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Trump 'no longer a transmission threat to others', says White House

Oct 11, 2020, at 02:29 pm

Washington/UNI: The White House physician said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump no longer posses a risk of transmitting COVID-19 to others.

One person shot dead in Denver amid dueling demonstrations

Oct 11, 2020, at 02:23 pm

Washington/Sputnik: One person was killed in a shooting in Denver, Colorado, as protests were underway in the city, police said on Sunday.

Greta Thunberg asks US voters to choose Joe Biden

Oct 11, 2020, at 04:43 am

Stockholm: Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has asked voters in the US to elect Joe Biden.

Justin Trudeau announces additional funding for food banks in Canada amid COVID-19 spikes

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:59 pm

Ottawa/Xinhua: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged Canadians to stem the spread of the COVID-19 as the country is at a tipping point of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Donald Trump to hold first rally in Florida on Monday after contracting coronavirus

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:48 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump will hold on Monday his first rally since contracting the novel coronavirus, the Trump campaign announced in a statement.

White House preparing new $1.8 Trillion COVID-19 relief package offer: Reports

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The White House is preparing a new $1.8 trillion COVID-19 relief offer, its largest proposal to date in the long-running negotiations with congressional Democrats, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Steady rise in Ontario's COVID-19 cases burdens hospitals with ICU admissions surge

Oct 10, 2020, at 04:25 am

Ontario/IBNS: Ontario's steady spike in the COVD-19 cases in the last few weeks, with a record high of nearly 800 new cases on Oct 8 requiring more patients to be treated and hospitalized, has alarmed clinicians at several already-overflowing hospital sites by adding pressure to reschedule surgeries put off during the pandemic's first wave, media reports said.

China will play a big price for what it did to the world by spreading COVID-19: Donald Trump

Oct 10, 2020, at 03:55 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed China and said Beijing will "pay a big price"  for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six charged in plot to kidnap US state of Michigan governor

Oct 09, 2020, at 02:46 pm

Chicago/Xinhua: Six men were charged in federal court with conspiring to kidnap the US state of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, while 7 others were charged in state court under Michigan's anti-terrorism laws with allegedly targeting police and seeking a "civil war."

Donald Trump confirmed that he may hold campaign rally on Saturday

Oct 09, 2020, at 02:39 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump told the Fox News broadcaster in an interview that he might hold a campaign rally on Saturday.

QUAD meeting: Mike Pompeo slams Chinese Communist Party over 'COVID-19 coverup'

Oct 09, 2020, at 02:17 am

Tokyo: Participating in the QUAD meeting in Tokyo this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo targeted the Chinese Communist Party over the COVID-19 outbreak coverup.

Ontario leads Canada by surpassing 4 million COVID-19 tests

Oct 08, 2020, at 03:35 am

Toronto/IBNS: Ontario continues to lead Canada since the beginning of the pandemic by surpassing four million COVID-19 tests, as well in its daily testing capacity, said Ontario Premier Doug Ford Oct 6 during his daily briefings.

Canada: Quebec joins COVID-19 Alert app, few provinces resist

Oct 07, 2020, at 01:20 am

Quebec/IBNS: Canadian province Quebec's joining in the COVID-19 Alert app, and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (PEI)'s commitment to join it in the coming days, has left British Columbia (B.C.), and Alberta as the only remaining provinces with no immediate plans to activate the digital app, media reports said.

Canada: Baloch activists protest against Pakistani atrocities

Oct 06, 2020, at 03:57 pm

Toronto: Canadian Baloch rights activists recently demonstrated against atrocities by Pakistan in Balochistan.

Don't let COVID-19 dominate you: Donald Trump tells Americans 

Oct 06, 2020, at 03:02 pm

Washington: After spending three nights in the hospital, US President Donald Trump is back in the  White House to continue his treatment for coronavirus, media reports said.

Canada reports 1,800 average daily COVID-19 cases in past week

Oct 06, 2020, at 02:39 pm

Ottawa/Xinhua: Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to increase steeply, with an average of more than 1,800 new cases being reported daily in the most recent 7 days, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada Tuesday.

National Day demonstration: US condemns arrest of over 80 Hong Kong protesters

Oct 06, 2020, at 12:24 am

Washington: The United States said it is 'outraged' at the Hong Kong government’s arbitrary arrest of more than 80 people on October 1 for allegedly participating in a pro-democracy demonstration on China's National Day.

Doctors say President Donald Trump took steroid dexamethasone after oxygen dip

Oct 05, 2020, at 02:54 pm

Washington/UNI: The team of doctors treating Donald Trump said on Monday that the president has “continued to improve” and could return to the White House as soon as Monday while adding that he had been given oxygen and the steroid dexamethasone after his blood oxygen level dipped in recent days.

Trump's aide Nick Luna tests positive for COVID-19: Reports

Oct 04, 2020, at 10:17 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump’s personal attendant, Nick Luna, has tested positive for COVID-19, ABC News reported on Sunday, citing informed sources.

U.S. intelligence community is not prepared for Chinese threat, warns Adam Schiff

Oct 04, 2020, at 08:10 pm

Washington: California based Democrat Adam Schiff has alerted that a US House Intelligence Committee has found that the country's intelligence agencies are still not ready to compete on the global stage for decades to catch up with China.

Donald Trump making progress in recovering from Covid-19: White House physician

Oct 04, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump is doing well and is fever-free as he continues to make progress in his recovery from COVID-19, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a statement.

Chinese Ambassador to US wishes soon recovery to President Trump diagnosed with COVID-19

Oct 03, 2020, at 10:34 pm

Washington/Sputnik: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai has wished soon recovery to US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, who had been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Trump given remdesivir as treatment for COVID-19 - White House physician

Oct 03, 2020, at 10:26 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump, who has tested positive for the coronavirus infection, was given remdesivir as a treatment for the disease, the White House physician, Sean Conley, said in a memo.

US President Donald Trump who tested Covid-19 positive hospitalised

Oct 03, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump, who has tested positive for Covid-19, was hospitalised on Friday.

Kim Jong Un wishes Trump speedy recovery from COVID-19

Oct 03, 2020, at 02:25 pm

Pyongyang/Xinhua: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, expressed his sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.

US: Lawmakers passes bill to force companies to disclose Xinjiang-sourced materials

Oct 03, 2020, at 05:04 am

Washington: Lawmakers in  Lower House of the United States Congress on Wednesday passed legislation which will now require publicly listed companies in the US to disclose commercial links to China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Uygur Region, media reports said.

US report highlights China's alleged labour abuse

Oct 02, 2020, at 11:12 pm

Washington: The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a list of 17 goods produced in China under conditions of forced labor in violation of international standards. 

US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19

Oct 02, 2020, at 04:16 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump and the First Lady of the country Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19.

US spoke to Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders urging de-escalation in Karabakh: Pompeo

Oct 02, 2020, at 02:44 pm

Washington/Sputnik:  US officials have spoken to Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders and urged them to cease hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview.

Donald Trump confirms that his senior aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19

Oct 02, 2020, at 02:20 pm

Tokyo/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump confirmed that his senior aide Hope Hicks had been diagnosed with COVID-19.