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2nd US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate

11:36 pm July 30, 2020

New York: While deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are mounting rapidly, public health experts are seeing a flicker of good news: The second surge of confirmed cases appears to be levelling off. Scientists aren’t celebrating by any means, warning that the trend is driven by four big, hard-hit places — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — and that cases […]

Police, protesters clash as US cities endure violent weekend

11:54 pm July 26, 2020

New York: Protests took a violent turn in several US cities overnight, with demonstrators squaring off against agents outside a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles during unrest in California and Virginia. A protester in Austin, Texas, who was apparently armed with a rifle was shot and killed after […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

US agents enter Chinese consulate compound in Houston; Beijing lodges protest

10:35 pm July 25, 2020

Houston: US federal agents and law enforcement officers have entered the Chinese consulate compound here along with locksmiths after the mission was shut down, amidst spiralling tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Trump administration ramped up its confrontation with China this week, ordering Beijing’s consulate in Houston to close over concerns about economic espionage. The Chinese consulate located in Houston’s busy Montrose Boulevard for 40 […]

US orders China to close consulate in Houston to ‘protect American intellectual property’

9:50 pm July 22, 2020

Beijing: The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property” and the private information of Americans. China strongly condemned the move, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration as it ratchets up pressure on the world’s second-largest economy over […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

Abortion foes vent disappointment after Supreme Court ruling

5:12 pm June 30, 2020

New York: Abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana law that would have curbed abortion access. The ruling delivered a defeat to anti-abortion activists but could intensify interest in the November election among religious conservatives who are a key part of Trump’s base. Some […]