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Where you still need to wear a mask in the United States
United States offers Ukraine a loan guarantee of up to $1 billion
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday.
Astonishing death toll another reminder of ‘how important it is to get vaccinated’: Biden
A day after the United States surpassed the mark of 700,000 deaths from the Covid-19 late Friday, President Joe Biden on Saturday mourned “the painful milestone”. Asserting that the nation has made “extraordinary progress” in the fight against the coronavirus in the past eight months because of vaccines, the president, in a statement, said the …
Fashion exec Peter Nygard to be extradited to US, will face sex crimes charges
Fashion executive Peter Nygard agreed in a Canadian court on Friday to be extradited to the United States where he faces charges of raping dozens of women and girls, racketeering and trafficking. Held in prison since his arrest in Winnipeg, Manitoba last December, the 80-year-old Finnish-Canadian millionaire made a brief court appearance via video link.
Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown
US President Joe Biden on Thursday evening signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through December 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday. The back-to-back votes by the Senate and then the House averted one crisis, but delays on another continue as the political parties dig in on …
Quad leaders to meet at White House amid shared China concerns
Leaders of United States, Japan, India and Australia, sharing concerns about China’s growing power and behavior, meet in person as a group for the first time on Friday for a summit expected to bring progress on Covid-19 vaccines, infrastructure and technological cooperation.
Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s performance after Afghan pullout: Poll
A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling his job as president after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, a new poll revealed. “Americans’ views have dimmed on the way President Joe Biden is handling his job as president, with 42 per cent approving and 50 per cent disapproving, according to …
20 years since 9/11: Timeline defining 2 decades of ‘war on terror’
A lone plane smashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Then the second plane. Then a third plane hit the Pentagon. Then a fourth plane was downed in Pennsylvania. Terrorists had struck the United States with full force.
Biden, Xi hold first phone call in seven months: White House
During the call, Biden’s message was that the United States wants to ensure “that the dynamic remains competitive and that we don’t have any situation in the future where we veer into unintended conflict,” a senior administration official told reporters.
US ‘concerned’ as terrorists take control in Kabul
Amid much grinding of teeth over terrorists, euphemistically called extremists, seizing reins of power in Kabul, the United States on Tuesday guardedly said it was concerned about the “affiliations and track records” of some of the people named by Taliban to fill top posts in Afghanistan’s new government.
US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment” to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security said on Friday.
Eight dead in New York City as Ida brings flash flooding, mayor declares state of emergency
At least eight people have died in New York after the city was inundated by flash flooding, police said Thursday, as Storm Ida wreaked havoc on the northeast United States, forcing flight cancellations and state of emergency declarations. Ida slammed into the southern state of Louisiana over the weekend, bringing severe flooding and tornadoes as …
Leaving Afghanistan, US general’s ghostly image books place in history
Taken with a night vision device from a side window of the C-17 transport plane, the ghostly green and black image of the Major General Chris Donahue toward the aircraft waiting on the tarmac at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai Airport was released by the Pentagon hours after the United States ended its 20-year military presence in …
Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020: FBI
The 2020 FBI data identified 7,759 hate-crimes in 2020, a 6% increase over 2019 and the highest tally since 2008. The number of offenses targeting Blacks rose to 2,755 from 1,930 and incidents against Asians jumped to 274 from 158.
Rare tropical storm lashes northeastern United States
US calls for booster shots against Covid-19, WHO says vaccinate vulnerable first
Amid the surging delta variant of the novel coronavirus and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling, the United States health officials on Wednesday recommended all Americans get Covid-19 booster shots to shore up their protection. This, however, is not in line with the WHO recommendation of vaccinating the most vulnerable people fully worldwide before …
Imran Khan says US prefers India, ‘uses’ Pakistan for settling Afghan crisis
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States views Pakistan as “useful” only for clearing the “mess” it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting and prefers India when it comes to forming a “strategic partnership”.
Blinken urges investment at home to compete with China
Secretary of state Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States needed to invest more at home to compete with rivals led by China, casting “domestic renewal” as key to foreign policy.
Blinken launching strategic dialogue with Indonesia
US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he was launching a “strategic dialogue” between the United States and Indonesia at talks in Washington with Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi.
Major US companies making masks, vaccines mandatory
The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and the new guidance from the US centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) that requires fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks have led companies to change their plans on vaccinations and masking.
Fauci predicts US will not return to lockdowns despite Delta variant risks
President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of Covid-19 infections posed by the Delta variant.
US sanctions two top Cuban police officials for suppressing protests
The Treasury named NRP Director Oscar Callejas Valcarce and Deputy Director Eddy Sierra Arias to its sanctions blacklist, which freezes any property they might have in the United States, and bars US transactions with them.
Iran’s Khamenei blames ‘cowardly’ US for pause in nuclear talks
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday declared Tehran would not accept Washington’s “stubborn” demands in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal and said the United States had failed to guarantee that it would never abandon the pact again.
Thousands of US-bound migrants stranded in Colombia
Thousands of migrants are stranded in a Colombian port town as they wait for boats to cross into neighboring Panama on their way to the United States, a state relief agency said.
UK’s Johnson wants US travellers back as restrictions set to ease
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants US citizens to come to England “freely” and is discussing a travel corridor with the United States, LBC radio said on Wednesday, before an expected easing of Covid-19 restrictions for visitors from abroad.
Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine supply outside the United States to slow down
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SOUTHKOREA-MODERNA (UPDATE 3, PIX)UPDATE 3-Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine supply outside United States to slow down
Trans rights divides political rivals, young and old in the United States
Americans are deeply divided over transgender rights, data released on Tuesday showed, with experts accusing politicians of exploiting clear differences along party lines to foment a culture war over the issue in recent years.
White House says concerned about developments in Tunisia, urges calm
The United States is concerned about developments in Tunisia and urged calm in the country, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday, adding the United States is in touch with senior Tunisian leaders.