With COVID outbreak, fans banned from Australian Open for five days
Grigor Dimitrov, who also advanced to the fourth round on Friday, said he feels fortunate the tournament is going ahead at all. That meant 507 people connected to the tournament, including 160 players, had to isolate and get tested for COVID-19.
2/14/2021

New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak
Hipkins says more information on the Covid-19 cases would be needed before a decision on Covid-19 alert levels might be made. The rest of New Zealand will also be placed under heightened restrictions although will not go into lockdown, Ardern said.
2/14/2021

Democrats call for subpoenaing GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in impeachment trial
It may not cost him among the Republican rank and file, but independent voters - and moderates - are unlikely to forget. But after emergency consultations to avoid any hold-up, they changed their ruling to admit written statements only.
2/14/2021

U.S. Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again
In a written statement , he said Trump made unfounded claims about a fraud-riddled election "because he did not like the results". Herrera Beutler said Trump rebuffed McCarthy's calls to put an end to the violence.
2/14/2021

CVS begins administering COVID-19 vaccines at select Long Island locations
Ardern said the government expects to start offering the vaccine to border and managed isolation facility workers on February 20. The two new cases announced on Saturday both arrived from India via the United Arab Emirates on February 9.
2/14/2021

White House aide suspended for threatening reporter
Biden, in his first day in office , warned his staff that disrespecting colleagues would not be tolerated in his White House. Ducklo did not respond to a request for comment Friday and Palmeri declined to comment.
2/14/2021

African nations queue up for COVID-19 vaccines from AU
In October a year ago , U.S. drugmaker Pfizer began testing its shot in children as young as 12 while Moderna began trials on children in December.
2/14/2021

Eugene Goodman Awarded Congressional Medal For Jan. 6 Heroics
The entire Senate gave a rousing ovation to Goodman, showing a rare and refreshing moment of bipartisanship in the chamber. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll sponsor legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S.
2/14/2021

Strong natural disaster hits off Japan’s Fukushima, no tsunami threat
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga headed into his office immediately after reports of the quake, and a crisis centre was set up there. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake had a magnitude of 7.3, raising it from a preliminary magnitude of 7.1.
2/14/2021

Mario Draghi becomes Italy's new prime minister after weeks of infighting
His arrival was greeted with delight by the financial markets, and Italy's borrowing costs dropped to a historic low this week. That post has gone to renowned physicist Roberto Cingolani , who works at Italian aeronautics giant Leonardo.
2/13/2021