US court suspends order for mandatory vaccination of staff in large companies
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled to suspend the decision on compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 for employees of large companies in the country.
8 die during Astroworld Festival in Houston
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Austin: At least eight people died after the crowd surged forward as rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in US city of Houston on Friday, media reports said.
Canada: Most northern First Nation in Ontario goes green with their first solar project
Nov 06, 2021, at 05:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Fort Severn, Ontario's most northern First Nation on the shores of Hudson Bay has taken a big step toward energy independence by going green with their first solar project, media reports said.
Bill to declare Diwali as federal holiday introduced in US Congress: Report
Nov 04, 2021, at 05:32 am
Washington/IBNS: A bill has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to declare Diwali a federal holiday, media reports said.
US blacklists Pegasus-maker Israeli company over snooping charges
Nov 04, 2021, at 03:02 am
Washington/IBNS: US authorities have blacklisted Israeli company NSO, which is the maker of Pegasus spyware, after determining that the firm supplied software used to target officials and journalists, reports said.
Air Canada suspends more than 800 unvaccinated employees
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: The largest Canadian airline, Air Canada, suspended over 800 employees for lacking vaccination against Covid-19, media report on Wednesday said.
Joe Biden, Estonian PM discuss defence, efforts to strengthen NATO: White House
Nov 02, 2021, at 05:36 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Estonia discussed bilateral defense relations and joint efforts to strengthen NATO’s deterrence capacity, on the sidelines of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow on Monday, the White House said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests COVID-19 positive
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday announced she has tested COVID-19 positive.
Joe Biden to hold one-on-one meeting with Tayyip Erdogan in Glasgow on Sunday: White House
Oct 31, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Oct 31, a senior White House official said on Saturday.
Halloween party shooting leaves two dead, 5 injured in US's California: Police
Oct 31, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Halloween Party in Sacramento, California, where hundreds of people were in attendance, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says.
Police boost presence at Virginia shopping centers over terrorist threats: Reports
Oct 30, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Police presence was increased in shopping centers and public places in the US state of Virginia on Saturday over terrorist threats, US media reported.
Climate Change: John Kerry to visit UK to meet Chinese counterparts in London
Oct 26, 2021, at 03:02 pm
Washington: US Special Representative for Climate John Kerry will visit the UK to meet his Chinese counterparts in London on Tuesday to discuss matters concerning climate change, the State Department said.
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:29 am
Ottawa/IBNS: During an appearance on the popular Radio-Canada talk show- Tout le Monde en Parle-on Sunday, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said during his tenure as minister, he did not hear anything about the occurrence of abuse in residential schools.
US imported tens of millions of used medical gloves from Thailand: Reports
Oct 25, 2021, at 03:34 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Tens of millions of already used nitrile medical gloves were imported into the United States from Thailand during the pandemic, CNN reported on Sunday, citing its own investigation.
Joe Biden’s popularity drops more than that of any other US leader since end of WWII: Poll
Oct 24, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The approval rating of President Joe Biden went down in his first nine months of presidency more than that of any other US president since 1945, a new Gallup poll revealed.
Joe Biden says US would come to Taiwan's defense if China attacked
Oct 22, 2021, at 03:28 pm
Washigton: US President Joe Biden said in a CNN town hall meeting that his nation would come to Taiwan's defense if it came under attack by China.
Canadian govt advises citizens to use proof of vaccination for international travel
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:09 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadians have been advised by the federal government to use their provincial and territorial proof of vaccination documentation to travel internationally and added it will be up to foreign administrations to accept.
US Homeland Security Secretary tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Washington: US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home per health guidelines, confirmed spokesperson Marsha Espinosa.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates for flirtatious emails to female employee in 2008: Report
Oct 20, 2021, at 01:25 am
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was warned against sending flirtatious e-mails to a female employee but the matter was dropped after he told them he would stop the act, the company revealed on October 18, according to media reports.
Bill And Melinda Gates' daughter Jennifer marries long-time boyfriend in fairytale wedding
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:11 pm
New York/IBNS: Jennifer Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda Ann French, married her long-time boyfriend Nayel Nassar at the Gates family farm in Westchester, New York last Saturday.
Former-US Secretary of State Powell dies of Covid-19 complications: Family
Oct 19, 2021, at 12:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications, his family said in a statement.
Antony Blinken discusses Afghanistan with Qatar’s Foreign Minister
Oct 18, 2021, at 08:24 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, thanking Qatar for helping with evacuations from Kabul, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says.
Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalized with sepsis 'discharged'
Oct 18, 2021, at 04:00 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US President Bill Clinton, who had been hospitalized in California for sepsis, was discharged, physician Alpesh Amin, the medical director of the University of California's Irvine Medical Center, said.
US: One dead in Grambling State University shooting, school says operating as normal now
Oct 18, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Grambling State University, located in Louisiana, is now operating as normal following a shooting at a homecoming event that left one dead.
Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine certificate available for download during next 3 days
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:47 am
Ottawa/IBNS: COVID-19 vaccine certificate QR codes for download are being made available by the government of Ontario in Canada during the next three days starting Friday morning.
US to reopen land and air borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors from Nov 8
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:18 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States will reopen its land and air borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors Nov 8 onwards ending a more than 18-month ban on travel from across the globe.
US offers USD 2m for information leading to arrest of Pakistani smuggling suspect Abid Ali Khan
Oct 16, 2021, at 04:00 am
Washington: The US State Department on Thursday announced two rewards of USD1 million each for information leading to the arrest of Pakistani smuggler Abid Ali Khan.
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital
Oct 15, 2021, at 04:13 pm
Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to hospital for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, media reports said.
Canada-US land border is reopening, but Canadians with mixed vaccines are facing uncertainty
Oct 15, 2021, at 05:13 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The welcome news of reopening of Canada-US border in early November brings with it an uncertainty to several Canadians who have had mixed vaccines of Covid-19.
US plans to reopen land border to fully vaccinated Canadians from next month
Oct 14, 2021, at 03:31 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Senior United States (U.S.) officials announced Tuesday night that starting early November, the country would allow fully vaccinated Canadians to enter the at land and ferry border crossings, which have been closed for non-essential travel since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.