Trump To Leave Washington on Morning of Biden’s Inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.
U.S. Blacklists Major Chinese Oil Firm Over S. China Sea ‘Coercion’
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The U.S. government said Thursday that it is taking further actions to preserve a "free and open" South China Sea such as by adding major oil company China National Offshore Oil Corp. to its economic blacklist.
Venti Friendship Please? Xi Asks Starbucks CEO To Help Repair US-China Ties
BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged to their lowest level in decades amid a tariff war and tension over technology and security.
FBI Tracking ‘Extensive’ Online Chatter About Armed Protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday.
WHO Team Arrives in Wuhan To Search for Pandemic Origins
WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.
Trump Impeached After Capitol Riot in Historic Second Charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.
Japan To Expand Virus Emergency as Cases Top 300,000
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to extend the current state of emergency to another seven prefectures including Osaka and Aichi on Wednesday, as the country's cumulative total of coronavirus cases exceeded 300,000.
Indonesia Starts Mass COVID-19 Vaccinations With President
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions of people in the world’s fourth most populated country.
Trump Takes No Responsibility for Riot, Visits Texas
ALAMO, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday took no responsibility for his part in fomenting a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, despite his comments encouraging supporters to march on the Capitol and praise for them while they were still carrying out the assault.
Japan’s Pet Ownership in on the Rise in COVID-19 Pandemic
TOKYO (Kyodo) — With the coronavirus pandemic restricting human interaction, pet ownership has shot up in Japan as people hunger for companionship in stressful times.
