Search For "the united states"
US oil futures slump to historic lows below zero, Brent plunges
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York/Hong Kong, April 21 (ANI): Oil prices continued to crash on Tuesday after a stunning collapse a day earlier that saw US crude futures plunge below zero for the first time in history as reports said the United States could run out of storage for a glut caused by the coronavirus lockd
Read More
Indian citizens stranded in US can't be evacuated amid lockdown: SC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while hearing a petition seeking evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in the United States, said that they cannot be brought back amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Read More
Trump says he'll sign executive order to temporarily suspend immigration i
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More
US coronavirus cases tops 780,000
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the United States has topped 780,000, nearly 42,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Read More
Will look into halting oil import from Saudi Arabia, says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his administration will look into halting oil imports from Saudi Arabia after oil prices in the United States plummeted into negative.
Read More
Boston Globe gives 16-page to COVID-19 deaths in US
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [USA], April 20 (ANI): The deaths due to COVID-19 have been on a sharp rise in the United States and to offer a broader picture of the knee-deep crisis, The Boston Globe published 16 pages of obituaries in its Sunday (April 19) print edition.
Read More
COVID-19 death toll in US crosses 40,000
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The total COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 40,000 on Sunday, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University (JHU), which tracks and compiles data on the global pandemic from federal and local authorities, media and other sour
Read More
COVID-19: Experts say face mask shortage led to significant loss of life i
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 19 (ANI): A number of health experts have opined that the millions of face masks donated by the Trump administration to China earlier this year when coronavirus was raging in that country created a shortage of the protective gear, which probably contributed to a si
Read More
Afghan American Sikhs urge India to help in resettlement of Sikhs, Hindus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The Afghan Sikh community living in the United States has urged the Indian Government to help in the resettlement of the Sikhs living in Afghanistan, terming it to be the only 'viable' option for the 650 people who are hard hit by the violence in the count
Read More
US can efficiently use $500 million it allocates to WHO, says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States could find ways to efficiently use the USD 500 million, it usually allocates to the World Health Organisation (WHO), said President Donald Trump while taking a dig at the United Nations health body.
Read More
US 'deeply concern' over arrests of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kon
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States on Saturday expressed concern over the arrest of at least 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
Read More
US welcomes India's efforts for peace in Afghanistan: Khalilzad
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States welcomed India's engagement in regional and international efforts for lasting peace in war-torn Afghanistan, said US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Read More