Tag: US
Trump signs COVID-19 relief orders
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday partly restoring enhanced unemployment payments to the tens of millions of Americans who lost jobs in...
Nigerian-born politician, Okoye blazes trail in U.S. politics
A Nigerian, Mr Gabe Okoye, is on the ballot in a forthcoming Democratic Party’s senatorial primary runoff election in the U.S.
Okoye, who hails from...
US imposes sanctions on Chinese company, others
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company and two officials related to the company for what it said were human...
Diplomatic friction: China orders US to close Chengdu consulate
China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday, responding to a U.S. demand this week that...
Google ‘blocks’ conspiracy theory adverts
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on “dangerous content” that...
US mulls banning China’s Communist Party members
The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person...
US extends ban on non-essential travels across borders
Restrictions on non-essential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug. 21, Canada and the United States announced...
US manufacturing output hits high in June
U.S. factory output increased for a second straight month in June as motor vehicle production accelerated amid the reopening of businesses, but the nascent...
US to go on with first Federal execution in 17 years
The first federal execution in the United States for more than 17 years is set to go ahead in Indiana on Monday following a...
US government approves loans for wealthy families
Private investment firms that manage the fortunes of wealthy individuals and their kin were approved for millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded relief loans designed...
My client was kidnapped by FBI – Hushpuppi’s lawyer
The lawyer of suspected Internet fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas - known to his 2.5 million Instagram followers as Ray Hushpuppi - and another cyber-heist...
US sanctions not going to affect our UK 5G market –...
U.S. sanctions targeting Huawei Technologies have had no immediate impact on the Chinese firm’s ability to supply 5G equipment to the UK, Huawei Vice...
Child protection: US investigating allegations against Tik Tok
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019...
Mexico’s Obrador holds meeting with Trump
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meets with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, for the first time on Wednesday, in a potentially awkward encounter...
Russia woos China for expanded G7 summit
Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year, Deputy Foreign Minister...
US, Saudi Arabia urges UN arms embargo extension on Iran
Saudi and U.S. officials on Monday urged the international community to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran, saying that letting the ban expire...
Iran blames ‘tough year’ on US sanctions, COVID-19
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that his country is experiencing its toughest year because of U.S. sanctions coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
