UN appeals for restraint, ‘social cohesion’ as protests across the US continue
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Responding to on-going protests that have spawned violence on all sides across dozens of US cities, the UN Spokesperson on Monday reiterated the Secretary-General’s appeal for grievances to be heard in “peaceful ways”, met with restraint by police and security forces.
Some 200 protesters arrested in Virginia capital for curfew violations
Jun 02, 2020, at 09:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Around 200 anti-racism protesters have been arrested in the US state of Virginia’s capital city of Richmond for curfew violations, Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality movement leader Phil Wilayto said on Tuesday.
George Floyd death: Protests, arson, looting roil US cities, National Guard activated
Jun 01, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Washington/IBNS: Massive protests rocked different cities across the United States throughout Sunday over the May 25 killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Violent protests erupt in US cities over George Floyd killing; Trump hid in underground bunker
Jun 01, 2020, at 12:44 pm
Washington/Minneapolis/IBNS: Widespread violent protests broke out in various cities of the United States on Sunday over the killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer, media reports said.
As China continues clampdown, Britain is planning to give refuge to Hong Kong residents
May 30, 2020, at 08:54 pm
London: It seems Britain is slowly backing its former colony as it is planning to allow hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to come to Britain if China clamps down further on the city.
Canada looking at reuniting families separated due to border closure: Justin Trudeau
May 30, 2020, at 10:55 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The reunion of the families separated due to the Canada-U.S. temporary border closure, is being looked into by Canada's federal government through a slight change in the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, media reports said.
US, three other allies target China over Hong Kong national security law
May 29, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Washington: China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong has earned criticisms from the United States and its three major allies.
China lodges protest with US regarding bill to sanction Beijing over treatment of Uyghurs
May 29, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has lodged a strong protest with the United States regarding the bill passed in the US Congress to impose sanctions on China for alleged violations of the rights of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
Donald Trump calls coronavirus 'bad gift from China' as US crosses 1 lakh deaths
May 28, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday called Coronavirus pandemic a "bad gift from china" as his country breached 1 lakh-mark in respect to the death toll.
US Congress passes bill to sanction China over treatment of Uighurs
May 28, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: - The House of Representatives has passed Senate-approved legislation to hold China accountable for alleged human rights violations against the Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in the country.
Canada-U.S. border for non-essential travel to remain closed for another month
May 20, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: An extension to the closure of the Canada-US border for non-essential travel for another month due to fear of COVID-19 Pandemic spread was announced by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, media reports said.
Number of COVID-19 cases in US armed forces exceeds 5,700 - Pentagon
May 19, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Washington/Sputnik - The number of COVID-19 cases among the US armed forces, civilian personnel and their families has reached 8,697 of whom 5,765 are among active service personnel, the Department of Defense announced in a fact sheet on Tuesday.
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv
May 17, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Chinese ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home in the northern part of the city on Sunday morning, said media reports.
Mike Pompeo says US to continue to restrict exports to Huawei, affiliates on blacklist
May 16, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States will continue to restrict exports to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei that were previously blacklisted, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
US plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine research
May 13, 2020, at 02:27 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States is planning to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavirus vaccine, media reports said.
US to reach 10Mln COVID-19 tests this week
May 12, 2020, at 11:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States stands to reach 10 million coronavirus testings this week, consolidating its world leadership in the field, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.
US could use new tariffs on China as retaliatory measure over COVID-19 crisis: Trump
May 01, 2020, at 12:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States could impose new tariffs on China as a retaliatory measure over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, US President Donald Trump said in a press conference.
White House briefly follows Twitter accounts of host countries during President's state visits: US
Apr 30, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Washington/IBNS: Explaining the reasons for unfollowing the Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other Indian officials, the White House has said it follows the officials of the host countries in the micro-blogging site briefly during the President's state visits, media reports said.
US calls for nationwide ceasefire in Syria, condemns terror attack - State Department
Apr 29, 2020, at 01:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States condemns the recent terror attack in Syria and calls for a countrywide cessation in hostilities, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
COVID-19 Outbreak: US registers more than 58,000 deaths
Apr 29, 2020, at 12:49 pm
Washington/UNI: The global epidemic coronavirus on Wednesday caused more than 10,00,000 cases of infection in the United States and more than 58,000 have died due to its infection so far.
Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well': South Korea
Apr 27, 2020, at 10:49 am
Washington/IBNS: South Korea on Monday said North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well."
China rejects international investigation demand into the origins of coronavirus: Report
Apr 26, 2020, at 04:16 pm
London/IBNS: China has rejected demands for an independent international investigation to trace the roots of novel coronavirus, which has claimed over two lakh (two hundred thousand) lives across the globe and forced the world to go under an unprecedented lockdown, a BBC report said.
US Navy says entire crew of Theodore Roosevelt tested for COVID-19, 840 sailors +ve
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Washington/UNI: The US Navy has said that it has finished testing sailors on the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt for the novel coronavirus and 840 sailors have contracted the virus.
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.
Taiwan makes public December email to WHO showing caution about COVID-19 outbreak
Apr 17, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Taipei/IBNS: Giving more fuel to the suspicion of the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s collusion with China over the COVID-19 outbreak, Taiwan has recently released an email which was sent to the organisation cautioning it of the pandemic virus.
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.
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.
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.