Prosecutors to investigate US Congressman-elect over false claims
The recently elected Republican representative fabricated key info about his employment, education and family history.United States prosecutors have said they will open an investigation into Republican Representative-elect George Santos, who falsified key details of his life story during his bid to win election to Congress. Authorities from Long Island in New York state, where Santos
Suspect in US attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleads not guilty
David DePape reportedly told police he planned to break the US House Speaker’s kneecaps but found her husband instead.A United States man has appeared in court on Wednesday to face a formal arraignment after being accused of breaking into the home of Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and beating her husband with a hammer. David DePape
Bolivian police arrest prominent opposition leader
Governor of the Santa Cruz region, Luis Fernando Camacho, was detained following weeks of protests in the region.Bolivian police have arrested Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of Santa Cruz and a prominent opposition leader, Bolivia’s interior minister said on Wednesday. Authorities have not explained why Camacho was detained but he recently helped lead weeks of
US to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China
Restrictions come in response to surge of infections across China after Beijing lifted strict policies to contain the virus.The United States will require negative COVID-19 tests for travellers from China, US health officials have said, after Beijing’s decision to lift stringent restrictions to contain the virus. The officials said on Wednesday that the new policy
Ethnic Serbs erect more roadblocks as tensions soar in Kosovo
Kosovo has demanded barriers erected by Serb protesters be removed while Serbia has put its army on high alert.Ethnic Serbs have erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied demands to remove barriers put in place earlier, a day after Serbia put its troops near the border on a high level of combat readiness. The
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