Total US layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic reached 44.2 million even as businesses try to reopen, and analysts warn of continuing damage to the world’s largest economy as COVID-19 shows few signs of abating. Wall Street stocks plunged Thursday, reversing recent momentum as traders became spooked by resurgent cases of the virus in parts […]
ve for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, left one day after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal that could help lead to peace talks to end the country’s long-running war. The three main impediments to the start of intra-Afghan negotiations, which were to begin March 10, have been a rise […]
The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China, in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic. But the WHO’s chief critic, the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, decried […]
The U.S. will cut oil production in coordination with Mexican oil reductions, in a bid to help the southern neighbour contribute to a global deal, President Donald Trump confirmed Friday. In response to a reporter’s question, Trump confirmed a number floated earlier by Mexico, that the U.S. would cut by 250,000 barrels per day, with […]
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his government to give support to coronavirus-hit Italy, in a memorandum published late on Friday. “(Italy), one of our closest and oldest Allies, is being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Trump wrote in the memo. Although the U.S. government’s “first and foremost responsibility is to the American people,” helping Italy […]
Bernie Sanders, the left-wing senator, is dropping out of the race to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for US president, leaving former vice president Joe Biden as the presumptive candidate to run against incumbent Donald Trump in November. “The path towards victory is virtually impossible,” Sanders said, thanking an “unprecedented grassroots political campaign” that relied entirely […]
U.S. President Donald Trump says Americans are bracing for probably the toughest week during which a lot of deaths will occur due to Covid-19. “The U.S. will reach a horrific point in terms of death,” Trump said, while voicing his optimism that “it will be a point where things will start changing for the better.” […]
Country music’s biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but like most of America, they were home bound because of the Coronavirus. Still, the musicians played on, surrounded by spouses, kids and — in one case — a horse. “ACM Presents: Our […]
Millions of Americans without health insurance should not have to pay for any Covid-19 treatment, the White House said on Friday in Washington. “We don’t want any American to have to worry about getting a test or treatment,’’ U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday at the White House. President Donald Trump had instructed […]
US President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to issue guidelines this week encouraging Americans to wear masks or face coverings when leaving the home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue the advisory in the “next several days” while Trump said the guidance […]
US coronavirus cases topped 200,000 on Wednesday, doubling in less than a week, and deaths passed 4,000 as the nation’s top public health officials predicted grim weeks ahead in the battle against the outbreak. Meanwhile Democrats in Washington are starting to push for a fourth economic stimulus package aimed at massive infrastructure projects. Nancy Pelosi, […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday predicted a “very, very painful” two weeks ahead as the White House formally unveiled models of the coronavirus outbreak that project between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths. “This is a plague,” Trump said during a press conference, adding that there will be “some real light at the end of the tunnel.” The […]
Crude oil fell sharply on Monday with U.S. crude briefly dropping below 20 dollars and Brent hitting its lowest level in 18 years on heightened fears that the global coronavirus shutdown could last months and demand for fuel could evaporate further. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 1.14 dollars or 5.3 per cent to […]
The United States on Thursday surpassed China and Italy to lead the world in reported coronavirus cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University researchers. US cases topped 83,000, followed by China at over 81,000 and Italy at more than 80,000, according to the regularly updated data. There have been more than 8,200 deaths in […]
The United States Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed an unprecedented stimulus bill to cushion the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, as deaths in the country topped 1,000. The legislation – estimated at 2 trillion dollars – is a sweeping economic plan meant to stabilize households and businesses around the country as worries grow over […]
The White House and Senate leaders on Wednesday announced a bipartisan agreement on a massive stimulus package – estimated at roughly 2 trillion dollars in direct relief – that is meant to cushion the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The package, unprecedented in its size and scope, comes as much of the US economy […]
Faced with a growing economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic, the US Federal Reserve on Sunday announced drastic emergency measures to shore up confidence and keep the financial sector running, including slashing the key interest rate to virtually zero. The Fed made its second emergency rate cut in less than two weeks, cutting the benchmark […]
US forces in Afghanistan conducted an airstrike against Taliban militants on Wednesday, the first since the country signed an agreement with the fighters at the weekend, said US military spokesman Sonney Leggett. Read also: coronavirus: 6 more cases linked to UAE Tour According to Leggett, the strike in southern Helmand province was a “defensive strike […]
The United States (US) government has given Nigerian government conditions under which the recent visa policy, affecting six countries, Nigeria inclusive, could be reviewed. Mrs. Mary-Beth Leonard, the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, gave the conditions during a familiarisation visit to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday in Abuja. Leonard said […]
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned Americans in Nigeria to be aware of their surroundings. The warning is coming after the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a “defensive action,” United States Embassy in Nigeria on its website asked its citizens to review their personal security measures and be aware of their surroundings; […]