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Trump talks up bigger COVID-19 stimulus deal as election clock ticks 15 Oct 2020 - 07:24 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is willing to raise his offer of $1.8 trillion for a COVID-19 relief...

Top US health official Fauci says Trump no longer coronavirus contagious -CBS interview 15 Oct 2020 - 12:28 am

U.S. President Donald Trump is no longer capable of spreading the novel coronavirus and can attend a town hall on Thursday without putting...

Melania Trump says son Barron had virus but is negative now 14 Oct 2020 - 11:44 pm

President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron, tested positive for coronavirus while his parents recovered from Covid-19 but never showed symptoms of the disease,...

Kids may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially, US CDC says 14 Oct 2020 - 10:36 pm

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines may not be initially recommended for children, when...

New coronavirus rapid diagnostic tests will be game changer -PAHO director 14 Oct 2020 - 09:26 pm

MEXICO CITY - Rapid antigen diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus will be a game-changer in the fight against the pandemic, the Pan...

Venezuelan professionals turn to cooking and delivery to survive quarantine 14 Oct 2020 - 04:09 pm

Caracas: Venezuelan professionals from biologists to lawyers have turned to making food and face masks or selling cleaning products as the coronavirus quarantine...

FBI says it has reached no conclusion on cause of Beirut blast 14 Oct 2020 - 12:34 am

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug. 4...

US accuses author of Melania Trump tell-all book of breaking nondisclosure pact 13 Oct 2020 - 11:47 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a tell-all book about first lady Melania Trump, of...

Carnival cancels November cruises due to pandemic 13 Oct 2020 - 11:38 pm

Miami - Carnival Cruise Line said Tuesday it is scrapping the November resumption of its US departures that were halted over the coronavirus...

Mexico aims to vaccinate vast bulk of population for COVID-19 by end-2021 13 Oct 2020 - 11:18 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico plans to vaccinate nearly all of its population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 after reaching accords with...

Trump takes tax battle back to Supreme Court 13 Oct 2020 - 09:57 pm

New York - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took his long-running fight to prevent New York prosecutors from obtaining his tax returns...

US Army chief returns to Pentagon after self-quarantine 13 Oct 2020 - 07:54 pm

WASHINGTON - The Army's chief of staff returned to the Pentagon on Tuesday, in a sign that the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of...

Georgia breaks turnout record for first day of early voting 13 Oct 2020 - 06:37 pm

ATLANTA: More than 128,000 Georgians went to the polls Monday, a record for the first day of early voting in the state, according...

Pelosi rejects Trump COVID-19 aid offer, dimming hopes of quick deal 13 Oct 2020 - 05:17 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected President Donald Trump's latest offer on COVID-19 stimulus on Tuesday, in the latest sign that a...

Mr 'immune' Trump back on campaign trail with a roar 13 Oct 2020 - 10:59 am

Sanford, United States: Immune to Covid! Stronger than Joe Biden! Superman? Not quite, but Donald Trump wants America to know he's back. "Here...

Trump tests negative for COVID-19, is not infectious: White House physician 13 Oct 2020 - 04:54 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on...

Coronavirus expert Fauci says Trump campaign ad should be removed 13 Oct 2020 - 12:26 am

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday that President Donald Trump's campaign team should withdraw an advertisement that...