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Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace and land border

Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional US allies since 2017

West refused to unfreeze Venezuelan funds for vaccine purchase: President

EU nations and the United States have refused Venezuela's request to unfreeze its assets, so that the sanctions-hit country could purchase a coronavirus vaccine, President Nicolas Maduro has said

Carl Icahn sells over half his Herbalife stake for $600 million: Report

Activist investor Carl Icahn has sold more than half his stake in Herbalife Nutrition Ltd for $600 million and is planning to give up the five seats on the company's board held by his representatives

US Congress passes 'Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act' for Pakistani women

The US has passed the 'Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act' which will expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women to receive higher education under a merit and needs-based programme

US President Trump says US coronavirus cases, deaths 'exaggerated'

Trump on Sunday said that the record-breaking numbers of new Covid-19 cases, nearly 300,000 in the past 24 hours, are exaggerated due to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) method of counting

Newly-elected members of US Senate sworn in to form 117th US Congress

New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress

Nancy Pelosi re-elected as US House Speaker after winning 216 votes

The US House of Representatives on Sunday (local time) officially reelected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to another term with 216 members voting for her.

US surpasses 350,000 coronavirus deaths: Johns Hopkins University

The United States surpassed 350,000 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as vaccinations against the virus have begun at a slow pace

Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, could not make changes to it

Microsoft said in a blog post that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of US government agencies and private companies snuck farther into its systems than previously thought

Biden inauguration eve to feature memorial ceremony for Covid-19 victims

A lighting ceremony commemorating the American lives lost to Covid-19 will be organised on the eve of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

US blocks $63 million in funds of global terrorist groups in 2019: Report

The US blocked $63 million in funds of designated terrorist groups, including Pakistan-based outfits, in 2019 as part of its crackdown on foreign terrorist organisations

America's iconic Times Square Ball Drop to be virtual this year amid Covid

The iconic Times Square New Years' ball is set to be virtual this year as the coronavirus cases continue to surge in the United States especially in the state of New York

President-elect Biden calls for Americans to unite, heal, rebuild in 2021

US President-elect Joe Biden shared a New Year's Eve message on Thursday calling for the nation to "unite, heal and rebuild in 2021"

Infectious disease expert Fauci calls US vaccine rollout 'disappointing'

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine rollout hasn't gone as he expected adding that it has been 'disappointing'

Donald Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain

US slaps tariffs on French and German wines, aircraft parts amid EU dispute

US trade officials said they were increasing tariffs on certain European Union products, including aircraft-related parts, amid an ongoing civil aircraft dispute between Washington and Brussels

US bans shipments from second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labour

The US said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world's biggest producers after finding indicators of forced labour and other abuses

Dollar lifts gold amid worries over US Covid-19 relief payments delay

Gold inched higher on Wednesday as the dollar eased, while investors weighed a top US Republican leader's decision to postpone a vote on increased pandemic relief payments

US university settles patent case involving Indian-origin former professor

University of Missouri has reached a confidential settlement with an Indian-origin former professor whom it accused of stealing a student's research and selling it to a pharmaceutical company

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receives first dose of Covid vaccine

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine against the novel coronavirus