US News
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Biden: We were clumsy over France submarine row
US President Joe Biden has told France's Emmanuel Macron that the US was "clumsy" over a security pact signed between...
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Blinken launches internal review of US evacuation of Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced an internal State Department review of America's rushed evacuation operation from Afghanistan...
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US experts back Pfizer jab for children over five
A US government panel has voted to recommend the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine should to be given to children aged five to...
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MasterCard partners with Bakkt to offer crypto and loyalty programmes
MasterCard has teamed up with FinTech company Bakkt allowing thousands of banks and merchants onto its payments network in the...
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Several killed in protests against Sudan coup
At least seven people are reported to have died and some 140 have been hurt after soldiers fired on crowds...
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Khalilzad: US should have pushed Afghan president harder
The US did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to share power with the Taliban, said...
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U.S. to begin appeal to extradite Assange from UK
The United States government will on Wednesday begin an appeal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial for...
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US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human
US surgeons say they have successfully given a pig's kidney to a person in a transplant breakthrough they hope could...
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Where are the workers? Cutoff of jobless aid in U.S. spurs no influx
Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal supplement for...
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U.S. urges N Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
A senior U.S. diplomat on Sunday urged North Korea to end a recent series of missile tests and resume negotiations,...
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Covid-19 has killed more people in the US than HIV/Aids did in 40 years
Covid-19 has now killed about 730,000 people in the US, making it the deadliest pandemic in the nation's history, with...
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Gift cards to lift up US holiday spirit as supply chain crisis leads to product shortages
Americans love gift cards. For younger generations, they’ve become their favourite gift.Which is good, because they’re about to get lots...
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Tight US job market triggers strikes for more pay
Thousands of workers remain on strike across the United States demanding higher pay and better conditions despite Hollywood make-up artists...
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Tributes pour in for 'trailblazer' Colin Powell
Tributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications aged 84.The...
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US steps into China’s bitcoin breach
The long sheds at North America's largest bitcoin mine look endless in the Texas sun, packed with the type of...
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Frustrated and weary over long pandemic hours, more US workers are striking
Exhausted after working long hours during the coronavirus pandemic and resentful that their bosses are not sharing sometimes huge profits,...