US population projected to exceed 332 mln by April 2021: Census Bureau
Dec 16, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The population of the United States is expected to reach 332.5 million by April next year, US Census Bureau said in a statement.
FedEx starts getting Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses in US, processing underway: Reports
Dec 13, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: FedEx has started receiving doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the US, The Commercial Appeal newspaper reports.
US imposes sanctions, visa restrictions on two Chinese nationals
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:24 am
Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against two Chinese nationals, including gangster Wan Kuok Koi.
Tension with US: China revokes visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:02 am
Beijing: China on Thursday said it has decided to revoke visa exemption treatment for U.S. diplomatic passport holders paying temporary visits to Hong Kong and Macao, adding more fuel to the already tense relationship between the two nations.
Fight against COVID-19: US FDA advisory panel approves Pfizer vaccine for Americans
Dec 11, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Washington/UNI: A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on Americans to try and curb the spread of a pandemic that had infected more than 15 million people in the country and killed almost 300,000 of them.
US concerned about Bangladesh's plans to relocate 1,642 Rohingya refugees: State Dept
Dec 11, 2020, at 01:38 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is alarmed by Bangladesh's plans to transfer more than 1,600 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char, and stresses the need for all relocations to be fully voluntary, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown said in a statement on Thursday.
Joe Biden vows to get 100 mln COVID-19 vaccine shots in first 100 days of presidency
Dec 09, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration will obtain 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in the first 100 days of his presidency.
New COVID-19 spike could hurt US economy’s V-shaped recovery: White House Adviser Kudlow
Dec 08, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The potential for a V-shaped US economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is being threatened by a resurgence of infections, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday.
Joe Biden to nominate Ex-CENTCOM Chief Austin to lead Defense Department: Reports
Dec 08, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former commander of US Central Command, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, to be his Secretary of Defense, Politico reported citing three people familiar with the matter.
US Judge blocks Donald Trump administration's restrictions on Chinese video app TikTok
Dec 08, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Washington/UNI: A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump-led administration from imposing a ban on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
US: Fire breaks out in New York Middle Collegiate Church
Dec 07, 2020, at 12:49 am
Washington/UNI: A fire tore through a 128-year-old church in New York here on Sunday, destroying stained glass windows and causing widespread damage to the structure from the inside.
US Return to Paris climate deal would give advantage to China, Russia: Donald Trump
Dec 06, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump has reiterated the futility of America rejoining the Paris climate agreement, saying that doing so would give an advantage to Russia and China.
US State Dept closes 5 cultural exchange programs with China, calls them propaganda tools
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US Department of State has decided to terminate five cultural exchange programs with China describing them as tools of soft power propaganda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Expert feels China must stop 'wishful thinking' over relations with US under Joe Biden
Dec 05, 2020, at 12:54 am
Beijing: A Chinese foreign relation expert feels that China must stop 'wishful thinking' about US President-elect Joe Biden's administration being soft on the Asian giant ruled by a communist party.
Dec 04, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has said his goal as the head of the country would be to pursue trade policies which are actually more progressive on China’s abusive practices.
US centers for disease control backs panel proposal for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted recommendations from an advisory panel that the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine be reserved for elderly care residents and health workers, according to a press release.
Kamala Harris appoints senior members of White House staff
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:17 am
Washington/UNI: Presumed US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has appointed senior members of her team including a chief of staff and a national security adviser, the transition team said in a statement on Thursday.
US healthcare workers, nursing home residents to get first shots of COVID-19 vaccine: CDC
Dec 02, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Washington/Sputnik: A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committee voted to give healthcare workers and nursing home residents the first of the COVID-19 vaccines once the doses are rolled out in the coming weeks.
US to impose new sanctions on China in response to trade with DPRK: State Dept.
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:54 am
Washington/Sputnik: The US government is preparing to impose new sanctions on China in response to its ongoing trade with North Korea, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North Korea Alex Wong said on Tuesday.
US airman dies in vehicle incident at United Arab Emirates base
Nov 29, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Dubai/Sputnik: A member of the US Air Force has died in a non-combat incident in the United Arab Emirates, the US Defense Department (DOD) informed in a statement.
US refuses to lift Chinese Tech firm ZTE's threat designation : Regulator
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Chinese software company ZTE's request to free itself from a US national security threat designation has been denied, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a statement.
China must drop illusion that US ties will improve during Joe Biden's tenure: Govt advisor
Nov 25, 2020, at 04:18 am
A Chinese government adviser has warned that Beijing should drop the illusion that China-US relationship will improve during the tenure of Joe Biden as US President.
US officially ends participation in Open Skies Treaty
Nov 22, 2020, at 02:31 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US participation in the Treaty on Open Skies officially ends on Sunday, six months after Washington announced its intention to quit the agreement.
Federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to delay Pennsylvania Vote Certification
Nov 22, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US District Judge Matthew Brann has rejected a Donald Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to invalidate mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania.
'Sal Mubarak': Joe Biden, Kamala Harris wish on Diwali
Nov 15, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris last night (Saturday in the US) wished Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists on the occasion of Diwali.
Donald Trump says Georgia vote recount should stop as matching signatures not shown
Nov 15, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the recount of votes in the state of Georgia should be stopped, hinting on the fact that there is room for fraud as matching signatures are not being shown.
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Washignton: US President Donald J. Trump on Thursday signed an Executive Order to protect and restrain American investors from funding Communist Chinese military companies, including those designated by the Department of Defense in June and August of 2020.
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:06 am
Tokyo/New York: The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile on Thursday demonstrated against Chinese aggressions in different parts of the world to mark East Turkistan's Independence Day.
US Commerce Department backs off from shutting down TikTok
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Commerce Department is backing off from enforcing a shutdown of Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app after a federal court ruling prevented the move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
China asks US to stop boosting relationship with Taiwan
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:33 am
Beijing: China is irked by the decision taken by US and Taiwan to commence economic talks and said Beijing opposes official exchanges between the two nations.