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Brazil Reports over 26,000 New Cases of Coronavirus, 600 Deaths

The novel coronavirus continues to claim lives in Brazil, as new cases remain stubbornly high in the Latin American nation. Brazil recorded 26,051 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 602 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Brazil has registered more ...

19 hours ago

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US Reportedly Sends 2 Aircraft Carriers to S China Sea Amid Beijing’s Drills in Area

The Wall Street Journal has cited American strike group commander Rear Admiral George M. Wikoff as saying that the US Navy is sending two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea to take part in a military drill. The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan, as well as several accompanying ...

3 days ago

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US-Russia-China Arms Race Would Be Destabilizing, Detrimental for All: State Department

The United States stands for effective and verifiable arms control and does not seek arms race with Russia and China, a scenario that would be detrimental for all, a State Department official stated. “The United States remains committed to effective arms control that advances the US, allied, and partner security; ...

3 days ago

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Russia Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Russia: US Bid to Extend Iran Embargo Compromises JCPOA

Russia says the United States’ controversial bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is expected to expire under Tehran’s nuclear deal with world countries jeopardizes the prospect of the agreement’s continued preservation. Speaking on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the US push was “not only unjustified ...

4 days ago

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Trump to Veto Defense Authorization Bill if it Includes Renaming US Military Bases Amendment

US President Donald Trump has vowed to veto the annual defense bill if it is amended to require the renaming of all US army bases with links to the Confederacy. “I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to ...

6 days ago

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US Senator Suggests Buying Russian-Made S-400 Defence System from Turkey

Republican member of the US Senate has proposed legislation that would make it possible for the United States to buy Turkey’s S-400 Russian-made defence system amid issues between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s purchase of Russian gear. The proposal was made by Senate Majority Whip John Thune, which envisaged an ...

7 days ago

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Maduro Orders EU Envoy to Leave Within 72 Hours Over Newly Imposed Sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered EU envoy Isabel Brilhante Pedrosato to leave within 72 hours after the EU sanctioned a group of Venezuelan officials. “I have decided to give the European Union ambassador 72 hours to leave the country,” Maduro said in a televised address, also noting that Pedrosato ...

7 days ago

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US House of Representatives Votes to Transform Washington, DC into 51st State

The US House of Representatives has voted 232-180 to make Washington DC the 51st US state. It marked the first time the entire House was allowed to vote on a bill granting DC statehood. The initiative has been sponsored by congressmen from the US Democratic Party, with House Speaker Nancy ...

1 week ago

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CDC Chief Says US Coronavirus Cases May Be 10 Times Higher Than Reported

The number of people in the United States who have been infected with the coronavirus is likely to be 10 times as high as the 2.4 million confirmed cases, based on antibody tests, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. CDC Director Robert Redfield’s ...

2 weeks ago

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US Sent COVID Stimulus Checks to 1 Million Dead People

The US Treasury sent checks designed to help stimulate the economy devastated by COVID-19 to more than one million dead people, according to a government watchdog report Thursday. The independent Government Accountability Office said that, since the Treasury began sending out cash to taxpayers in April to counter massive job ...

2 weeks ago