United States

Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:53 UTC
US controversy as to who decides reopening the economy and lifting ”stay at home”

President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy, not that of state governors, but legal experts disagree and governors are going their own way.
Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Infectology expert Fauci is more popular and trusted than Trump, and the president can't stand it

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he liked leading health expert Anthony Fauci and did not intend to fire him after Fauci said in an interview that earlier mitigation efforts against the coronavirus outbreak could have saved more lives.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:05 UTC
On Easter Sunday, US death toll surpasses 22.000; May first, tentative date for relaxing stay at home restrictions

Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the US toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 20,000 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases. With almost all the country under stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease, many turned to online church services to mark the holiest day in the Christian calendar.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
US pork supply “on the edge”: Smithfield Foods shutters South Dakota major plant indefinitely

The world's biggest pork producer is shuttering a major United States plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak among employees, with the company warning that closures across the country are taking American meat supplies “perilously close to the edge” of shortfalls.
Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
US, Russia and Saudis hammer out a tentative accord to cut oil supply and help boost prices

OPEC, Russia and other allies outlined plans on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:14 UTC
Bernie Sanders steps down: Biden becomes the challenger of Trump's reelection

Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist whose progressive agenda pushed the Democratic Party sharply to the left, ended his White House campaign on Wednesday, clearing the way for a Nov 3 election battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
WHO's Tedros rebukes Trump and calls for unity: ”For God's sake ... is this (death toll) not enough?”

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus and gave a strident defense of his agency's handling of the pandemic, in response to US President Donald Trump's criticism.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 12:24 UTC
3M reaches agreement with Trump administration to export masks to Canada and Latin America

Manufacturing giant 3M said it has an agreement with the Trump administration that will allow the company to continue to export N95 protective masks to Canada and Latin America amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 11:13 UTC
US Navy secretary resigns after ridiculing a commander of an aircraft carrier

Acting United States Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a US aircraft carrier who pleaded for the help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:29 UTC
China unseats the US as the world leader in international patent filings

China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than four decades, the UN said on Tuesday. A record 265,800 international patent applications were filed last year, a hike of 5.2% from 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organization said in its annual report.