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Washington: The US has registered a new single-day spike in the number of COVID-19 cases with a total of 63,643 infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Besides the record high cases, Friday also saw 774 coronavirus…

New York: COVID-19 cases in the US state of New York crossed 400,000 mark, reaching 400,299 by Friday morning with a death toll of 32,307, according to Johns Hopkins University. Once the epicenter of the pandemic, it took the Empire…

New York: A massive, yellow "Black Lives Matter" mural was painted on New York City's Fifth Avenue right in front of the Trump Tower, a skyscraper that serves as the headquarters for the Trump Organization. Mayor Bill de Blasio joined…

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington was looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. In a Fox News interview on Monday, Pompeo said that "we're taking this very seriously". "With…

Las Vegas: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Nevada, the largest to hit the US state since 1954 which was also felt in California and Utah, authorities said. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the…

Washington: China-linked hackers are targeting organisations researching the Covid-19 pandemic, US officials said. The FBI said it had seen hacking attempts on US groups researching vaccines, treatments and testing, the BBC reported on…

Mexico City:  Mexico has been in talks with the US and Canada to address common challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foreign Ministry has said. "The dialogue has allowed the three countries to identify shared challenges and best…

Washington: The personal assistant of Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House adviser, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the media reported. But the assistant, who worked in personal…

Washington: US President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution aimed at limiting the president's power to use military forces against Iran. "This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part of a strategy to win an…

Washington, May 2 (IANS) In further boost to its Artemis Moon missions which will land the first woman and next man on the lunar surface by 2024, the US space agency on Saturday awarded a $1.79 billion contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne of…