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US inflation comes in faster than expected even as petrol prices fall
Fresh US inflation data released Tuesday showed price gains did not moderate as much as anticipated in August, unwelcome news for the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve and a sign of the extent to which fast-climbing costs…
US considers China sanctions to deter Taiwan action
Plan is to go beyond existing measures and target sensitive technologies like computer chips and telecom equipment.
The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the…
Blinken says revival of Iran nuclear deal ‘unlikely’ for now
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was 'unlikely' the US and Iran would reach a new nuclear deal anytime soon, adding to Western officials' downbeat assessment over the prospects for reviving an accord that former president Donald…
Monkeypox cases reported by US colleges raise concerns of campus spread
Several US colleges have confirmed cases of the monkeypox virus, raising concerns as students return to campus for the fall semester.
With about 20,000 cases, the United States outbreak of monkeypox is the world's biggest.
While global…
Persistent rains pummel Chicago, submerging roads
Torrential, unrelenting rains swept through Chicago on Sunday, flooding basements and alleys, closing grocery stores and restaurants, and leaving cars floating under viaducts on streets impassable with deep water.
The extreme weather took…
Biden vows efforts to defend U.S. on 21st anniversary of 9/11 attacks
The United States on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with President Biden expressing his resolve to continue to defend the country against terrorism following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last year.
"And…
U.S., Japan plan to hold summit on U.N. assembly sidelines in Sept.
The high cost of global travel right now is fueling Australia's worker shortage, the country's trade minister said, with the jobs market the tightest it's been in almost 50 years as the Covid-19 crisis eases.
Pre-pandemic, foreign students…
Visa Inc to start categorising gun sales at US stores
Visa Inc says it will implement a new merchant category code that will identify transactions at gun shops in the United States.
Saturday’s announcement from the world’s largest payment processor marked a big win for activists who have…
Indo-Pacific nations agree to enter economic initiative negotiations
Ministers from countries involved in a U.S.-led Indo-Pacific framework agreed Friday to start formal negotiations on building a rules-based economic order in the fast-growing region where China is expanding its clout.
The 14 member states…
New York governor declares state of emergency over growing polio outbreak
Governor Kathy Hochul of New York declared a state of emergency on Friday over the growing polio outbreak, in an effort to better equip health care providers with tools to curb the spread of the sometimes disabling virus before it takes…