Harris blasts US Covid response as ‘greatest failure’ in presidential history

10/08/2020

  Salt Lake City—Senator Kamala Harris branded the response to the Covid-19 pandemic under Donald Trump as the “greatest failure” of any US administration, as the debate between her and Vice President Mike Pence opened on Wednesday,…

Trump criticized for leaving hospital to greet supporters

10/05/2020

Washington—US President Donald Trump sparked an angry backlash from the medical community Sunday, October 4, 2020, with a protocol-breaking visit to his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for the highly infectious, potentially deadly…

Trump tests positive for Covid, quarantines in W. House

10/02/2020

Washington—US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 along with First Lady Melania Trump but is “well” and will continue to perform his duties while quarantined at the White House, his doctor said Friday, October 2,…

Trump to maintain presidential duties: doctor

10/02/2020

Washington—US President Donald Trump is “well” and will continue to perform his duties “without disruption” while quarantining along with the first lady, after both tested positive for the coronavirus, the president’s physician said Friday, October 2, 2020.…

Trump to quarantine as he awaits Covid-19 test result

10/02/2020

Washington—US President Donald Trump said late Thursday, October 1, 2020, he would go into quarantine after one of his close advisors tested positive for the coronavirus. Hope Hicks, “who has been working so hard without even taking…

US passes 200K virus deaths as spread quickens worldwide

AFP 09/23/2020

WASHINGTON — The United States has passed 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, as a record-breaking wave of new infections forces authorities in Europe to reimpose lockdown restrictions. The world’s most powerful nation hit the figure just 41…

Man orders food via drive-thru naked, gets arrested

Ian Biong 09/01/2020

A 61-year-old man was arrested after ordering food through a fast-food restaurant’s drive-thru while wearing nothing in Oklahoma in the United States. Christopher Sale argued that he attempted to get food in such a daring manner because…

Pandemic home-schooling puts Americans into debt — report

AFP 08/19/2020

WASHINGTON — A significant proportion of Americans whose children are attending classes from home due to COVID-19 are going into debt to pay for food and school supplies, a survey released Tuesday found. The United States is…

Consulate in Chengdu readies for closure as US, China clash

Agence France Presse 07/25/2020

CHENGDU, China — Staff at the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu were busy packing belongings and removing the American insignia from the building on Saturday, a day after Beijing ordered its closure in a…

WHO: Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible

Associated Press 07/10/2020

LONDON — The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions — after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so. In an open letter…

US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks

AP 05/31/2020

LOS ANGELES  — The massive protests sweeping across U.S. cities following the police killing of a black man in Minnesota have sent shudders through the health community and elevated fears that the huge crowds will lead to…

China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’

AFP 05/25/2020

BEIJING — China said Sunday that its relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War,” fuelled partly by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and…

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