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As a “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses takes hold, some pharmacies in the United States have placed limits on the number of some over-the-counter medicines customers can purchase to soothe their symptoms. Spikes in cases of the flu,…
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US President Joe Biden signed a bill on Tuesday banning private ownership of tigers and other big cats as well as “cub petting” highlighted in the Netflix smash hit documentary Tiger King. The Big Cat Public Safety Act limits ownership…
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The Pentagon’s new push to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has so far not yielded any evidence to suggest that aliens have visited Earth or crash-landed here, senior military leaders said on Friday. However, the…
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When Daniel DePetris, a US-based foreign affairs analyst, received an e-mail in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it seemed to be business as usual. It wasn’t. The sender was actually a…
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The United States is experiencing the highest levels of hospitalizations from influenza that it has seen in a decade for this time of year, the head of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday, adding that 14…
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday the bloc must act to address “distortions” created by Washington’s US$430-billion plan to spur climate-friendly technologies in the United States. EU countries have poured criticism on…
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President Joe Biden signed legislation on Friday to block a national US railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy. The US Senate voted 80 to 15 on Thursday to impose a tentative contract deal reached in September on…
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The US government on Tuesday announced the approval of a US$1 billion sale of FS-LIDS counter-drone systems and other equipment to Qatar. “The proposed sale will improve Qatar’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing…
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A US judge in California on Monday allowed litigation against Alphabet’s Google to proceed as a consumer class action of 21 million individuals who accuse the company of violating US anti-competition laws in how it runs its Google Play app…
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A company has recalled about 10,500 bottles and cups for toddlers over lead poisoning concerns to children if a part of the product breaks off, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has said. The base of these bottles and cups,…
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