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Wed, April 21, 2021 | 03:48

Cuba gets new leader as last Castro officially retires

Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the official transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six decades, to the communist country's first civilian leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel. The transition, while hugely symbolic, is unlikely to result in dramatic policy shifts in the one-party system that Diaz-Canel, 60, has vowed to safeguard.

2021-04-20 13:57

US warns against travel to 80% of world due to coronavirus

The State Department on Monday urged Americans reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings not to visit roughly 80% of the world's countries due to risks from the coronavirus pandemic. The United States hasn't had a global advisory warning against international travel since August, when guidance was revoked by the Trump ...

2021-04-20 10:47

US Senate majority leader urges swift passage of anti-hate-crimes act

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called for the swift passage of a bill aimed at curbing COVID-19-related hate crimes targeting Asian-American communities, insisting anyone opposing the bill would shame themselves. His remarks came hours before the Senate was set to vote on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. "I dare any senator to vote against this legislation - and ...

2021-04-20 09:25

Authorities say no one was driving Tesla before deadly crash

Two people were killed in Texas in the fiery crash of a Tesla and authorities say there was no one in the driver's seat at the time of the crash, although it's not clear whether the car's driver-assist system was being used.A Harris County constable told television stations in Houston that there was a person in the front passenger seat and another in a rear passenger seat aft...

2021-04-19 20:42

NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.The triumph was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment. The mini 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) copter named Ingenuity, in fact, carried a bit of wing fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, which made similar history at Kitty Hawk, Nor...

2021-04-19 20:11

Bitcoin slumps 14% as pullback from record gathers pace

Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, fell as much as 14% to $51,541 on Sunday, reversing most of the big gains it made over the past week. Bitcoin was last trading down 10% at $53,991 as of 1320 GMT, a whopping $12,000 below record highs set on Wednesday. Smaller rival Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 10% to $2,101.

2021-04-19 11:07

Just more than half of US adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose: CDC

Just more than half of U.S. adults have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Sunday, with nearly 130 million people aged 18 years or more having received their first shot. That figure makes up about 50.4% of the total adult U.S. population, according to the CDC, marking a milestone for the cou...

2021-04-19 11:01

US, China commit to climate cooperation ahead of key summit

The United States and China are "committed to cooperating" on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said Saturday, issuing the pledge days ahead of a key summit hosted by President Joe Biden.

2021-04-18 14:57

Japan's coordination with IAEA is 'key' to safe release of Fukushima water: John Kerry

After outcry, Biden plans to lift refugee cap in May

President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor's historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements and getting swift blowback from allies in return. In an emergency determination signed Friday, Biden stated the admission of up to 15,000 refugees set by President Donald Trump this year ``remains ...

2021-04-18 10:52

Full text of joint statement by US, Japanese leaders

The following is the full text of a joint statement issued by U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the end of their bilateral summit in Washington, Friday.

2021-04-17 14:40

US, Japan committed to complete denuclearization of North Korea: leaders

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