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US ‘to buy 500 million Covid vaccine doses for world’
Add a CommentUS President Joe Biden’s administration will provide 500 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to about 100 countries over the next two years, US media report. About 200 million doses will be distributed this year, with the remainder delivered … Read more →
US: Texas ends mask rule as states drop COVID-19 measures
Add a CommentTexas will lift its mask requirement and allow businesses to reopen at full capacity next week, Governor Greg Abbott has announced. “It is now time to open Texas 100%,” the Republican said on Tuesday. Texas is the largest US state … Read more →
‘Highest temperature on Earth’ recorded in US
Add a CommentWhat could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth – 130F (54.4C) – may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California. The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service. It comes amid a … Read more →
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 →
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