Republican U.S. House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her House committee positions Thursday over her racist and conspiracy-laden theories in a vote that mostly played out along party lines.
After more than 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate blew up in Beirut’s port, we’re no closer to learning what caused the blast and who is responsible, says Aya Majzoub of Human Rights Watch.
The new Biden administration sees Huawei as a national-security threat and wants to discuss the issue with allies. Answers from the nominee for commerce secretary make clear the pressure on Canada to develop a policy on the Chinese telecom company will not relent with the change in U.S. administration.
British scientists are starting a study Thursday to find out if it's OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines. Participants in the government-funded study will get one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine followed by a dose from Pfizer, or vice versa.
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, saying the former president must explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations at the centre of the case.
The business consultant McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million US for its role in consulting businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose crisis.
U.S. President Joe Biden encouraged Democratic lawmakers to "act fast" on his $1.9-trillion COVID-19 rescue plan but also signalled he's open to changes, including limiting the proposed $1,400 direct payments to Americans with lower income levels, which could draw Republican support.
