Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rulesThe lawmakers, in a letter delivered to the White House on Thursday evening, wrote that Biden should "prioritize people over pharmaceutical...
16 Apr, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Warren Buffett's $10 billion mistake: Precision CastpartsBerkshire wrote off $9.8 billion of Precision’s value last August, as the COVID pandemic sapped demand for air travel and the Portland, Ore...
01 Mar, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
11 Democratic governors vow that all votes will be countedTrump claimed without evidence Tuesday night that mail voting - surging in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic - is ripe for fraud, ...
01 Oct, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Seeping under doors, bad air from West Coast wildfires won't ease upPeople in Oregon, Washington state and California have been struggling for a week or longer under some of the most unhealthy air on the pla...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Donald Trump, Joe Biden focus their campaigns on U.S. West wildfiresThe Republican president, seeking re-election on Nov. 3, is due to meet with firefighters and emergency officials in Northern California af...
14 Sep, 2020, 09.36 PM IST
What's next? Devastating wildfires are latest challenge in West, leaving cities barrenIt's an ominous harbinger of fall for the region that was the first to be hit hard by the coronavirus and where the cries for social justic...
13 Sep, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
Biden wins endorsements from nearly 200 U.S. law enforcement officialsTrump and Biden both visited Kenosha this week. The president promised to help the city recover from several nights of violent protests and...
04 Sep, 2020, 08.40 PM IST
It's a 'make-or-break' summer for tourist destinations around the world; survival looks bleak with shut hotels, few visitorsThe annual influx of visitors is a concern for tourist spots around the world.
04 Jun, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Japan plunges into recession as US states start opening upJapan's economy plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic squelched business activity, while leaders in the U...
18 May, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
US Governors team up to plan for reopening, rebuffing TrumpWith health data suggesting that the spread of the coronavirus may be nearing a plateau in the US, public officials are under growing press...
15 Apr, 2020, 12.48 AM IST
Dow Jones jumps 2% on hopes of lockdown easing; JPMorgan kicks off earningsUS stock markets have recovered in the past month after slumping more than 30% from their February record highs.
14 Apr, 2020, 09.14 PM IST
New York continues to record highest number of daily deaths from COVID-19Coronavirus cases in New York State now stand at 113,704, out of the country's total of 2,87,216. New Jersey, the second most impacted stat...
04 Apr, 2020, 11.07 PM IST
Donald Trump expands role of US army in fight against coronavirusUS President Donald Trump has expanded the role of the US Army in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, saying that no one is better pr...
04 Apr, 2020, 11.43 AM IST
Hockey sticks, sturgeons and skis: How much is enough physical distance?Two metres (6 feet, 6 inches) of separation is seen as critical to preventing transmission of the virus.
29 Mar, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
Coronavirus: US cases pass 500 as California readies for cruise ship arrivalA Johns Hopkins tally put the number of confirmed US cases at 554 by Sunday evening, with newly diagnosed patients in states including Penn...
10 Mar, 2020, 12.17 AM IST
US reports fourth coronavirus infection of unknown originThe latest case is a boy under 18 in Washington State who tested "presumptive positive," local authorities said without releasing further d...
29 Feb, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Oregon reports first novel coronavirus case of unknown originAccording to the statement, the infected individual identified as a resident of Washington County neither had history of travel to a countr...
29 Feb, 2020, 09.47 AM IST