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Donald Trump signs 'buy American first' pharmaceutical executive order

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing some federal agencies to prioritise purchasing certain drugs and medical materials when made in the United States

Twitter labels state-controlled media outlets, govt officials' accounts

The micro-blogging platform will not amplify tweets by state-controlled media outlets. The move will make affected accounts less likely to appear in search results or notifications

What does the huge coronavirus testing undercount in the US mean

Testing is the foundation of a modern public health approach to controlling this virus

'Bulletproof' Big Tech: Why Apple, Amazon, Google are not going to break up

Washington lawmakers see their job as protecting the consumer first and foremost

Donald Trump's bid to force TikTok sale follows well-trod legal path

Trump's demand has set off a geopolitical tug-of-war, but it has ample precedent

Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors worry that world will forget their plight

The atomic bomb that exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago didn't just kill and maim

Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire over bodyguards

In Iceland, a nation so safe that its president runs errands on a bicycle, US Ambassador Jeffery Ross Gunter has left locals aghast with his request to hire armed bodyguards

Donald Trump seeks TikTok payment to US, despite no clear authority

It would be unprecedented, based on recent history, for the US government to collect a cut of a transaction involving companies in which it doesn't hold a stake

America's selfish individualism has become a death cult in Covid-19 era

Too many Americans belong to the cult of selfish individualism. In the COVID era, this has become a death cult

US auto sales recovery amid pandemic continues as Toyota decline slows

The Japanese automaker said its sales in July fell 19% versus the same month in 2019, to 169,484 units

Pompeo, Taliban deputy chief discuss intra-Afghan talks over video-call

Mike Pompeo and Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar discussed the start of the intra-Afghan talks and the ongoing situation in Afghanistan

USA coronavirus update: Florida reaches 7,000 deaths from Covid-19

Florida health officials have reported 179 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the state's total to more than 7,000

Over 67,000 new Covid-19 cases registered in US in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

More than 67,000 new Covid-19 cases were registered across the United States in the past 24 hours and 1,259 people died from the disease, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University

Former US presidential candidate dies after battle with coronavirus

Herman Cain, a former US Republican presidential candidate, died at age 74 after battling the coronavirus, or COVID-19

US squandered opportunity to beat back Covid-19 by not using masks: Experts

The United States has squandered one of the best opportunities to beat back coronavirus by not resorting to face covering to prevent the spread of infection, believe experts

As crime surges on his watch, Donald Trump warns of Biden's America

Donald Trump is painting dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden's America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should former vice president win White House in November

BLM: George Floyd's family gathers in Virginia to unveil hologram

The family of George Floyd witnessed the unveiling of a hologram in Virginia on Tuesday night, where flickering lights came together to create an image of Floyd's head and shoulders

US seeks selfish gains under pretext of international law: China to Pompeo

Hitting out at Mike Pompeo, China said the US always seeks selfish gains under the pretext of upholding international law

Zimbabwe's ruling party calls US ambassador a 'thug' for funding protesters

Zimbabwe's ruling party has threatened the United States ambassador with expulsion, calling him a thug and accusing him of funding organisers of anti-government protests planned for Friday

Testing in US identifies high asymptomatic, presymptomatic Covid-19 cases

Testing among quarantined contacts of patients with Covid-19 in a correctional and detention facility in the US identified a high proportion of asymptomatic and presymptomatic cases