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7 people of a family die in Minnesota due to carbon monoxide poisoning

Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesday.

Biden says to run for reelection as president in 2024 if in good health

US President Joe Biden has said that he will run for reelection in 2024 if he is in good health at the time.

Panel probing Jan 6 attack seeks interview with GOP Rep Jim Jordan

The House panel investigating the January 6 US Capitol insurrection requested an interview and information from Republican Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio

US President Biden tries Covid cajoling, avoids new decrees that divide

President Joe Biden's message to the American people on confronting omicron comes with a heavy dose of cajoling ,while some other countries are issuing edicts to their citizens as Omicron takes over

Biden calls Covid pill 'significant step' after US regulators authorise it

US health regulators authorised the first pill against Covid, and President Joe Biden said it marks a "significant step forward" on the path out of the pandemic.

$475 million settlement proposed in longest-running US oil spill

Sixteen wells off Louisiana have been leaking since September 2004

Israeli PM, US National Security Advisor meet in Jerusalem to discuss Iran

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met in Jerusalem and discussed Iran and other strategic issues

US life expectancy falls by most in over 74 years on Covid-led tug

Overall, life expectancy declined to 77 years, a drop of 1.8 years from 2019, the CDC said

Biden's team plans 4 million doses of Covid treatments in January

The treatments include a monoclonal antibody product, pre-exposure preventive drugs for immunocompromised people, and new antiviral pills awaiting Food and Drug Administration authorisation

Nearly $100 bn stolen in Covid-19 pandemic relief funds: US Secret Service

Nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programmes set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the US Secret Service said on Tuesday. The estimate is based on Secret Service cases and data from the Labor Department and the Small Business Administration, said Roy Dotson, the agency's national pandemic fraud recovery coordinator, in an interview. The Secret Service didn't include COVID-19 fraud cases prosecuted by the Justice Department. While roughly 3% of the $3.4 trillion dispersed, the amount stolen from pandemic benefits programmes shows the sheer size of the pot is enticing to the criminals, Dotson said. Most of that figure comes from unemployment fraud. The Labor Department reported about $87 billion in unemployment benefits could have been paid improperly, with a significant portion attributable to fraud. The Secret Service said it has seized more than $1.2 billion while investigating unemployment insurance and l

Covid-19 pandemic: Global call for booster shot amid fresh Omicron curbs

Governments globally have tightened social mobility restrictions and made urgent pleas for citizens to vaccinate

TN farmer's girl receives Rs 3 cr US scholarship for bachelors study

Swega Swaminathan from Kasipalayam village in Erode district, who is the daughter of a farmer has received a full scholarship of Rs 3 crore to pursue a bachelor's degree in Chicago University

Pak PM Imran Khan blames US for deteriorating situation in Afghanistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has blamed the United States for creating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that is affecting millions of people and allowing it to worsen."A man-made crisis is being created despite knowing that it can be averted if (Afghanistan's) accounts (in the US) are unfrozen and liquidity is put into their banking system," the Prime Minister said, Dawn newspaper reported.The Prime Minister made these remarks at a ceremony held at Foreign Office to celebrate the successful holding of the extraordinary session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Tuesday.On the other hand, amid the deteriorating economic situation in Afghanistan, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is looking intensely at ways to put more liquidity into the Afghan economy so as to provide money to the people of the cash-strapped nation."We are looking intensely at ways to put more liquidity ...

6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Alaska coast: US Geological Survey

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale was registered with an epicenter off the coast of Alaska, the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Jury in Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case unsuccessfully tries to study at home

The jury deliberating Elizabeth Holmes' criminal fraud charges sent their first note to US District Judge Edward Davila Tuesday afternoon

Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to Chinese-run programme

A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment programme was found guilty on all counts Tuesday.

US rolling out new measures to fight Omicron, allocates additional $580 mn

The US is rolling out new measures to fight Covid-19 variant Omicron by providing an additional $580 million from the American Rescue Plan Act

US approves possible $125 mn sale of 230 Javelin missiles to Lithuania

The United States approved a possible $125 million sale of 230 Javelin missiles to Lithuania, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said

Antony Blinken speaks to Lithuanian Prime Minister amid China's tension

Blinken on Tuesday (local time) spoke with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and reaffirmed the importance of robust defense and economic relations between the counties.

Trump's administration overpaid corn farmers by $3 bn: Federal watchdog

The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019, a federal watchdog agency has found.