Day: February 23, 2021
UK’s Johnson to plot path out of lockdown on Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will plot a path out of Covid-19 lockdown on Monday in an effort to gradually reopen the battered $3 trillion economy, aided by one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in the world. With more than 120,000 fatalities, Britain has suffered the world’s fifth-highest official death toll from the pandemic and its biggest economic crash in more than 300 years.
Why some Texans are getting sky-high energy bills
The surge in pricing is hitting people who have chosen to pay wholesale prices for their power, which is typically cheaper than paying fixed rates during good weather, but can spike when there’s high demand for electricity. Many of those who have reported receiving large bills are customers of electricity provider Griddy, which only operates in Texas.
US nears 500,000 Covid deaths
The United States stood on the brink Sunday of recording 500,000 Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, while nations globally pressed on with vaccination rollouts, including with Australia giving its first shots.
Trump ‘offered Kim a ride home on Air Force One’
Kim and Trump first engaged in a war of words and mutual threats, before an extraordinary diplomatic bromance that featured headline-grabbing summits and a declaration of love by the former US president.
China calls for reset in Sino-US relations
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday the United States and China could work together on issues like climate change and the coronavirus pandemic if they repaired their damaged bilateral relationship.
Now, women in Saudi can take up arms & join military
Women in Saudi Arabia can now take up arms and enter the military. Saudi Arabian women can be employed as soldiers, lance corporals, corporals, sergeants, and staff sergeants. Jobs have been gradually opening up for Saudi women, whose increased participation in the workforce is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans to transform the Arab world’s largest economy.
Iraq’s Christian community, decimated by violence, fear
Some members of Iraq’s historic Christian community escaped to the nearby autonomous Kurdish region, others waited in neighbouring Jordan to emigrate and then resettled in countries as far away as Australia.
Barcelona sees sixth night of protests for jailed rapper
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