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Trump fires State Department official Steve Linick
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): US State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was ousted on Friday evening, becoming the latest government watchdog to be removed from his post by the Donald Trump administration.
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Trump administration failed to scale up in time to distribute COVID-19 dru
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): There are not enough doses of the coronavirus trial drug remdesivir because the Trump administration failed to ramp up production and lacks a distribution plan, former government vaccine developer Rick Bright said on Thursday.
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Chinese hackers targeting COVID-19 vaccine research: US
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): The Trump administration is considering to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers who are working to develop a coronavirus vaccine, US administration officials told The Washingto
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US administration to allocate USD 11 billion to states for coronavirus tes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): The Donald Trump administration will allocate USD 11 billion to states in the United States to ramp up coronavirus testing, a White House official announced on Monday.
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US unemployment rate surges to 14.7 pc, the worst since Great Depression
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus-induced crisis, the unemployment rate in the United States jumped from 10.3 per cent to 14.7 per cent in the month of April, representing the largest over-the-month increase since 1948.
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White House defends decision to prevent top health official from testifyin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 07 (ANI): Accusing the House Democrats of not acting in "good faith", White House on Wednesday defended the decision to prevent top health official Anthony Fauci from appearing before a House panel over Trump administration's COVID-19 response.
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Congress refuses rapid coronavirus testing offer from Trump administration
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have rejected an offer of the Trump administration to carry out rapid COVID-19 testing in Congress.
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'Don't defend Trump, blame China for coronavirus pandemic': Republican cam
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA], May 2 (ANI): In a bid to shift criticism from President Donald Trump administration to China for the current health crisis in the US due to coronavirus outbreak, the Senate Republican campaign arm has issued an election strategy memo, advising the party's senate candidates
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White House blocks Dr Anthony Fauci from testifying before House Panel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 2 (ANI): The White House has blocked Dr Anthony Fauci, who is also a member of the administration's coronavirus task force, from testifying on the Trump administration's response to the pandemic, according to House Appropriations Committee spokesman Evan Hollander.
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US mulls retaliatory action against China for poor handling of coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): Officials in the United States, across multiple government agencies, are expected to meet on Thursday (local times) to chalk out a strategy for seeking retaliatory measures against China for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington Post reported citi
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Combating COVID-19: Working with our friends in India among others to shar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 30 (ANI): Laying emphasis on India-US cooperation to tackle the coronavirus and its impact, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (local time) said that Trump administration is working with countries like Australia, India, Japan among others to share best
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US Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into Trump's decision to hal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): US House Committee on Foreign Affairs launched an inquiry into the Donald Trump administration's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), committee chairman Eliot Engel said on Monday.
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