China targeted scientists working in US labs to advance military technologies, claims report
Sep 24, 2022, at 05:13 am
Washington: Strider Technologies, Inc. on Friday released a new report detailing the People’s Republic of China’s decades-long recruitment of leading scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
Biden denounces Russia’s ‘shameless violation’ of UN Charter, urges world to stand with Ukraine
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New York: Strongly denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden warned United Nations Member States on Wednesday that “if a nation can pursue imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk everything this great institution stands for.”
Sep 23, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Washington: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday said it has decided to designate Iran’s Morality Police for abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful Iranian protestors.
Hurricane Fiona approaches Atlantic Canada, officials urge Nova Scotians to be prepared
Sep 23, 2022, at 03:07 am
IBNS: With Hurricane Fiona reportedly advancing toward Atlantic Canada and landfall expected later this week, preparations for the storm by the officials across the province are underway and residents are being urged to do the same before it hits.
Fauci not as confident about pandemic end as US President Joe Biden
Sep 20, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Washington: US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci does not sound as confident as the American President when it comes to the nation's current Covid status.
Covid-19 pandemic over in US: Joe Biden
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:19 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise.
Ontario successfully concludes mission to strengthen economic ties with South Korea and Japan
Sep 17, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Toronto/IBNS: A successful trade mission (Sep 2-10) led by Vic Fedeli, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade to South Korea and Japan to strengthen economic partnerships and forge new alliances has reportedly been concluded.
Package explodes inside Northeastern University campus in Boston, 1 hurt
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:04 pm
At least one person was hurt as a package detonated inside a Northeastern University building in the US city of Boston, media reports said on Wednesday.
USAID announces additional USD 20 million in humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka
Sep 12, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Washignton: United States Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power on Sunday announced an additional $20 million in humanitarian assistance to support Sri Lankans during the complex emergency that has resulted in a severe economic crisis leaving 5.7 million people in urgent need of food, agriculture, livelihood support, protection.
9/11: US Embassy alerts US citizens in Bangladesh
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Dhaka, Sep 11 (UNI) The US Embassy in Dhaka has called upon all US citizens in Bangladesh to take adequate personal precautions in view of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States on September 11.
She defined an era: US President Joe Biden condoles demise of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 09, 2022, at 03:17 pm
London: US President Joe Biden on Thursday condoled the death of Queen Elizabeth II and said she had 'defined an era'.
Education abroad: U.S. Mission in India issues highest-ever student visas in 2022
Sep 08, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The U.S. Mission in India has issued a record-breaking 82,000 student visas in 2022 till date.
Digital currency may become new point of tension between US-China
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:33 am
Washington: China's move to implement the start of a new digital currency may trigger a new battle with the US which is also trying to create its own digital dollar.
Saskatchewan mass stabbings: One suspect found dead
Sep 06, 2022, at 02:25 pm
Saskatchewan: Canada Police on Tuesday said one of the suspects in Sunday's mass stabbings in Saskatchewan has been found dead.
Sep 06, 2022, at 03:38 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: A dangerous person alert across Canada's Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba has been issued by RCMP following a stabbing spree early Sunday morning in 13 different locations.
Two killed in Northern California wildfire
Sep 05, 2022, at 05:04 pm
Los Angeles/UNI: Two people were killed in a fast-moving wildfire in the Northern California town of Weed in Siskiyou County, the county's Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said.
Canada: Stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan leaves 10 dead, police searching for two suspects
Sep 05, 2022, at 02:55 pm
At least 10 people were killed in a stabbing rampage in Canada's central Saskatchewan province on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
US: Stolen plane lands on field after pilot threatened to crash into Walmart store
Sep 04, 2022, at 02:56 pm
A pilot of a small plane, flying in circles for more than five hours and threatening to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, has been arrested after he landed safely on a field, Governor Tate Reeves said on Saturday.
US: Pilot threatens to crash plane into Walmart store in Mississippi
Sep 04, 2022, at 01:38 am
A pilot of a small plane, flying in circles for more than an hour, threatened to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi on Saturday, media reports said, citing local police.
First Alaskan native elected to US Congress
Sep 01, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Washington/UNI: Sarah Palin has lost a special US Congressional election in Alaska in a district that was Republican-held for nearly five decades.
Nearly 8 pct of Ontario's construction workers died due to opioid crisis from 2017 to 2020: Report
Aug 30, 2022, at 03:37 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's men working in the construction industry have been most affected by the opioid crisis, accounting for nearly eight per cent of all opioid-related deaths in the province between 2017 and 2020 a new report suggests.
US: Mass shooting at a store in Oregon
Aug 29, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Oregon/UNI: At least two people were killed in the US state of Oregon after a gunman opened fire in a Safeway grocery store in Bend, police said.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shares dancing pic in support of Finland PM Sanna Marin
Aug 29, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Washington: Former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton extended her support to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose love for partying has earned global attentions, by sharing an image of herself where she could be seen dancing.
Tension with China: US Navy warships transiting Taiwan strait
Aug 29, 2022, at 12:15 am
Washington: Two US Navy ships are passing through international waters in the Taiwan Strait, in what is the first such naval operation since US-China tensions escalated after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Reuters reports citing US officials.
85-year-old Florida man held for attempting to 'buy' minor girl
Aug 27, 2022, at 10:56 pm
New York/IBNS: A Florida sex offender was arrested after he allegedly tried to “purchase” an eight-year-old girl for $100,000 at a grocery store, police said.
US announces weapons package worth USD 2.98 bln for Kyiv
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional tranche of security assistance to Ukraine worth nearly three billion US dollars, the largest one-time weapons aid to Kyiv that came at a time when the Russia-Ukraine conflict reached its half-year mark.
Texas Governor Greg Abott signs disaster declaration for statewide flood response
Aug 25, 2022, at 01:07 am
Houston/IBNS: Governor of Texas Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration to free up more state resources for 23 counties impacted by severe weather and deadly flash flooding.
US Immigration Department says it has reached 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2023
Aug 24, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday said it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
US Senator introduces bill which aims to ban Chinese investment in agribusiness
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:06 am
Washington: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation that would blacklist China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from investing in, purchasing or otherwise acquiring land or businesses involved in agriculture.
US first lady Jill Biden tests COVID-19 positive
Aug 17, 2022, at 02:45 pm
Washington: US first lady Jill Biden has tested COVID-19 positive.