The US downed yet another flying object on Saturday. This time over Canada in a closely coordinated action between the militaries of the two countries.
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US quicker to down flying 'object' than Chinese balloon
A US fighter jet shot down an "object" flying over Alaska on Friday, in a new -- but much swifter -- repeat of the downing of a Chinese spy balloon last week that threw ties between the two countries into a new crisis.
China violated sovereignty of nations across 5 continents: Blinken
Blinken remarks came after The Washington Post reported that the US believes the suspected surveillance balloon project was being operated from China's coastal Hainan province and targeted countries including Japan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
US says Chinese balloon also spied on India, others
The US believes that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that it shot down on February 4 over the Atlantic Ocean, was part of a wider effort by Beijing to spy on military assets in other countries, including India.
US will act if threatened: Biden tells China
US President Joe Biden cited the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon last week to warn Beijing that Washington "will act" if its sovereignty was threatened.
Quad launches cyber security initiative
"We are inviting Internet-users across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to join the Challenge and pledge to practice safe and responsible cyber habits," the White House said in an announcement.
US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, confirms Biden
President Biden said he had ordered the military to shoot it down on Wednesday in internal discussions preceding the public disclosure. Military leaders had recommended waiting because of fear of falling debris on civilian population underneath.
US postpones Blinken's China trip over spy balloon
The United States has postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming visit to Beijing over a Chinese surveillance balloon floating over America, calling it a "clear and unacceptable violation of national sovereignty (of the United States) and international laws".
US commits to early review of GE's move to co-produce jet engines in India
"The US and India affirm that the ways in which technology is designed, developed, governed and used should be shaped by our shared democratic values and respect for universal human rights," said a White House factsheet issued on the outcomes of the inaugural meeting.
Trump's company fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
The Trump Organization is former US President Donald Trump's company, which unlike him, is based in New York. It was held guilty earlier on 17 counts of tax fraud spanning years.
Over 5.5K flights in US delayed, cancelled owing to computer glitch
More than 5,000 flights were delayed in and out of the United States while over 800 were cancelled on Wednesday because of a computer outage in the Federal Aviation Administration's 'Notice to Air Missions' system, which provides safety information to flight crews before take-off.
All flights grounded across US after massive computer outage
Passengers have been left waiting on the tarmac after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suffered a nationwide system error, which has left flights grounded indefinitely, Mirror reported.
mRNA Covid-19 vaccines can increase serious adverse events, claims US researcher
Joseph Fraiman, the lead author of the peer-reviewed research that re-analysed Pfizer & Moderna trials for mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, has tweeted: "I believe the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines need to be withdrawn".