Tag: US
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U.S. cancels visas of over 1,000 Chinese students, researchers
The United States government has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese nationals under a presidential measure denying entry to students and researchers deemed security risks. According to the State Department, on Wednesday, China called the move a violation of human rights. Chad Wolf, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said…
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Spy plane: US is provoking us – China
China on Wednesday accused the United States of provocation. Beijing said a U.S. plane spied on its military in the country’s north. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, stated that an Air Force U-2 spy plane entered the no-fly zone for live-fire exercises without authorization. “This is a stark provocation; China has lodged a solemn protest…
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Reggae music legend, Majek Fashek to be buried in US
Reggae musician, Majekodunmi Fasheke popularly known as Majek Fashek will be buried in New York, United States where he died. This was made known by his son Randy on Monday in a video. However, no date has been announced for the burial yet. TheNewsGuru recalls that Majek Fashek died on June 2 in…
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Beirut explosion: China, UK, EU, US, Qatar pledge €252m aid to Lebanon
Britain, Qatar, the United States, the European Union, China, the World Bank have pledged immediate humanitarian relief worth over 252 million euros (297.08 million U.S. dollars) to Lebanon. Beirut, the Lebanese capital was rocked last week by two huge explosions that have claimed at least 158 lives and injured 6,000 others. The aid pledge followed…
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Edo polls: US speaks on ‘deteriorating political climate’, warns politicians
The U.S. has expressed worry over reports of deteriorating political climate in Edo and interference by security forces in political matters, ahead of the September gubernatorial election. The U.S Embassy in Abuja, in a statement called for free, fair and credible elections where the will of the Nigerians would be reflected in results. According to…
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U.S. offers $10m for information on election intruders
The United States has announced a 10-million-dollar (N3.8 billion) reward for information on foreign interference in its elections. The Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, announced the offer in a statement on Wednesday. The move is targeting foreign government agents seeking to compromise the country’s federal, state or local election elections through cyber attacks. Allegations of…
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Trump wants November US Presidential election postponed
The US President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the nation’s November presidential election despite its date being enshrined in the US Constitution, Reuters reports. Trump, without evidence, repeated his claims of mail-in voter fraud and raised the question of a delay, writing: “delay the election until people can properly, securely and…
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100-day countdown for U.S. November 3 election begins
Sunday marks the beginning of the 100-day countdown to the 2020 U.S. presidential election while the country is still trapped in the raging coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests against racial discrimination and police brutality. With the clock ticking toward what may be the most complicated presidential contest in American history, both Democrats and Republicans are…
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New wave of COVID-19 cases threatens US economic recovery – IMF
The dominant risk to the US economic recovery is a resurgence of COVID-19 cases that would force renewed business shutdowns, the International Monetary Fund warned Friday. The US government will need to do more in the coming months to provide support to households and boost demand, as well as address worsening poverty and the shortcomings…
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U.S. carries out first federal execution in 17 years
The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death Daniel Lewis Lee, by lethal injection. Lee, a white supremacist, was involved in the killing of an Arkansas family as part of the 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. He murdered an…