Tag Archives: United States

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday she would review COVID restrictions in coming days, as she understands people in the global financial centre are growing increasingly impatient with rules that have isolated the city and hurt business. Restrictions, including a ban on flights from nine …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday it was not the time to lift a ban on flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain, with plans to reopen the city only after the government controls a deepening coronavirus outbreak. The global financial hub …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States was caught off guard Tuesday when Poland announced it was prepared to provide Mig-29 fighter jets under a reported scheme that would send the planes to Ukraine, a US official said. “I was in a meeting where I ought to have heard about that just …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the United States has seen ‘very credible reports’ of deliberate attacks on civilians by Russians forces in Ukraine. Washington was documenting these reports to make sure relevant organizations can investigate whether war crimes have been committed, he added. …

[ad_1] CHISINAU: The United States is considering sending planes to Poland if Warsaw decided to send fighter jets to Ukraine, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on a visit to Moldova on Sunday. “We are looking actively now at the question of airplanes that Poland may provide to Ukraine …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The administration of US President Joe Biden will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already in the United States but unable to return to Ukraine due to the military conflict with Russia, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Top US health officials on Wednesday laid out a national blueprint to manage Covid-19 going forward, vowing to prepare for any new variant outbreaks without shutting down schools and businesses and calling for additional funding from Congress. “This plan lays out the roadmap to help us fight Covid-19 …

[ad_1] The United States Embassy in Ukraine urged American citizens in the country to consider departing now, saying that the security situation was “unpredictable due to the increased threat of Russian military action”. The security situation in Ukraine “can deteriorate with little notice”, the embassy said on its website on …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The partnership between India and the United States is rooted in their shared responsibility to uphold democratic values, the White House said on Tuesday as it greeted the people of India on the occasion of the country’s 73rd Republic Day. “We join India, the world’s largest democracy, in …

[ad_1] SEOUL: North Korea fired on Monday what could be a ballistic missile, Japan’s government said, in what would be the fourth test this month as Pyongyang forges ahead with new military developments amid stalled stalks with the United States and South Korea. South Korea’s military also reported that the …