The global coronavirus caseload has topped 245.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.97 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.94 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ...
At least 59,000 meatpacking workers in the US were infected with Covid-19, of which 269 of them lost their lives, according to a report published by a US House of Representatives panel earlier this week...
The US has announced $144 million in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, "as part of our enduring commitment to the people" of the war-torn nation which is now controlled by the Taliban, according to the State Department....
Ramping up cooperation in fighting terrorism, India and the US have announced that they will expand sharing information on terrorist threats and will consult on potential terror threats from Afghanistan where the Taliban has wrested control, according to the State Department. ...
The US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.0 per cent in the third quarter amid the Delta variant-fuelled Covid-19 surge, after expanding 6.7 per cent in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said....
US President Joe Biden has unveiled a framework for a $1.75 trillion social spending package following weeks of intensive negotiations with Congressional Democrats. ...
The US is reviewing the possibility of declaring a formal end to the Korean War from various angles, a top American diplomat has said....
USCIS reached a settlement agreement in the case of MadKudu Inc., et al. v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., No. 20-cv-2653 (N.D. Cal.). On Oct. 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court,...
Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company he founded is rebranding itself as Meta....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be calling upon Pope Francis in the Vatican, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday, adding that "it is yet to be finalised whether it will be one to one or delegation-level meeting."...