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US ends 5 cultural exchange programs with China in further escalation

The departing Trump administration has ended five cultural-exchange programmes with China that it says were being used for Chinese propaganda and had no benefit to the United States

Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China despite US sanctions

A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson said on Wednesday that "those engaged in activity in the Venezuelan oil sector risk exposure to sanctions"

USA coronavirus deaths top 260,000, says Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths surpassed 2,60,000 on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University

Many Americans 'not living in fear' ahead of Thanksgiving despite warnings

For Americans, the long holiday weekend, which begins on Thursday, is traditionally the busiest travel period of the year, and 2020 may prove to be no exception

State Dept looking at GSA decision to start Presidential transition: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his department began the process of looking into the General Service Administration's (GSA) decision to initiate the presidential transition process

Joe Biden seeks swift Cabinet votes, but GOP Senate stays silent

As President-elect Joe Biden started rolling out his administrative team, one voice has been notably silent: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Child Covid cases in US approach 1.2 mn: American Academy of Pediatrics

Nearly 1.2 million children in the US have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the AAP and the Children's Hospital Association

Barack Obama memoir sells record 1.7 million copies in first week

Barack Obama's A Promised Land sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, roughly equal to the combined first week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors

US should proceed with both humility and confidence: Antony Blinken

The United States has to proceed with equal measures of humility and confidence, said Blinken, signalling a change in tone and tenor of American foreign policy for the next four years

NSA appointee Jake Sullivan is a once in a generation intellect: Joe Biden

Joe Biden said his national security advisor Jake Sullivan is a once in a generation intellect with the experience and temperament for one of the toughest jobs in the world

India has to be key partner in engaging China from strong position: Blinken

India and US face a common challenge in form of an "increasingly assertive" China and New Delhi has to be a key partner in engaging with Beijing from a position of strength, believes Antony Blinken

President-elect Biden names climate statesman John Kerry as climate envoy

John Kerry is getting one more chance to lead the fight against climate change after President-elect Joe Biden named him climate envoy for national security

Joe Biden to name longtime aide Antony Blinken as Secretary of State

Jake Sullivan, formerly one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, is likely to be named Biden's national security adviser

Russia hopes remaining parties of Open Skies Treaty meet commitments

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow will seek firm guarantees that the remaining parties of the Treaty on Open Skies fulfil their obligations, amid the US' withdrawal from the agreement

US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the first time; 32 win scholarships

The US Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe

8 people injured in mall shooting, suspect still at large: Wisconsin police

Eight people have been injured in a shooting at a mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and the gunman is still at large, the Wauwatosa Police Department said in a press release

Resolution calling for end to forced disappearance introduced in US House

Two powerful American lawmakers have introduced a resolution that calls for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and the world and supports justice and accountability for the victims

Rural America beset with chronic poverty struggles to deal with Covid-19

To some extent, resistance to wearing masks and social-distancing has played a role in these outbreaks

US averaging 1,300 deaths per day, alarming spike in coronavirus cases

Daily coronavirus deaths in the US are now averaging more than 1,300 - the worst toll recorded since May this year when New York became the original epicentre of the pandemic

US coronavirus wildfire hitting jobs as broad recovery trudges on

Still, the surge in cases appears to have capped the U.S. economic rebound, according to high-frequency data tracked by economists for real-time evidence about the recovery.