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Morning news brief: US destroyer transits through Taiwan Strait, UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar

WION Web Team
New DelhiUpdated: Mar 12, 2021, 09:01 AM IST
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US President Joe Biden in a televised speech said  he would direct states to make all adults eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by May 1 while urging Americans to get vaccinated and to continue to follow social distancing rules and wear face masks

Meanwhile, a day after a top US commander's warning of a Chinese invasion threat to Taiwan, a US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday which the US Navy said was the third such voyage since president Joe Biden took office.

Thomas Andrew told the UN Human Rights Council that more than half of those who were killed in Myanmar were under the age of 25. 

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Biden

Biden's televised address on Thursday came hours after signing his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law -- his first major win in office some 50 days into his administration.

US warship

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn transited through the Taiwan Strait

Myanmar

Thomas Andrew told the UN Human Rights Council that more than half of those who were killed in Myanmar were under the age of 25.

US warship

The unauthorised intruder at Joint Base Andrews made his way onto a C-40 transport plane on the tarmac, but did not get close to Air Force One or the secretary of defense's dedicated Boeing 747s.