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Texas energy grid finds new breath, but with challenges ahead

Editorial Bureau February 19, 2021

TEXAS (US) – A “fragile” energy grid has completely returned to life, and frigid Texans who have spent five days dealing with blackouts due to a historic winter storm, heaved a sigh of relief. However, challenges remain in finding drinking water and tackling downed power lines

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Biden to attend his maiden G7 meeting, with focus on vaccines, economy and China

Editorial Bureau February 19, 2021

LONDON (UK) – US President Joe Biden will attend his first meeting with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to talk about plans to tackle the coronavirus, reopen the bruised world economy and confront challenges put forth by China. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Thursday that Biden “will focus on the global response […]

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Volunteers rescue thousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles washed up on Texas beaches

Editorial Bureau February 18, 2021

TEXAS (US) – The unusual cold snap which has frozen Texas has wreaked havoc on thousands of turtles which are washing up on the beaches of South Padre Island. Volunteers have chipped in by bringing 4,700 of them to a convention centre, where they are being kept in tubs and special enclosures before being released […]

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Winter storm in Texas brings millions to a standstill without power, 21 dead

Ren Leen February 17, 2021

TEXAS (US) – A historic winter storm has left at least 21 people losing their lives, with millions of Texans without power. It developed into tornadoes, which headed to US Southeast on Tuesday. Officials in Texas faced flak as the state energy grid intermittently saw failures, prompting rolling blackouts. Energy companies were finding it difficult […]

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Beijing will face repercussions for human rights violations in Xinjiang: Biden

Editorial Bureau February 17, 2021

MILWAUKEE (US) – President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that China will have to pay a price for its violation of human rights. He was speaking while responding to queries during a televised event on how Beijing handles its Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. President Xi Jinping of China has invited global ire for sending ethnic […]

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Biden to moot for stimulus bill in Wisconsin, US state struck by pandemic

Editorial Bureau February 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – US President Joe Biden will travel to Wisconsin on Tuesday to push his case for a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in the political battleground state, which helped safeguard his victory in last year’s presidential election. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, “That’s an opportunity to hear directly from people about how […]

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Biden to conduct talks about pandemic, economy and China in Friday G7 meeting

Editorial Bureau February 15, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – President Joe Biden will hold his first event with other leaders from the Group of Seven nations in a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the world economy and dealing with China, the White House said on Sunday. The meeting is the first by top leaders from the G7 […]

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NASA rover sees ‘seven minutes of terror’ before landing on Mars

Editorial Bureau February 14, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) – When NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth this week, it is set to emit a radio alert as it streaks into the thin Martian atmosphere. By the time that signal reaches mission managers some […]

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US Senate acquits Trump over charges of instigating deadly Capitol riot

Ren Leen February 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday of instigating the mob that breached into the Capitol last month, exempting him over charges of conviction in his second impeachment trial in a year. The Senate voted 57-43 supporting the conviction of the former president, falling short of the two-thirds majority for the […]

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New York Fashion Week takes the digital route

Editorial Bureau February 13, 2021

NEW YORK (US) – With the autumn/winter catwalk calendar virtually kicking off in New York on Sunday, fashion aficionados will have to be hooked to their screens to see the latest designer trends this fashion week. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, the usual celebrity-packed front rows, snapping street photographers and exclusive parties are gone, replaced […]