Tag: the United States
Let’s maintain protected, accountable journalists ahead of polls– US Ambassador
Madam Stephanie S. Sullivan, the United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, has underscored the need for the US and Ghana to maintain respected, protected...
From DC-10 to C-130: big airplanes fighting infernos in America’s West
With record amounts of wildfires exploding throughout America's West, overwhelmed officials in Colorado and California are turning to bigger planes to fight the fires,...
U.S. truckers clog cities to ask for help amid COVID-19
by Peter Mertz
Many U.S. truckers are said to be conservatives and loyal to President Donald Trump, but truck protests over the...
Results of Democratic caucuses in Iowa delayed due to “quality checks”
Results of Democratic caucuses in Iowa were delayed due to "quality checks," Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) Communications Director Mandy McClure said on Monday night.
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Iowa caucuses, first nominating contests of 2020 U.S. presidential election
Iowa, a state in the Midwestern United States, is to hold Democratic and Republican caucuses on Monday, the first nomination contests on the 2020...
Smart health devices boom at CES 2020
At this year's Consumer Electronic Show (CES), which closed here last week, thousands of vendors offered up "smart tech" apps, gadgets and services, in...
U.S. police identify Virginia Beach shooter as city employee, recover more weapons
Police on Saturday identified the shooter who killed 12 people in a Friday carnage at a municipal building here as a longtime city employee,...
Palm Springs International Film Festival Holds Film Awards Gala
The 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) hosted its star-studded film awards gala Thursday, with some 2,500 people showing up.
Bradley Cooper received Director...
Volvo Cars opened its first North American plant
Auto manufacturing giant Volvo Cars opened its first North American plant here Wednesday, as its CEO expressed concerns over recent U.S. tariff threats.
The new...
U.S. and China gain massively from strong economic ties
The U.S.-China relationship established four decades ago is the most important bilateral ties in the world today and peoples in both countries are benefiting...
NASA’s Insight throws more light on Mars
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent off InSight, its robotic lander, from the central coast of California at pre-dawn on Saturday...
American Farmers Will Take All The Heat in U.S.-China Trade Disputes
American farmers have been bracing for a tariffs race between the United States and China ignited by the Trump administration -- economic shots that...
Experts describe U.S tariff as counterproductive destabilizing
Recent U.S. threats to slap additional tariffs on Chinese imports were met with a chorus of criticism here Saturday, with leading experts emphasizing that...
American gas prices slumping without break
How far will gas prices drop? American consumers asked this week, as some experts said summer prices could drop to 1990 levels.
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Structural reforms needed to address China-U.S. trade imbalances
To address the trade imbalances between China and the United States, which have been the focus of the Trump administration's trade policy toward China,...
Xi, Trump engage in deep-going, friendly, long-time talks at Mar-a-Lago resort
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday engaged with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, here in a deep-going, friendly and long-time exchange, as the ever...
Chinese, U.S. construction equipment makers see big opportunity with Trump
The Chinese construction moguls who came to this desert oasis spoke words of praise for the new American president and the prospect of increased...
Uber’s self-driving cars pick up passengers in Arizona, face challenges ahead
"Thank you for choosing self-driving car! Welcome aboard!" A silver Volvo XC90 with a fast spinning radar on the top stopped at the entrance...
Marijuana tops billion-dollar mark in Colorado
Colorado became the first American state to pass the marijuana milestone of a billion dollars in sales.
Sales tax statistics released Friday...
Phoenix women join protest against Trump
People of different ages, most of whom are women, joined a protest on Saturday in front of the Arizona State Capitol Building in Phoenix,...
Anti-Trump protests rip through U.S. city of Denver
Thousands of angry protesters marched defiantly through Colorado's capital Friday chanting "Not My President," as 2,900 kilometers away, Donald Trump was being sworn into...
U.S. media missed biggest story of 2016 election
They're still not talking about it. Almost two weeks after the presidential election, the U.S. media has yet to discuss or analyze its role...
Sept. 30 world news summary at 0030 GMT
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government on Thursday issued Zika virus-related special travel considerations for Southeast Asia, recommending pregnant women should consider postponing nonessential travel...
Mike Pence Is US Vice Presidential Republican Nominee
Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Thursday accepted his party's nomination for the U.S. vice presidency.
Pence, 57, was a Republican lawmaker for...
Obama asks congress to amend gun laws
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday again urged Republican-controlled Congress to pass stricter gun control laws during his visit to Orlando in the wake...
Relaxed gun laws leaves Americans in a future of uncertainty
If nothing else, the shooting massacre in Orlando, Florida on Sunday forced the country to confront an American nightmare originating from a deadly collaboration...
Orlando nightclub shooting recorded as US 176th
The shooting massacre at a nightclub on Sunday in Orlando, Florida was the 176th mass shooting which happened in the United States in the...
G7 ministers promises to tackle poverty and promote world peace through education
Following a two-day meeting concluding Sunday, which took place in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan, the ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,...
Sale of 32 metric tons of heavy water by Iran to US confirmed
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and a U.S. company have signed an agreement on Friday to sell 32 metric tons of heavy...
Vietnam’s International Expo Expects 270 Participating Firms
Around 600 booths from companies in nine countries including China, France, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam...