03:55 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff said on Monday that expert advisers would discuss the timing and populations for use of additional...

Airlines cancel more than 3,300 US flights over weekend 03 Apr 2022 - 09:57 pm

Airlines have canceled more than 3,300 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues. FlightAware, a...