MIAMI: At least three people were killed and multiple others injured during a shooting at a graduation party in Miami-Dade County located in the US state of Florida, police said. A barrage of gunfire broke out in Kendall at around 2 a.m. on Sunday when two cars pulled up into a strip mall where a…

WASHINGTON: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 173.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.72 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 173,197,944 and…

WASHINGTON: Carried like stowaways in the guts of international travellers, new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs may be coming to a community near you, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we knew that international travel was contributing to the rapid global increase…

WASHINGTON: The slowing COVID-19 vaccination rate is worrying experts that the US may miss July 4 deadline to inoculate 70 per cent of its adult population. US officials are warning against complacency and states are ramping up measures to encourage reluctant residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine to achieve the vaccination goal set by President…

LOS ANGELES: A suspect was taken into custody by police after a reported gunshot near a university campus in the US state of California, authorities said. The shooting near the campus of the Azusa Pacific University in the City of Azusa, Los Angeles County, took place reportedly at around 1 p.m. on Sunday, reports Xinhua…

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban on Wednesday warned the departing US military against setting up bases in the region, and Pakistan vowed no American bases will be allowed on its territory. Pakistan also said drone strikes from Pakistani territory were also a non-starter. The statements come amid speculation the United States, as it withdraws the last of…

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: US and Chinese trade negotiators on Thursday held talks over the two countries’ ongoing trade dispute for the first time since American President Joe Biden took office in January. The new US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and China’s Vice Premier Liu He spoke on Thursday, both sides have confirmed in separate statements. “The…

WASHINGTON: The United States government has extended its trust over Japan’s “commitment” to prioritise public health ahead of Tokyo Olympics this summer on July 23 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Kyodo News, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday (local time) said that the US trusts Japan’s commitment to prioritize public health as it…

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden Tigray region in view of the escalating violence there. “Political wounds cannot be healed through force of arms,” dpa news agency quoted Biden as saying on Wednesday evening. He said belligerents in the Tigray region should declare and adhere to a ceasefire,…

WASHINGTON: US President Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of the Coronavirus pandemic in China as a way to prevent future pandemics, the media reported. While making it clear that the agencies had not reached consensus on how the virus originated, Biden on Wednesday directed the agencies to “redouble their efforts”…