TOKYO: A Japanese court upheld a ban on dual citizenship on Thursday (Jan 21), rejecting a suit that challenged the measure’s constitutionality and sought damages for those affected. Japan is one of around 50 countries internationally, includingSingapore, China and South Korea, that permits its citizens to hold only one nationality. Advertisement Advertisement Under current rules, Japanese […]
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ULAANBAATAR: Mongolia’s Prime Minister announced on Thursday (Jan 21) he will immediately stand down, a day after thousands protested in the capital over what they said was the heavy-handed treatment of a coronavirus-infected mother and her newborn baby. “Unfortunately, we made a mistake during relocating that mother,” said Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, adding “as prime minister, I must […]
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DENPASAR, Indonesia: The rotting carcass of a nearly 14m whale washed up on Thursday (Jan 21) on a Bali beach popular with tourists. The conservation agency said it was investigating the death of the giant creature, which was first spotted in shallow waters near Batu Belig beach, north of Seminyak. Advertisement Advertisement Curious onlookers gathered around […]
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MUMBAI: A fire broke out on Thursday (Jan 21) at India’s Serum Institute, the world’s largest maker of vaccines, but a source said production of the coronavirus vaccine was not affected. Television channels showed thick clouds of grey smoke billowing from the site in Pune in western India. Advertisement Advertisement The Serum Institute is producing […]
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In one of the inauguration’s most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world, “even as we grieved, we grew.” The 22-year-old Gorman referenced everything from Biblical scripture to the musical Hamilton, and at times echoed the oratory of John F. Kennedy and the Rev. […]
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Canada Post says it has begun testing an entire shift of employees for COVID-19 at a Mississauga, Ont., facility after 121 workers there tested positive in the last three weeks. In a statement on Wednesday, Canada Post said Peel Region health authorities ordered the testing, which began on Tuesday at the Crown corporation’s Gateway East facility, located […]
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Music sometimes tells a story more succinctly than a speech and, on Wednesday, Lady Gaga managed to capture the story of Joe Biden’s inauguration, and the sweep of American history, in just one note. It lasted four soul-stirring seconds, deep into a performance of the U.S. national anthem for which the pop megastar strode to the stage gripping […]
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U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change. Signing several actions in front of reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, Biden said there was “no […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Between armored vehicles and scores of law enforcement officers in downtown Washington on Inauguration Day, José Andrés was working. After all, this was an emergency. “Well I mean, World Central Kitchen, we are an emergency organization,” said the famous chef and restauranteur, whose organization provides free meals during times of crises. “I don’t think anybody […]
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<img alt class="gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn" src="https://newsnowutah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/inauguration-day-security-live-updates-few-protests-sparse-crowds-in-dc-on-inauguration-day-state-capitols-stay-quiet.jpg" onload="if(this.naturalWidth WASHINGTON – There were few protesters and sparse crowds or violence Wednesday as Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president against a backdrop of historic security. The inauguration, limited by law enforcement constraints and the coronavirus pandemic, was supplemented by about 25,000 National Guard members who descended on a city already blanketed […]
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