United States

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  Trump opposes renegotiating US-China Phase 1 trade deal despite Beijing concerns

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Monday he opposed renegotiating the US-China “Phase 1” trade deal after a Chinese state-run newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  White House staff must wear masks in the West Wing, except Trump

  

  White House staff have been ordered to wear masks when entering the West Wing after two aides tested positive for coronavirus. The White House personnel office has said that staff must cover their faces at all times except when seated at their desks, socially distant from colleagues.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  China and US clash over reference to WHO in a UN global cease fire statement

  

  China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Unemployment will “get worse before they get better”, says Mnuchin

  

  The staggering US unemployment rate reported by the government on Friday amid coronavirus lockdowns may get even worse, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  COVID-19 wipes 20,5 million jobs in the US; unemployment soars to 14,7%

  

  The COVID-19 lockdown wiped out 20.5 million jobs in the United States in April, destroying nearly all the positions created in the prior decade in the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Tougher visa guidelines for Chinese journalists in US

  

  The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it was in response to the treatment of US journalists in China, a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Washington Post exposes links between US company and Venezuela opposition plot to capture and oust Maduro

  

  Members of Venezuela’s opposition in October negotiated a US$ 213 million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  Nearly a fifth of US children not getting enough to eat since pandemic outbreak

  

  Nearly a fifth of young children in the United States are not getting enough to eat since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, according to research released on Wednesday, highlighting the broader health impact of the crisis.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  Michigan and California reopen lockdowns with go ahead for the auto industry

  

  Michigan and California, two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses, acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from coronavirus lockdowns over the next few days, as millions more Americans joined the ranks of workers left jobless by the pandemic.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Proposal to rename street in front of China's embassy after Wuhan doctor punished for warning about Covid-19

  

  United States lawmakers on Thursday proposed renaming the street in front of China's embassy after the late Wuhan doctor who was punished after warning about the new coronavirus, a step sure to outrage Beijing.