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Nina Totenberg Democratic Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from participating in a case involving a conservative nonprofit with ties to a group that gave at least $1 million to fund a "national campaign" to win Senate confirmation of her Supreme Court nomination. At her confirmation hearing, Barrett refused to answer questions about whether she would recuse in the case, which was then pending before ...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Patrick Semansky/AP Democratic Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from participating in a case involving a conservative nonprofit with ties to a group that gave at least $1 million to fund a "national campaign" to win Senate confirmation of her Supreme Court nomination. At her confirmation hearing, Barrett refused to answer questions about whether she would recuse ...

Almost 3,000 current students and teachers, but also future generations from high schools in the counties of Argeș, Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, Vâlcea, Teleorman, Caraș-Severin and Constanța will benefit from green energy in March thanks to the initiative of the CEZ Group in Romania to install and donate a photovoltaic panel plant with a power of 15 kW each. The initiative is an investment with a long-term impact, worth 15,000 euros / each high school, funds provided by the CEZ Group in Ro...

March 13, 2021 Share The Philippines has gotten a measure of control over its once-runaway COVID-19 outbreak through strict lockdowns and a year of school closures, coupled with widespread use of face protectors, experts and citizens on the ground say. The Southeast Asian country known for its migratory population — Filipinos work throughout the developed world — has reported fewer than 2,000 new cases per day most of the time since October, down from as much as 6,275 cases previous...

President Rodrigo Duterte has railed against military pacts with Washington for increasing the risks of his country getting caught in a US-China conflict over the South China Sea. Photo: AP Opinion Lucio Blanco Pitlo III How the Philippines and US can save the Visiting Forces Agreement (and keep China at bay) Although Rodrigo Duterte has railed against defence pacts with the US, Washington can show its commitment to them through high-level talks With Beijing becoming more assertive in the South...

Chinese authorities plan to position their first homegrown semi-submersible oil rig in a deep-water field in the disputed South China Sea to show rivals how far it’s willing to go for energy security and possibly to expand its political clout, observers believe.    The platform built over the past 21 months will begin work at the Lingshui 17-2 gas field 150 kilometers away from China, domestic media outlets said January 18.

English By Ralph Jennings Share on Facebook Print this page TAIPEI - Chinese supply of a COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia and the Philippines is likely to strengthen Beijing’s image in those countries, despite current resentment of its expansion in the South China Sea, if the vaccines work, analysts say. Both countries have moved to order vaccines made by Sinovac Biotech, a Beijing-based pharmaceutical company, according to Asian media reports...

share TAIPEI, TAIWAN —  Countries in Southeast Asia, a growing region of more than 650 million people, stand to make lasting deals with the United States and keep China at bay if President-elect Joe Biden works with their prized cross-border dialogue process, analysts in the region believe. Biden’s expected willingness to strengthen a U.S. role in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc will increase confidence among the Asian leaders that Washington will act pred...