Sign inSign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailMANILA, PHILIPPINES — Security patrols and sniffer dogs were deployed at dozens of Philippine airports Friday, after the aviation regulator received a bomb threat against commercial planes.The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said it was investigating the threat received via email warning that aircraft at Manila airport and four others would “explode”.The regulator said 42 commercial airports “are on heightened alert as of today, 6 October”, without saying when the warning was received.“Immediate enhanced security...…Sign inSign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailMANILA, PHILIPPINES — Security patrols and sniffer dogs were deployed at dozens of Philippine airports Friday, after the aviation regulator received a bomb threat against commercial planes.The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said it was investigating the threat received via email warning that aircraft at Manila airport and four others would “explode”.The regulator said 42 commercial airports “are on heightened alert as of today, 6 October”, without saying when the warning was received.“Immediate enhanced security...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLawsuit seeks damages for ‘physical and emotional injuries caused by Trump’s wrongful conduct inciting a riot’ on 6 JanuaryLast modified on Wed 31 Mar 2021 09.58 EDTTwo US Capitol Police officers have filed a lawsuit against , accusing him of inciting the deadly 6 January insurrection and saying he was responsible for physical and emotional injuries they suffered as a result.James Blassingame, a 17-year veteran of the force, and Sidney Hemby, an 11-year veteran, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in US district court for the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLawsuit seeks damages for ‘physical and emotional injuries caused by Trump’s wrongful conduct inciting a riot’ on 6 JanuaryLast modified on Wed 31 Mar 2021 09.58 EDTTwo US Capitol Police officers have filed a lawsuit against , accusing him of inciting the deadly 6 January insurrection and saying he was responsible for physical and emotional injuries they suffered as a result.James Blassingame, a 17-year veteran of the force, and Sidney Hemby, an 11-year veteran, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in US district court for the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMove undoes actions that blocked many immigrants from entering the US and sought to cut funding to cities Trump deemed ‘lawless’Last modified on Thu 25 Feb 2021 08.43 ESTJoe Biden has formally reversed a series of executive actions taken by Donald Trump, including a proclamation that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States.Trump issued the ban last year, saying it was needed to protect US workers amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Biden rejected that reasoning in a...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMove undoes actions that blocked many immigrants from entering the US and sought to cut funding to cities Trump deemed ‘lawless’Last modified on Thu 25 Feb 2021 08.43 ESTJoe Biden has formally reversed a series of executive actions taken by Donald Trump, including a proclamation that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States.Trump issued the ban last year, saying it was needed to protect US workers amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Biden rejected that reasoning in a...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFormer European Central Bank chief to lead unity government as it tackles Covid and economic slumpLast modified on Mon 27 Jun 2022 04.13 EDT The former chief Mario Draghi has been sworn in as Italy’s prime minister at the head of a unity government called on to confront the coronavirus crisis and economic slump.Draghi, a respected figure at home and internationally, to support his government, with leaders from the far-right League and populist Five Star Movement (M5S) adopting more moderate, pro-European tones in recent...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFormer European Central Bank chief to lead unity government as it tackles Covid and economic slumpLast modified on Mon 27 Jun 2022 04.13 EDT The former chief Mario Draghi has been sworn in as Italy’s prime minister at the head of a unity government called on to confront the coronavirus crisis and economic slump.Draghi, a respected figure at home and internationally, to support his government, with leaders from the far-right League and populist Five Star Movement (M5S) adopting more moderate, pro-European tones in recent...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSix people were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, the New York fire department saidFirst published on Fri 11 Dec 2020 18.03 ESTA vehicle plowed into a crowd of about 50 people at a protest on Friday afternoon in the middle of Manhattan, injuring multiple people, the City police department said.The incident happened after 4pm at the corner of 39th Street and Third Avenue in midtown east, police said, adding that the woman behind the wheel of the BMW sedan who drove into the crowd was detained for questioning by law...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSix people were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, the New York fire department saidFirst published on Fri 11 Dec 2020 18.03 ESTA vehicle plowed into a crowd of about 50 people at a protest on Friday afternoon in the middle of Manhattan, injuring multiple people, the City police department said.The incident happened after 4pm at the corner of 39th Street and Third Avenue in midtown east, police said, adding that the woman behind the wheel of the BMW sedan who drove into the crowd was detained for questioning by law...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLong-shot lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin is latest legal effort intended to reverse Biden’s victoryLast modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 09.27 ESTThe state of Texas, aiming to help Donald Trump upend the results of the US election, , said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the US supreme court, calling changes they made to election procedures amid the unlawful.The extraordinary and probably long-shot lawsuit, announced by the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLong-shot lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin is latest legal effort intended to reverse Biden’s victoryLast modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 09.27 ESTThe state of Texas, aiming to help Donald Trump upend the results of the US election, , said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the US supreme court, calling changes they made to election procedures amid the unlawful.The extraordinary and probably long-shot lawsuit, announced by the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUS is going in ‘wrong direction’ says Fauci as Covid cases rise in 47 states and patients overwhelm hospitals across the USLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 18.54 ESTThe White House coronavirus taskforce is warning of a persistent and broad spread of Covid-19 in the western half of the United States and its members urged aggressive mitigation measures.“We are on a very difficult trajectory. We’re going in the wrong direction,” said Dr Anthony Fauci, the lead public health official on the taskforce and director of the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUS is going in ‘wrong direction’ says Fauci as Covid cases rise in 47 states and patients overwhelm hospitals across the USLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 18.54 ESTThe White House coronavirus taskforce is warning of a persistent and broad spread of Covid-19 in the western half of the United States and its members urged aggressive mitigation measures.“We are on a very difficult trajectory. We’re going in the wrong direction,” said Dr Anthony Fauci, the lead public health official on the taskforce and director of the...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldManhattan district attorney’s office seeking eight years of the president’s personal and corporate tax recordsFirst published on Wed 5 Aug 2020 21.27 EDTNew York prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s finances previously issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank, one of the foremost lenders to the president’s business, as part of their inquiry – and the bank complied, .The office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance, is seeking eight years of the president’s personal and corporate tax records, but has disclosed...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldManhattan district attorney’s office seeking eight years of the president’s personal and corporate tax recordsFirst published on Wed 5 Aug 2020 21.27 EDTNew York prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s finances previously issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank, one of the foremost lenders to the president’s business, as part of their inquiry – and the bank complied, .The office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance, is seeking eight years of the president’s personal and corporate tax records, but has disclosed...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSchumer says $618bn Republican offer too small and warns crisis could drag on for years unless large-scale relief is passedFirst published on Wed 3 Feb 2021 09.38 ESTJoe Biden and his new treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, are encouraging Democrats in Congress to go big and bold on the Covid-19 relief package and have effectively panned a Republican alternative that is less than a third the size of the president’s $1.9tn rescue plan.Senate Democrats took steps on Tuesday to push ahead with the huge bill, with or without...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSchumer says $618bn Republican offer too small and warns crisis could drag on for years unless large-scale relief is passedFirst published on Wed 3 Feb 2021 09.38 ESTJoe Biden and his new treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, are encouraging Democrats in Congress to go big and bold on the Covid-19 relief package and have effectively panned a Republican alternative that is less than a third the size of the president’s $1.9tn rescue plan.Senate Democrats took steps on Tuesday to push ahead with the huge bill, with or without...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldOhio congresswoman is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Vilsack served in the same role for Barack ObamaLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.18 ESTJoe Biden has reportedly selected the Ohio congresswoman Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and and the former agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration.Fudge was first elected to Congress in 2008 to represent a district that includes Cleveland, and is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus....…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldOhio congresswoman is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Vilsack served in the same role for Barack ObamaLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.18 ESTJoe Biden has reportedly selected the Ohio congresswoman Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and and the former agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration.Fudge was first elected to Congress in 2008 to represent a district that includes Cleveland, and is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus....WW…