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Cyclone Isaias reaches Canada after killing at least 5 in US
Add a CommentAt least five people have been killed as Tropical Storm Isaias swept through US states on the Atlantic Coast. Two died when a tornado struck a mobile home park in North Carolina and at least three more were killed in … Read more →
US is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps – Pompeo
Add a CommentThe United States is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.Pompeo suggested the possible move during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, adding that “we’re taking this very seriously.”Pompeo was asked … Read more →
FBI Director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US
Add a CommentThe director of the FBI has said that acts of espionage and theft by China’s government pose the “greatest long-term threat” to the future of the US. Speaking to the Hudson Institute in Washington, Christopher Wray described a multi-pronged disruption … Read more →
Spain and Italy ‘give US hope’ cases will level off
Add a CommentThe situation in Italy and Spain, where infections and deaths have fallen in recent days, is “giving hope” on what the United States’ “future could be”, says Deborah Birx, one of President Trump’s coronavirus advisers. On Sunday, New York, the … Read more →
Ghana Embassy in US suspends consular services
Add a CommentGhana’s Embassy in the United States of America will be suspending its visa and passport application services from today [Tuesday] due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Due to the increase and rapid spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) both in the … Read more →
US: Trump blocks visas for pregnant women on “birth tourism”
Add a CommentPresident Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism”, in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have a coveted US passport. Applicants will be denied tourist … Read more →
US imposes new visa fee on Nigerians
Add a CommentThe US government has announced a new visa charge called a “reciprocity fee” for Nigerians seeking to travel to America. Hundreds of Nigerians travel to the US each year for education, jobs and healthcare. In announcing the retaliatory action, the … Read more →
US pulls out of nuclear treaty with Russia
Add a CommentThe US is formally withdrawing from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. It banned … Read more →
US imposes visa restrictions on Nigerians involved in ‘undermining democracy’
Add a CommentThe U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians it said were involved in trying to undermine democracy in presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The department did not name the individuals or say how … Read more →
Mass raid on illegal immigrants: 7,000 Ghanaians face deportation in US
Add a CommentSome 7,000 Ghanaians marked for deportation are part of people the US immigration authorities will be dealing with as it begins raiding some cities to arrest and deport individuals illegally residing in the country. The United States (US) government has … Read more →
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