Talk Radio Legend Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70
Talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh has passed away, his wife, Kathryn, announced on his show Wednesday morning. Limbaugh worked for decades to create the type of politics that Trump eventually rode to the White House.
2/17/2021

Trump Asks US Republicans To Dump "Sullen" Senate Leader Mitch McConnell
Trump's statement Tuesday adds McConnell to the list of Republicans whom the former President is targeting after they opposed him. Mr McConnell voted to acquit Mr Trump on the basis, he argued, that the impeachment of a former president was unconstitutional.
2/17/2021

Mary Robinson "misled" in case involving missing Dubai princess
In 2018 , Princess Latifa escaped Dubai with the help of her friend, a Finnish capoeira instructor, Tiina Jauhiainen. I am really reaching a point now where I'm just getting so exhausted of everything - I just want to be free'.
2/17/2021

COVID-19: What you need to know for February 16
Health Minister Christine Elliott said over 27,000 tests were completed on Monday, and 30,400 were completed on Sunday. In total, the province has recorded 6,719 deaths related to the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
2/17/2021

Winter storm wreaks havoc across the US
Texas officials said more than 400,000 additional doses due now will not arrive until at least Wednesday because of the storm. Texas saw the worst of the US power outages, which affected more than 2 million homes and businesses.
2/17/2021

Japan set to begin 1st COVID-19 vaccine rollout targeting medical workers
Front-line healthcare workers will be the first to be vaccinated, followed by those over 80 years old. Their commitments are critical to the timely and secure delivery of vaccines and critical supplies.
2/17/2021

South Korea Has New Accusation Against North Korea
The NIS added that she appeared to be spending time with her children and that "no unusual signs have been detected". North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen here speaking to the Workers' Party.
2/17/2021

With lockdown expected to end, Australian Open tickets go on sale
And, Victoria is looking to introduce a new model of quarantine as an alternative to the hotel system in Melbourne's CBD. Prior to the outbreak, Victoria - Australia's second most populous state - had not seen a local infection for 28 days.
2/17/2021

Elementary schools cleared to reopen
Ferrer is expected to speak at the LAUSD Board of Education meeting about the school-reopening issue late Tuesday afternoon. Debra Duardo, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, called the ability to reopen schools an encouraging sign.
2/17/2021

Australia's second-largest city comes out of 3rd lockdown
Premier Andrews said all of these restrictions will be reviewed on February 26 when the 14-day epidemiological period has ended. Community sport will also resume this weekend and all retail shops, pubs and cafes will be open again on Thursday morning.
2/17/2021

Pfizer Vaccine: COVID-19 Vaccines Land In Australia
Health Minister Greg Hunt said yesterday around one million doses a week from the end of March would be made available. He said critical details, including when Australians would receive the vaccines, remained unclear.
2/17/2021

Subfreezing cold sweeps through Texas
Thirty-five warming shelters were opened to accommodate more than 1,000 people around the state, FEMA said during a briefing. But even they weren't spared from the outages, as Houston was forced to close two on Monday because of a loss in power.
2/17/2021

Bataille judiciaire autour du couvre-feu aux Pays-Bas — Covid
La décision, tombée ce mardi en fin de journée, est un sérieux revers pour les opposants au couvre-feu instauré aux Pays-Bas. Un tribunal de La Haye a statué: le gouvernement néerlandais doit mettre immédiatement fin au couvre-feu en vigueur.
2/17/2021

Manitoba reports more than 160 COVID-19 cases over two days
It now means there has now been a total of 3,980 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland since the onset of the pandemic 11 months ago. There are now no patients in hospital with COVID-19 in HPE. 51 additional hospitalisations were recorded in the past 24 hours.
2/17/2021

Mary Robinson 'horribly tricked' over Dubai princess
In 2018 , the AP reported how a friend and an ex-French spy helped Sheikha Latifa escape by boat, only to be captured off India. This was done with the help of Ms Jauhiainen, initially her instructor for capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.
2/17/2021