South Africa to receive first consignment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India Monday
South Africa will receive the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday, ...
Month: January 2021
Nigerian activists write national assembly leadership to probe ‘missing, diverted or stolen’ billions
Nigeria's Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives ...
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 26, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room10:02 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Early morning briefing. We’ll see how this goes; you guys ...
Joe Biden: I’m just getting started
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday said he was "just getting started" on the job after his first ...
Fresh report from Brookings Institution says Biden’s American Rescue Plan would boost economy
A new report from the Brookings Institution estimates that President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s American Rescue Plan would boost gross ...
Rally that preceded January 6 deadly riot at U.S. Capitol was funded by top Trump campaign donor and facilitated by far-right show host Alex Jones
The January 6 rally in Washington D.C. that snowballed into a deadly riot and coup attempt was arranged and funded ...
Biden administration extends Temporary Protected Status for Syria
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Pekoske announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Syria’s Temporary Protected Status ...
Biden asks Congress “to act now” and pass American Rescue Plan, warns against “the unique cost of inaction”
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday called on Congress to "act now" and pass his $1.9 trillion American ...
Read what they are saying about Biden’s executive actions to strengthen Americans’ access to quality and affordable health care
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday signed two executive orders to strengthen Americans’ access to quality and affordable ...
US Department of Labor issues stronger workplace guidance on coronavirus
The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Friday that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued stronger worker safety ...
