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Biden asks US intelligence community to 'redouble' efforts on probe into o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said he has asked the US intelligence community to "redouble their efforts" to come to a conclusion on the origins of COVID-19 and report back to him within 90 days.
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Study reveals real-world flight data that shows continued need for social
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], May 26 (ANI): Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping the second wave of COVID infections in the US, according to a study conducted by a team of scientists.
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Aid organization Oxfam condemns US embargo on Cuba
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The US embargo against Cuba affects the rights of women, adolescents and girls, Oxfam, a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on global poverty alleviation, said Tuesday.
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US not 'walking away' from Afghanistan, says Pentagon
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): As the US and its allies continue to pull out troops from Afghanistan, Pentagon has said that United States' commitment to the region is not wavering.
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US: One person injured after shooting at George Floyd Square in Minneapoli
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], May 26 (ANI): One person has sustained injuries after a shooting broke out in Minneapolis city, in the US state of Minnesota, near the place where African American man George Floyd died last year.
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Jamaat-e-Islami asks Imran Khan govt to clarify on US claims of using Pak
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Siraj-ul Haq has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to clarify the statement of the US administration claiming that Washington will use its military bases and airspace.
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Evidence of COVID-19 originating from Chinese lab continues to grow: Forme
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [China], May 25 (ANI): The former head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday said that circumstantial evidence of COVID-19 originating in a lab in China's Wuhan continues to grow as researchers are yet to prove that the virus jumped from an animal to humans, The H
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Advisory won't affect travel to Tokyo Games, says US body
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday said that the US' elevated travel warning to Japan due to the country's Covid-19 situation will not affect the visit of its delegation to the Tokyo Games.
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Nepal urges US for 'priority' on Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 25 (ANI): Nepal has urged United States to "accord due priority" to it on vaccines that the US plans to distribute among developing countries.
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New NASA Earth System Observatory to help address, mitigate climate change
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes, the US space agency on said Monday.
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US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns.
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Opposition quiz Pak govt on US claims of airspace use for Afghan ops
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): A few days after a Pentagon official said that Pakistan had allowed the US military to use the country's airspace to support its operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan's opposition on Monday asked Imran Khan government to explain to National Assembly about th
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