U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans

By Reuters,

The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because o...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic , Donald Trump

US to accuse China of hacking COVID-19 vaccine research

By VOA,

For months, U.S. officials have been warning about a spike in cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic, but they’ve stopped short of pointing ...

china , coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

US report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of the virus

By CNN,

The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the coronavirus from the international community while it stockpiled imports and decrea...

coronavirus

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

Why are shoppers snatching up toilet paper yet it does not offer special protection against coronavirus?

By CNN,

Masks were the first to go. Then, hand sanitizers. Now, novel coronavirus panic buyers are snatching up ... toilet paper? Retailers in the US and C...

coronavirus , toilet paper

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

By Reuters,

The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area ...

coronavirus

US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

4 common Green Card online scams to avoid

By Paul Ombati,

People are often conned online when seeking information on how to apply for a Green Card to the U.S. According to the Homeland Security website, a ...

Green Card

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in Texas

By Reuters,

A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers ...

El Paso Shooting , Walmart

Trump tells black lawmaker to clean up ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested’ district

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump hit out at a prominent African-American critic on Saturday, calling him a “brutal bully” who should concentrate on cleaning...

Elijah Cummings , Immigration , President Donald Trump

US, Guatemala sign deal to restrict Central American asylum-seekers

By VOA,

President Donald Trump says Guatemala has signed a deal with the U.S. that would restrict Central Americans from seeking asylum in the United States. ...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) report , Guatemala , President Donald Trump , U.S migrants

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into U.S. as new policy kicks in

By Reuters,

Fear over new U.S. curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cit...

asylum , Donald Trump , Mexico , migrants , U.S.-Mexico border

R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges: media

By Reuters,

Grammy Award-winning singer R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges, NBC News said, citing unidentified law enforcement official...

R. Kelly opens up about being sexually abused

Guatemala rounds up dozens of immigrants to send back to their home countries

By CNN,

Guatemala authorities rounded up 96 people as part of an operation to identify unqualified migrants trying to go to the United States and return them ...

Guatemala , migrants , President Donald Trump

Argentina announces large seizure of weapons

By VOA,

Argentina authorities have seized about 1,000 guns and hundreds of explosives from an international criminal gang, officials said Thursday, calling it...

argentina , Brazil , Illegal fire arms , US Homeland security

US House passes emergency funding bill for migrant care crisis

By VOA,

It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease Tuesday a $4.5 billion emergency...

Funding bill , Immigration crisis , John Sanders , U.S.A

Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy...

angela merkel , Donald Trump , Iran , Mike Pompeo , sanctions , United States

U.S retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike

By CNN,

US Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyberstrike last week against an Iranian spy group, according to a US official and a former US intelligence of...

Cyberstrike , Iran , President Donald Trump , U.S Cyber Command

U.S. lawmakers alarmed by state of federal lockups for migrant kids

By VOA,

Lawmakers on Friday were calling for swift change after reports this week of more than 250 infants, children and teens being held inside a windowless ...

Federal lock ups , migrants , U.S lawmakers