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Air India to curtail or revise US flights due to 5G internet deployment

Air India said on Tuesday it will curtail or revise its flights to the US due to deployment of 5G internet there from January 19. US aviation regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had on January 14 said that 5G interference with the aircraft's radio altimeter could prevent engine and braking systems from transitioning to landing mode, which could prevent an aircraft from stopping on the runway. Therefore, a group of US-based airlines said on Monday in a letter to FAA that that 5G internet deployment could cause catastrophic aviation crisis. The group comprises airlines such as United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and FedEx. Apart from Air India, United Airlines and American Airlines are the other two carriers that operate flights between India and the US. The airlines group said that 5G should be implemented everywhere in the US except within two miles of airport runways of affected airports. Air India tweeted on Tuesday: Due to deployment of 5G communicat

US's Blinken to meet with his Russian counterpart as Ukraine tensions soar

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between the US and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

US examining Alibaba's cloud business unit for national security risks

The focus of the probe is on how the company stores US clients' data, including personal information and intellectual property

Air India set to curtail US flights from Wednesday on 5G concerns

Concerns have been raised about possible interference of 5G signals with radio altimeter in aircraft

Wall St: Dow falls over 550 pts; megacap tech stocks hit by rising yields

Goldman Sachs leads fall among banks after Q4 results; gaming stocks jump on Microsoft's big bid for Activision

Taiwan pays $900,000 for ally Guatemala to lobby Washington, records show

Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with US officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan

Approval of US govt's response towards Covid pandemic hits new low: Poll

Americans' approval of the White House's response towards the Covid-19 pandemic has hit a new low, according to a new poll.

Major US airlines warn of 'catastrophic disruption' ahead of 5G deployment

CEOs of major US airlines warned of an impending "catastrophic" aviation crisis in less than 36 hours

On MLK Day, President Biden says Americans must commit to King's work

Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr, delivering jobs and justice and protecting "the sacred right to vote, President Joe Biden said

Unlikely that people will wear masks on forever: Fauci on 'new normal'

Warning that the pandemic is far from over, global health experts on Monday said a lot would depend on transmissibility and severity of the next mutants of the deadly virus.

US sees highest rate of children Covid-19 hospitalisations: CDC

US pediatric hospitalisations related to Covid-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

US bill to block defence contractors from using Chinese rare earth minerals

A new rare-earth bill was introduced in the US Senate on Friday, aiming to force defence contractors to end the use of rare earth minerals sourced from China by 2026

US battles Covid-19 as CDC issues new guidelines for masks; free tests

The US CDC has updated its guidance on masks for the general public, saying that people can choose to wear N95 and KN95 masks because they offer the best protection against Covid-19.

Covid infections in US immigration detention centres surge by 520% in 2022

The number of coronavirus infections among immigrants detained at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centres has surged by 520 per cent since the start of 2022.

US President Joe Biden to hold news conference next Wednesday

The news conference comes as Biden is attempting to salvage his voting rights initiative and economic agenda, both of which lack the votes to move forward in the evenly-split Senate

US retail sales fall to ten-month low amid shortages, Covid-19

Americans started their holiday shopping in October to avoid empty shelves,

Two 14-year-old boys killed in separate shootings in Chicago: Report

No arrests had been made in the shootings Wednesday, police said

Supreme Court halts Covid-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

The court's orders Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases was a mixed bag for the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate

Joe Biden to double free Covid-19 tests, add N95s, to fight Omicron

Biden also announced that starting next week 1,000 military medical personnel will begin deploying across the country to help overwhelmed medical facilities

FAA cites progress on 5G restrictions before January 19 roll-out

The Federal Aviation Administration expects to provide information soon on what percentage of aircraft will be subject to the restrictions