United States
- Technology
US looking at banning TikTok, other Chinese apps: Pompeo
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington was looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. In a Fox News interview on Monday, Pompeo said that…
- News
US COVID-19 cases surpass 2.5 million
New York: The number of COVID-19 cases in the US topped 2.5 million on Saturday, reaching 2,500,419, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins…
- Crime
Man stabbed with knife on head walks around calmly in US
Washington: A man was stabbed on his skull with a knife during a brawl in Harlem on Tuesday. Roberto Perez seemed unfazed by the blade, which left him a bloody…
- India
Anmol becomes first Sikh to graduate from US Military Academy
Washington: Second Lieutenant Anmol Narang will create history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday. US President…
- News
US reopens consulate in Greenland after 67 years
Copenhagen:Â The US has officially reopened its consulate in Greenland after 67 years. “On behalf of the US government, I am excited to begin this new chapter in our relationship with…
- India
US to cancel visas of Chinese students over links with military
Washington: Thousands of Chinese students believed by President Donald Trump’s administration to have links with China’s military are at risk of having their visas canceled, two sources with knowledge of…
- Technology
US ready to sue Google for ‘monopolising’ online ads: Report
Washington:Â The US government is reportedly preparing to sue Google for its anti-market ad practices where it allegedly monopolized online ads. The Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general…
- World
Melinda Gates gives US admin ‘D-minus’ for COVID-19 response
WASHINGTON: Melinda Gates, an American philanthropist and wife of billionaire Bill Gates, gave the US administration a “D-minus” for the lack of national coordination in its response to the COVID-19…
- Jobs
Millions of US workers at COVID-19 risk on job: Study
WASHINGTON: Researchers from the University of Washington have estimated that 14.4 million workers face exposure to COVID-19 infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month at…
- News
Tyson Foods closes largest pork plant amid COVID-19 outbreak
IOWA CITY: Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) in the United States announced on Wednesday that it is shutting down operations at its Waterloo pork plant indefinitely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier on…
- News
US coronavirus deaths top 40,000: Johns Hopkins
Washington: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States topped 40,000 on Sunday, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. It showed fatalities countrywide…
- World
US, China stop politicising and unite to fight COVID-19: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged the United States and China to join forces to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying there would be “many more body bags” without…
- News
Stigmatising Muslims unacceptable, US tells India
NEW DELHI: Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia on Monday reiterated that “stigmatizing ethnic or religious minorities” for the COVID-19 virus is unacceptable. In a signed post…
- News
Coronavirus crosses 600000 cases globally
More than 600,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been officially recorded around the world since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to an AFP tally at 1045 GMT on…
- News
COVID-19: US declares $2.9 m aid to India; $174 m to 64 others
Washington: The United States on Friday announced $174 million financial assistance to 64 countries including $2.9 million to India to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic. This is in addition…
- News
Covid-19 in US: Over 1000 dead, 65000 test positive
Washington: President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations on public health for many US states, including worst-hit New York, as the total number of confirmed cases in the country crossed…
- News
US reports 10,000 Coronavirus cases in a single day
Lalit K Jha Washington: Over 10,000 confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in a single day in the US, raising the number of COVID-19 patients to 43,734, as President Donald Trump…
- News
Amazon to hire 1 lakh workers in US amid Covid-19 shutdown
San Francisco: Amazon plans to hire 100,000 new full and part-time staff across the US in its fulfilment centres and delivery network as more and people are relying on online deliveries…
- News
US carriers fined with $200m for selling location data of users
San Francisco:Â The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a fine of over $200 million for all major US mobile carriers for selling the location data of customers to some…
- Events
Anti CAA-NRC seminar to be held in United States
Hyderabad: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act(CAA)has galvanized human rights and academic communities not just in India, but in the United States too. To raise awareness about this legislation that is a prelude…
- Featured News
Turkey hits back; to ban US troops from airbases
Ankara: In retaliation to America’s sanctions over the acquisition of the S-400 air defense system from Russia, Turkey may expel the US from Incirlik airbase. “We will assess the worst-case…
- Middle East
US-Taliban talks resume in Doha
Doha: The United States and the Taliban resumed talks on Friday in Qatar’s capital city of Doha, a US source told Tolo News. The development comes three months after President…
- News
US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy
Washington:The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama’s succession in an intensifying bid to stop China from trying to handpick his successor, an envoy said…
- Featured News
US ‘betrayed’ Syria’s Kurds, Moscow says
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday accused Washington of betraying the Kurds by withdrawing its forces from northern Syria and leaving allies alone in the face of a Turkish offensive. To…
- News
UN urges Iraq to prevent violence, enable peaceful protests
Baghdad: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) called on the Iraqi government to take concrete steps to prevent human rights violations and enable peaceful demonstrations in the future.…
- World
US expresses concern over restrictions on journalists in Pak
Washington: The United States has expressed concern over restrictions on journalists in Pakistan after the country’s authorities denied entry to the head of Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ), Steven Butler.…
- News
UN chief calls for ending child poverty
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to empower children to end poverty. In his message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which falls…
- Syria
Syria: UNSC considers US text urging Turkey to rely on diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering a US-drafted text calling for Turkey, currently engaged in an offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces, to return to diplomacy, diplomatic sources said…
- Syria
US involvement in Syria since 2011
PARIS: As US forces pull back from parts of northern Syria and make way for a threatened Turkish military offensive, here is a recap of Washington’s involvement in the Syrian conflict. –…
- Middle East
US, Saudi discuss maritime defence after oil facility attacks
RIYADH: A US navy official visited Saudi Arabia to discuss maritime defence coordination following last month’s twin attacks on key oil facilities in the kingdom. Riyadh joined a US-led force…
