US conditions funding to global vaccine group on dropping mercury-based preservative from shots
LONDON, Jan 28 – The Trump administration has told global vaccine group Gavi to phase out shots containing the preservative thimerosal as a condition of providing the group with funding,…
Tails of the city: San Francisco’s latest animal sensation is a mountain lion
It is not known exactly how or why the two-year-old mountain lion ventured all the way to the city. Read More
Minneapolis shootings: OpenAI’s Altman, Apple’s Cook become latest CEOs to criticise ICE
Other company leaders have also called for de-escalation since the second shooting over the weekend. Read More
Venezuelan opposition figure seen in public for first time in 17 months
The last time Ms Delsa Solorzano appeared in public was on the back of a campaign truck in August 2024. Read More
Former French senator convicted of drugging a colleague, intending to assault her
Joel Guerriau intends to appeal the verdict, his lawyer said, thus putting his sentence on hold. Read More
Venezuela’s acting president says US unfreezing sanctioned funds
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been seeking better ties with US President Donald Trump. Read More
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid
Jan 27 – U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration’s decision last year to cut legal aid for unaccompanied children in U.S. immigration proceedings. Read More
Trump says will ‘de-escalate’ in Minneapolis after shooting backlash
Trump attempted damage control after the killing by immigration agents of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti. Read More
Dutch parties agree on rare minority government
AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 – Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands have agreed to form a rare minority government, they said on Tuesday. Read More
Trump says US won’t help Iraq if it picks Maliki as prime minister
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 – President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iraq against picking Nouri al-Maliki as its prime minister, saying the United States would no longer help the Middle Eastern…