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US FDA allows sale of abortion pills at pharmacies for first time
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency has said, even as more states seek to ban medication abortion.
“Under the Mifepristone…
US troops in Romania train close to Russia’s war, in signal to Moscow
The soldiers of the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division train, eat and sleep on a drab, sprawling post in south-east Romania, a mere seven-minute rocket flight from where Russia has stockpiled munitions in Crimea.
Farther north, in…
Biden denies US in talks on nuclear exercises with South Korea
The United States is not discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea, US President Joe Biden has said, appearing to contradict remarks by his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk-yeol, that Washington and Seoul were in talks…
Elon Musk becomes first person ever to lose $200b
Elon Musk was the second person ever to amass a personal fortune of more than US$200 billion, breaching that threshold in January 2021, months after Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos.
The Tesla chief executive has now achieved a first of his own:…
Nearly 700 Islamic State terrorists killed in 2022, US military says
The United States military and its allies in Iraq and Syria killed almost 700 operatives of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including several of the organization’s leaders, in 2022.
“The emerging, reliable and steady ability…
Biden signs $1.7 trillion US spending Bill that includes aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden signed a US$1.7 trillion spending bill into law on Thursday, averting a shutdown and keeping the government funded through September while adding to his legacy of expanding federal programmes as president.
Biden had…
U.S. plane has near miss with China fighter over South China Sea
The U.S. military said Thursday that its patrol aircraft had a close call with a Chinese fighter jet in international airspace over the South China Sea last week.
According to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, a J-11 fighter of the Chinese…
US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China
The US has become the latest country to impose Covid testing on visitors from China, after Beijing announced it would reopen borders next week.
Italy, Japan, Taiwan and India also announced mandatory tests, but Australia and…
US weighs restrictions for Chinese travellers amid COVID surge
The United States is considering entry restrictions for travelers from China, as officials expressed concern about a lack of transparency about the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak.
“There are mounting concerns in the international…
US blasts China’s military drills near Taiwan as ‘provocative’
The Biden administration criticized Beijing’s military drills near Taiwan this week as “provocative”, insisting that it will continue helping the government in Taipei defend itself.
The United States is worried about the Chinese…