US President Joe Biden has announced that he intends to nominate Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman and to nominate Lael Brainard as vice chair. ...
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 258.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.15 million and vaccinations to over 7.42 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
More than 90 per cent of US federal workers have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as of November 22, the deadline for the largest workforce in the country to get vaccinated under a mandate imposed by President Joe Biden two months ago, according to an official. ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against travel to Germany and Denmark due to a Covid-19 resurgence in both the countries....
The United Nations (UN) International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said that it has come to an agreement with Pakistan on terms to help revive a USD 6 billion funding programme for the country....
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing assistance to Waukesha law enforcement in investigating the tragic car incident at a local holiday parade, an FBI spokesperson told Sputnik....
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada....
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday (local time) backed growing calls for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics next year over human rights issues in China....
“Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF)†raised over $4 million in star-studded virtual Gala...
At least five people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a vehicle rammed into a crowd at an annual holiday parade in Waukesha, a city in the US state of Wisconsin, authorities said on Monday. ...