A nighttime curfew will be imposed across the United States’ capital Washington on Sunday evening, the mayor of the District of Columbia said, after protestors again gathered near the White House. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement that the curfew would last from 11:00 pm until 6:00 am on […]
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China says US move to end some trading privileges of Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’
The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party said US moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interfere” in China’s internal affairs and are “doomed to fail.” Saturday’s editorial in the newspaper People’s Daily was responding to an announcement from President Donald Trump, after China’s ceremonial parliament bypassed […]
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Donald Trump blames China for US Covid-19 deaths in new escalation of rhetoric
President Donald Trump on Friday escalated attacks on China holding it responsible for Covid-19 deaths in the United States and worldwide as he also announced he was “terminating” US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) for its failure to carry out reforms, chiefly cutting dependence on China. The president […]
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US to announce ‘certain decisions’ on China on Friday: Trump
The US would announce “certain decisions” on China on Friday, President Donald Trump has said as he emphasised that Beijing should have stopped the coronavirus at the source. Led by the US, several countries in the world have blamed China for the spread of coronavirus and its failure to provide […]
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PM Modi had no conversation with Trump over border stand-off with China: Officials
There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, people familiar with the developments said. The last time the two leaders spoke was on April 4, when the subject of the conversation was hydroxychloroquine, an official said, hours after US President Donald Trump […]
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Hong Kong govt warns removing US special status is “double-edged sword”
Hong Kong’s government warned Washington that withdrawing its special US status, which has underpinned the city as a global financial hub, could be a “double-edged sword” and urged the United States to stop interfering in internal affairs. The statement came as US President Donald Trump is due to announce later […]
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US charges North Koreans, Chinese in $2.5B sanctions-busting scheme
The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies. The indictment, unsealed Thursday in Washington’s federal court, is believed to be the largest criminal […]
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US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown
Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the US response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries. The House passed a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the mass surveillance and detention of Uighurs and other ethnic […]
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US company trials coronavirus vaccine in Australia
A US biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax has begun the first phase of the trial in which 131 volunteers in the cities of Melbourne and Brisbane will […]
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Health of 7.8 billion people stuck in a dangerous place between China and Trump
In mid-February, an international team of medical experts converged on Beijing to learn more about the novel coronavirus. Dispatched by the World Health Organization after delicate talks with the Chinese government about its composition and agenda, it included some of the brightest lights in epidemiology and virology, affiliated with institutions […]
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Family in US goes out for a drive, find nearly $1 million in road
A Virginia family out for a ride to get a change of scenery after being holed up due to the coronavirus found nearly USD 1 million in two bags lying in the road. David and Emily Schantz left their Caroline County home with their children last Saturday and drove their […]
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Taking anti-malaria drug HCQ to protect against Covid-19: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he has been taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine along with a zinc supplement he has touted as a game-changer in the battle against Covid-19 despite warnings of fatal side-effects issued by his own drug regulator, backed since by studies. “You’d be surprised at how many […]
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US House passes $3 trillion democratic stimulus bill to combat Covid-19
The House passed a $3 trillion Democratic economic stimulus bill Friday that Republicans and President Donald Trump have already rejected and isn’t likely to trigger bipartisan negotiations any time soon. The measure, passed 208-199, would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $1 trillion while providing most Americans with […]
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Fearing Covid-19, biggest US university system makes fall term virtual
As uncertainty about the spread of Covid-19 continues, the biggest university system in the United States decided this week to make fall term classes virtual, one of the first to do so, amid fears of a second wave of infections in the month ahead. California State University said almost all […]
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‘Billions of dollars’: Trump withdraws US pension fund from China investments
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration has asked for the withdrawal of billions of dollars in American pension fund investments in China and that other similar actions were in consideration. The US and China relations have deteriorated after the coronavirus outbreak. The US has expressed disappointment over […]