Death toll from mass shooting in Canada's Nova Scotia rises to 23- Police

Apr 22, 2020, at 12:28 pm

Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll in the deadly shooting in Canada’s province of Nova Scotia has risen to 23, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement.

COVID-19: President Donald Trump to halt US green card immigration for 60 days

Apr 22, 2020, at 10:25 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump has said that the White House will halt the immigration of green card recipients for 60 days while continuing to allow temporary workers on non-immigrant visas to enter the country.

US to temporarily suspend all immigration amid COVID-19 outbreak: Donald Trump

Apr 21, 2020, at 10:14 am

Washington/IBNS: Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his government is set to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US.

China's death is far higher than US: Donald Trump

Apr 19, 2020, at 12:13 pm

Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump has expressed doubts over the official figures of China's death toll due to the Coronavirus outbreak, claiming that the casualty is much higher than what has been declared.

Donald Trump says 80Mln Americans have received stimulus money, adds $19Bln in aid for farmers

Apr 18, 2020, at 11:25 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that 80 million Americans have received their coronavirus relief money and announced that his administration will provide $19 billion in aid to US farmers.

US says China may have conducted low-level nuclear test blasts, Beijing rejects

Apr 17, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Washington/IBNS: The United States recently claimed that China may have secretly conducted a low-yield underground nuclear test, an accusation that might further deteriorate the relationship between Washington and Beijing, which has been badly hit over the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

US COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 32,000, Nearly 4,000 Die Within 24 Hours - JHU

Apr 17, 2020, at 12:47 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI:  The coronavirus pandemic killed nearly 4,000 in the United States within less than a day, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) data revealed.

US has world's highest Coronavirus deaths, toll crosses 30k

Apr 16, 2020, at 09:21 pm

Washington/IBNS: The United States not only has the world's highest Coronavirus deaths but the toll has crossed over 30,000, a tally by the John Hopkins University recorded on Thursday.

COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 600,000: Johns Hopkins University

Apr 15, 2020, at 12:28 pm

New Yor/Xinhua/UNI:  The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 600,000 Tuesday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Halting funding for WHO during a health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds:Gates

Apr 15, 2020, at 11:30 am

Washington/IBNS: Hours after US President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday said halting such a fund during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds.

Donald Trump directs administration to halt US funding for WHO

Apr 15, 2020, at 09:36 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he accused of grossly mismanaging and covering up the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Secretary of State Pompeo says US will hold those ‘responsible’ for COVID-19 accountable

Apr 14, 2020, at 09:46 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The US will hold those ‘responsible’ accountable for the global COVID-19 pandemic that has already caused the deaths of more than 119,000 people worldwide, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild.

Death toll from COVID-19 in US surpasses Italy, crosses 20K mark

Apr 12, 2020, at 08:51 am

Washington/IBNS: The death toll related to Coronavirus in the United States passed the grim mark of 20,000 making it record the highest number of casualties across the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

nCoV continues its fury in US, 2508 die in single day

Apr 11, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Washington/UNI: The storm of pandemic novel coronavirus continues unabated in the United States as the total number of cases crossed the 5,00,000-mark with death toll soaring to 18777.

Donald Trump calls reports of receiving intelligence about coronavirus in November fake news

Apr 10, 2020, at 03:46 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI:  US President Donald Trump on Friday refuted claims that he received intelligence about the coronavirus outbreak as far back as last November, calling reports by US media "Fake News".

US jobless claims again surpassed 6 mln last week as COVID-19 devastates economy

Apr 10, 2020, at 12:37 pm

Washington/Xinhua/UNI:  The number of initial jobless claims in the United States totaled 6.6 million last week amid mounting economic fallout from COVID-19, following a similar staggering figure the week earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday.

Over 1Mln jobs lost in Canada in March amid COVID-19 pandemic: Labor Force Survey

Apr 10, 2020, at 12:23 pm

Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: More than a million Canadians lost their jobs last month, pushing the unemployment rate up 2.2 percentage points to 7.8 percent amid the growing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Statistics Canada revealed in the Labor Force Survey for March.

He was great: Donald Trump praises Modi after India agrees to Hydroxychloroquine export

Apr 08, 2020, at 01:20 pm

Washington/IBNS: A day after threatening New Delhi with a "retaliation", US President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "great" following India's decision to export anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine to the COVID-19-hit nations.

COVID-19 death toll in US rises above 12,000: Johns Hopkins University

Apr 08, 2020, at 12:30 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI:  The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has risen above 12,000, according to the latest data published by Johns Hopkins University at 7:00 p.m. EST (1900 GMT).

Donald Trump blasts WHO for being 'China-centric'

Apr 07, 2020, at 11:52 pm

Washington/IBNS: At a time when the United States is reeling under the threat from the highly contagious novel Coronavirus, which claimed 11,830 lives in the country, President Donald Trump has hit out at the World Health Organization (WHO) for being 'China-centric' and giving 'faulty recommendations'. 

US deploys 40,000 military personnel for COVID-19 response operations: Pentagon

Apr 07, 2020, at 01:17 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Department of Defense has deployed 40,000 of its personnel, including 4,000 medics, to support the efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the United States, spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said during a briefing.

Trump says US has made 'Tremendous' progress on COVID-19 therapeutics

Apr 07, 2020, at 01:12 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump during a press briefing said the United States has made progress developing therapeutics for the novel oronavirus (COVID-19).

Trump says agrees with ouster of captain of Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier

Apr 05, 2020, at 10:10 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump says he supports the decision to remove US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt Capt Brett Crozier over the captain’s inappropriate email regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.

US performs record 1.4 million COVID-19 tests - Pence

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:16 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing that 1.4 million tests have already been done in the country to detect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.

Donald Trump tested negative again for coronavirus,  White House confirms

Apr 03, 2020, at 10:58 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump tested negative again for the coronavirus, White House spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.

China reported inaccurate COVID-19 figures: Nikki Haley

Apr 03, 2020, at 10:00 am

Washington/IBNS: US politician Nikki Haley on Friday expressed her doubt on the number of deaths and infected people reported by China due to COVID-19 outbreak and said the figures were 'not accurate'.

US headed for 'painful' two weeks: Donald Trump on COIVID-19 situation

Apr 01, 2020, at 09:52 am

Washington/IBNS/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday alerted his nation that the countrymen should brace for "painful" weeks ahead.

COVID 19 death rate likely to hit its peak in 2 weeks: Trump

Mar 30, 2020, at 10:08 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the highest peak of the death rate due to COVID 19 outbreak in the country is likely to hit in the next two weeks.

Canada: PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie recovers from COVID 19

Mar 29, 2020, at 05:30 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife  Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, who was one of the earliest celebrities since the outbreak occurred to have tested positive for the COVID 19, on Sunday said she has recovered from it.

In rare case, infant in US dies of Coronavirus

Mar 29, 2020, at 01:00 pm

Washington/IBNS: In a very rare case, an infant in the United States died of the Coronavirus pandemic which has crippled several developed nations and claimed over 30,000 lives worldwide.