US senator chides Apple, Nike for ‘using forced labour’ from
WASHINGTON: A US senator on Thursday slammed top American companies including Amazon, Nike and Apple for using forced labour from China, accusing them of making Americans complicit in Beijing crimes against Uyghurs. Speaking at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on China’s crackdown on Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in its western Xinjiang region, Republican…
US FDA approves new drug for Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug, Aduhelm (aducanumab), for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, a debilitating disease affecting 6.2 million Americans. Aduhelm was approved on Monday using the accelerated approval pathway, which can be used for a drug for a serious or life-threatening illness that provides a meaningful therapeutic advantage…
US SC rules against temporary immigrants seeking green cards
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ruled that immigrants who entered the country unlawfully and were later allowed temporary status for humanitarian reasons will not be eligible to apply for green cards and become permanent residents. Thousands of immigrants, including many who have lived in the country for years, could be affected by Monday’s ruling, reports…
global covid-19 cases: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 173
WASHINGTON: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 173.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.73 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 173,538,801 and…
Joe Biden reassures Zelensky of continuous support
WASHINGTON: In an effort to reassure Ukraine ahead of the US-Russia summit next week, American President Joe Biden reaffirmed Washington’s support to Kiev in a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a White House briefing on Monday that Biden told Zelensky that “he will stand up firmly…
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut infection risk by 91%: US CDC
WASHINGTON: Taking two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccines, authorised by the Food and Drug Administration, can reduce the risk of coronavirus infection by 91 per cent, according to a new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Even a single dose of the mRNA vaccines can reduce the…
Joe Biden says will stand with European allies ahead of
WASHINGTON: The United States will stand with its European allies against Russia, President Joe Biden has promised ahead of the first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin of his administration. Biden will head to Europe Wednesday, and is set to attend both the G-7 and NATO summits as well as holding a high-stakes meeting with the…
Two killed in US parking lot shooting
WASHINGTON: Two people were killed and two others injured after a shooting at a parking lot in Indianapolis, the capital of the US state of Indiana, police said. Police officers responded to a report of shots fired just after 2 a.m., on Saturday where they found four people shot, Xinhua news agency reported. One man…
US to treat growing ransomware incidents as terror attacks
WASHINGTON: Taking a tough stand on growing ransomware attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US Justice Department have announced to treat such cyber incidents as terror attacks. Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI, told The Wall Street Journal that the country is facing a similar challenge like 9/11, and the Bureau has identified…
Kamala Harris reaches Guatemala after switching planes due to technical
WASHINGTON DC: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday (local time) arrived in Guatemala after some technical issues with her plane, which caused a minor delay in her first international trip as vice president. “The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, arrived in Guatemala this Sunday to begin a work tour that includes…