US: New York to mandate COVID vaccination proofs for entry at restaurants, gyms
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:14 am
New York/IBNS: New York will become the first major city in the US to require proof of vaccination for both customers as well as staff in restaurants and gymnasiums, media reports said on Tuesday.
US announces programme to offer refuge to Afghans who aided Americans
Aug 03, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Washington: The US government on Monday announced a new programme to give certain Afghan nationals and their eligible family members.a chance to resettle in America as refugees.
Aug 01, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will take part in five online ministerial meetings within the framework of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which will take place from August 2-6, the US Department of State said on Saturday.
Biden nominates Indian-American to lead international religious freedom office
Aug 01, 2021, at 05:47 am
Washington/IBNS: An Indian-American lawyer and diplomat, Rashad Hussain, could be appointed as ambassador-at-large to head the state department’s international religious freedom office, which publishes an annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world, if confirmed by the Senate.
US President Biden says COVID booster shots not needed now
Jul 30, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden said individuals do not need to get a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine right now but it might be needed later.
Joe Biden announces US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday announced his government will formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year.
Pentagon says systems made by China's Da Jiang Innovations 'Pose Potential Threats' to US
Jul 26, 2021, at 03:59 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Defense Department said on Friday that systems made by Chinese manufacturer Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats to US national security.
US govt 'deeply disappointed' with China over COVID-19 investigation
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:09 am
Washington: The US government has slammed China for rejecting a fresh World Health Organisation (WHO) probe into the origins of COVID-19.
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman to visit China on July 25
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Washington: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to China from July 25 to 26 and to Oman July 27.
US, Iraq set to agree in withdrawal of US troops by end of this year
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and Iraq are expected to agree on the pullout of US forces by the end of 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Jeff Bezos travels to space in his private rocket New Shepard
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:01 am
Washington/IBNS: American business magnet Jeff Bezos on Tuesday created history by spending 10 minutes in space on Blue Origin's first human mission.
Fully vaccinated US citizens can enter Canada from Aug 9
Jul 21, 2021, at 01:57 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The federal government of Canada has announced its plans to allow fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents to enter Canada starting Aug 9 at 12:01 a.m. ET. without having to quarantine for two weeks, while fully vaccinated travelers from all other countries would be allowed to enter Canada on Sept 7.
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:40 am
The Western University of Ontario, Canada, has announced setting up two scholarships in honor of a Pakistani Canadian couple killed along with two other family members in an attack in Ontario province on June 6. The award will help ensure the people remember how Madiha Salman and her husband Salman Afzaal embraced inclusion and valued education.
US hits out at China for ‘malicious’ cyber activity
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:50 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the United States and countries around the world are holding the People’s Republic of China (PRC) accountable for its pattern of irresponsible, disruptive, and destabilizing behavior in cyberspace, which poses a major threat to our economic and national security.
US: Six-year-old dies during shooting in Washington DC
Jul 19, 2021, at 12:47 am
Washington: A shooting incident in Washington city of the US left a six-year-old girl dead and five people injured on Friday, media reports said.
US delegation discusses Afghan security with President Ghani in Tashkent: White House
Jul 18, 2021, at 03:11 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A US delegation led by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the White House informs.
Several people injured in shooting outside Nationals Park in US' Washington DC: Police
Jul 18, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A shooting occurred near the Nationals Park baseball park in Washington DC, during the Nationals game against the San Diego Padres, city police said.
Jul 14, 2021, at 05:05 am
Toronto/IBNS: An invitation has been extended to all by Panorama India to join them for a special "Namaste Live" on Facebook page and YouTube channel to kick off India Day Celebrations on July 25.
Canada plans to change carbon-pricing benchmark, submits new greenhouse gas targets to UN
Jul 13, 2021, at 05:24 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's formal commitment, formally known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), to reduce emissions by 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 was officially submitted to the United Nations(UN) on Monday.
Explosion rocks US military base in Syria
Jul 11, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Damascus: An explosion rocked a US military base in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on Sunday, media reports said.
US Defense official confirms American forces came under attack in Syria, no casualties
Jul 11, 2021, at 04:10 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A Pentagon official confirmed to Sputnik on Saturday that US forces came under attack in Syria’s Conoco, with no casualties reported.
Inuk leader Mary Simon becomes Canada's 1st Indigenous governor-general
Jul 08, 2021, at 05:28 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Mary Simon, the Inuk leader and former ambassador, has been chosen as the first indegenous governor-general of Canada.
Canada federal govt announces plans for new 'high frequency' rail lines from Toronto to Quebec City
Jul 07, 2021, at 04:16 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Plans to build new, high-frequency rail lines connecting Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City were announced on Tuesday by the federal government of Canada.
US: Gang-related shooting in Santa Rosa leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
Jul 06, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Santa Rosa: At least one person died and three others were hurt in a shooting incident in Santa Rosa city of the US on Monday, media reports said.
Canada border restrictions lifted for those fully inoculated by Canadian approved vaccines
Jul 06, 2021, at 05:23 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadians and permanent residents who have been fully vaccinated by doses of a COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada are now able to forgo the 14-day quarantine, a requirement that has been in place since March of last year.
FBI investigates ransomware attack against IT company Kaseya
Jul 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Washington: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Sunday said it is looking into a ransomware attack against Miami-headquartered IT company Kaseya.
Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally kicks off in Florida
Jul 04, 2021, at 02:18 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump organised his second "Save America" campaign-style rally in Sarasota, Florida.
On 2021 Canada Day, demonstrators hit streets to observe Indigenous peoples' right
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:28 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Demonstrators donned orange, took to streets, built memorials on 2021 Canada Day as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous peoples.
Hundreds evacuated in Western Canada village after fire adds to already grim heat wave situation
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:09 am
Vancouver/Canada/IBNS: Hundreds of people were evacuated from a Western Canada village as fire broke out in addition to the unprecedented heat wave in the region, which led to record-breaking temperature for days.
China's 1-cent masks giving tough challenge to US manufacturers
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:01 am
Washington: Cheap import of masks from China is blamed by US manufacturers of Premium-PPE as the reason behind the plunge of mask production.