US raises travel advisory level for Hong Kong
HONG KONG: The United States raised its travel advisory level for Hong Kong due to what it termed as “civil unrest” after months of street protests that turned violent at…
Read more »US Senate panel backs Saudi sanctions measure
WASHINGTON: The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday (Jul 25) backed legislation that would impose some sanctions on the Saudi royal family and block some weapons sales, pushing back…
Read more »US regulators approve US$5 billion Facebook settlement over privacy issues: source
REUTERS: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly US$5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, a…
Read more »US regulator bars airlines from flying over some Iran-controlled airspace
NEW YORK: The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday (Jun 20) issued an emergency order prohibiting US operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-controlled airspace over the Strait…
Read more »US reviewing requests to export to Huawei with ‘highest scrutiny’: Commerce Dept
WASHINGTON: The U.S. government said on Wednesday it was reviewing licence requests from U.S. companies seeking to export products to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd “under the highest national security…
Read more »US seeks extradition of North Korean from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The US is seeking the extradition of a North Korean man from Malaysia for alleged involvement in money-laundering in breach of sanctions against Pyongyang, a Kuala Lumpur court…
Read more »US SEC fines World Acceptance Corp US$21.7 million for Mexican bribes
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door at the SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo The U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Read more »US Senate to vote this week on ‘skinny’ pandemic relief Bill, paycheck protection funds
WASHINGTON: The US Senate will vote on Wednesday (Oct 21) on a US$300 billion Senate Republican COVID-19 relief Bill that is far below the estimated US$2 trillion that Democrats have…
Read more »US COVID-19 death toll rises as cases hit 750,000
WASHINGTON: The United States COVID-19 death toll rose to more than 40,000 on Sunday (Apr 19), the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the…
Read more »US draw Latvia in 2020 Fed Cup qualifiers
REUTERS: The United States will begin their quest for a 19th Fed Cup title when they take on Latvia on Feb. 7-8 next year after the draw was held at…
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