Page 77 - Usa

US grapples with coronavirus pandemic as WHO warns 'no return to normal'

Tensions mounted over how the United States is grappling with a resurgent outbreak, as global health officials warned that the pandemic will only intensify worldwide

Trump versus Fauci reaches fever pitch as White House smear campaign rages

White House is headlining a vicious smear campaign against America's top infectious diseases expert Fauci, spraying into public view a longlist of "mistakes" Fauci has made since the pandemic began

Fauci sidelined by the White House despite coronavirus surge: Report

Despite his leading role in the US' fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, America's top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has been sidelined by the White House

US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities in Xinjiang

The US has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on three senior Chinese officials for alleged human rights abuses targeting Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, in restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province

US partisanship makes fighting coronavirus harder, says Anthony Fauci

America's top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said that US partisanship has made the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic harder

Gold steadies near 8-year high on virus cases surge, activity rebound in US

India on Monday overtook Russia to record the world's third-highest number of Covid-19 cases, while US coronavirus deaths crossed 130,000

California wildfire grows to 2,000 acres in Gilroy, say officials

A wildfire has grown to 2,000 acres in the hills east of Gilroy, Northern California, officials said

India banning Chinese apps effective way to impose costs on China: Expert

India's decision to ban Chinese apps seems to be an effective way to impose costs on China for its actions at the border and inhibit its ability to exert influence

China under Xi stepped up 'aggressive' foreign policy towards India: US

China under Jinping has stepped up its "aggressive" foreign policy toward India and "resisted" efforts to clarify the Line of Actual Control, according to a report by US Congress appointed commission.

'Plague from China' shouldn't have happened, they allowed it to: Trump

Trump attacked Beijing for coronavirus, saying the "plague from China" should have never happened but it did especially when the United States had just signed a new trade deal with the Asian giant.

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US: Health experts

There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in US coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks -- and perhaps as early as five days. But that didn't happen in many cities with the largest protests, including New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. In what's considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern. It was Phoenix, where experts say cases and hospitalizations surged after a decision by Gov. Doug Ducey to end Arizona's stay-at-home order on May 15 and eased restrictions on businesses. Arizona residents who were cooped up for six weeks flooded Phoenix-area bar districts, ignoring social ...

New N American free trade deal among US, Canada, Mexico comes into effect

A new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico came into effect on Wednesday

US: CDC chief raise concerns about flights operating with full capacity

The US government's top experts in infectious diseases have criticised American Airlines' decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the US.

WHO urges respectful discourse on COVID-19 amid Trump's Kung Flu remarks

The World Health Organisation (WHO) would like to avoid any discrimination in the discussions over the coronavirus, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said Monday.

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump in relation to Qasem Soleimani's death

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, CNN reported citing Iran's local media sources on Monday.

Factbox: Global coronavirus fundraising meeting raises $6.9 billion

The money will be used for Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines, and also to support the world's poorest and most marginalised communities

Washington DC to be state; US House of Representatives okays enabling Bill

The Democrat-led US House of Representatives has approved a legislation granting statehood to Washington, DC, for the first time on Capitol Hill after it was created over 200 years ago

Structures like UNSC have teeth but little or no appetite to bite: UN chief

UNSC has teeth but "show little or no appetite to bite, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he underlined the need for "effective and inclusive" multilateralism.

Indian-Americans protest in Chicago against Chinese aggression in Ladakh

A group of Indian-Americans has organised a peaceful demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in Chicago, protesting against Beijing's incursions in eastern Ladakh.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Link between Covid-19, brain damage and stroke

Bain Capital buys Virgin Australia, Bain Capital buys Virgin Australia, Indonesia expands budget and other global news about the pandemic