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China's power in Asia falls, United States regains authority: Lowy

China's measure of power fell as the country wrestled with structural weaknesses in its demographics and financial system, the research group said

Russia may invade Ukraine in early '22; United States raises alarm

The intelligence finding estimates that the Russians are planning to deploy an estimated 175,000 troops and almost half of them are already deployed along various points near Ukraine's border

US makes negative test binding on flyers; Omicron now in 38 nations

The Omicron variant continues to spread in the US, with three more cases reported in New York City and one each in Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Connecticut on Saturday

Syrian lab found wheat seeds given by US containing harmful worm infection

Syrian agriculture officials and farmers have been complaining that the wheat seeds, recently provided by the US,contain a high degree of nematode (plant-parasitic worm) infection

Pakistan embassy in US ran out of funds to pay salaries for 4 months

The Pakistan embassy in Washington had run out of funds to pay salaries for at least four months to some of its employees

Some US states rev up contact tracing after Omicron cases detected

The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations

Panel probing Jan 6 riots postpones deposition with former DOJ official

The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection has postponed a deposition with a former Justice Department official Saturday, according to a panel spokesman.

Officer killed, suspect wounded in shooting outside Dallas supermarket

A shooting outside a suburban Dallas supermarket left a police officer dead and a suspect wounded on Friday, authorities said.

New coronavirus variant Omicron reported confirmed in 10 US states

Cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant have been reported by health officials in five additional US states today, bringing the total number of states with confirmed infections to ten

US, EU interested in cooperating with Taiwan based on 'One China' policy

The US and the EU are interested in deepening cooperation with Taiwan based on the "one-China" policy and maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait

Parents of teen, accused of killing 4, charged in Michigan school shooting

The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school were charged with involuntary manslaughter

US court hears arguments in lawsuit against Trump filed by his rape accuser

Trump's lawyers argued that the US government should take his place as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who accused him of rape.

Israel's NSO Group spyware used to hack US govt employees: Report

The phones of 11 US State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel's NSO Group, a person familiar with the matter said

US President Joe Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert govt shutdown

In September, the US Congress passed a stopgap measure to fund the government until December 3.

No currency manipulator tag from United States but China under lens

The US Treasury Department cited China for a number of failures that prevent trading partners from gaining full knowledge of how it manages its currency

United States sues to block Nvidia's proposed $40-bn takeover of Arm

The Federal Trade Commission said in a statement that the acquisition would deliver Nvidia vast sway over the market by giving it control over chip designs

Dollar little changed after lower-than-expected United States payrolls

US non-farm payrolls increased by 210,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported

US-Saudi diplomacy paved way for OPEC+'s surprise output hike

After weeks of diplomatic tension between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. -- with President Joe Biden calling for more oil to ease pump prices and OPEC pushing back -- a truce has emerged

Biden pushes for booster shots, amid rise in US Covid cases, Omicron fear

With rising numbers of Covid-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe Biden on Thursday appealed for Americans to get their boosters

US decision to resume F-16 flights regrettable: Japanese Defence Minister

Nobuo Kishi described the US decision to resume flights of F-16 fighter jets before the end of the investigation into fuel tanks drop by US aircraft as highly regrettable.