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Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on the United States. The virus causes the disease Covid-19 and the World Health Organisation has declared the spread of the infection a pandemic.
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US-China relations
Ex-New York governors’ aide Linda Sun on trial for acting as Chinese agent
Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, are accused of making millions from their illicit conduct and reaping other rewards, like Nanjing-style ducks.
13 Nov 2025 - 7:15AM
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RFK Jnr’s family members say he’s a threat to Americans’ health
7 Sep 2025 - 3:18AM
United States
RFK Jnr defends CDC shake-up, as Democrats call for his resignation
5 Sep 2025 - 2:14AM
United States
Fired US CDC director clashed with Kennedy on vaccine policy
Susan Monarez told a close associate that she had been asked to do things that were illegal or flew in the face of science.
29 Aug 2025 - 6:29AM
Gun violence in the US
US CDC shooter believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, father says
Patrick Joseph White was armed with five guns and tried to get into the health agency headquarters before being stopped by guards.
10 Aug 2025 - 8:48AM
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US vaccine sceptics are now in charge. That’s bad news for the world
As RFK Jnr replaces CDC vaccine experts with hand-picked sceptics, at peril is not just US public health but its global scientific authority.
15 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM
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Robert F. Kennedy
RFK Jnr ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Long-time vaccine skeptic Kennedy says a ‘clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science’.
10 Jun 2025 - 11:20AM
United States
US limits Covid-19 boosters to over-65s or those at high risk
The FDA will require vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and healthier individuals.
21 May 2025 - 7:30AM
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China fires back after White House site pushes Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory
China accuses Washington of fabricating theory that coronavirus came from Wuhan laboratory, suggests it came from US instead.
23 Apr 2025 - 10:52PM
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Trump turns White House Covid website into page pushing China lab leak theory
The updated website now accuses Anthony Fauci of promoting a ‘preferred narrative’ that the deadly disease originated in nature.
19 Apr 2025 - 3:03AM
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Donald Trump
Flip-flopper in chief? Trump’s biggest U-turns
The US president, who sent markets reeling with his on-again off-again tariffs, has changed his tune on issues from TikTok to abortion.
11 Apr 2025 - 7:03AM
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Top US vaccine official quits, slams Trump health chief for ‘misinformation’
The Food and Drug Administration’s Peter Marks oversaw the agency’s rapid review and approval of Covid-19 jabs during the pandemic.
30 Mar 2025 - 1:49AM
United States
Andrew Cuomo running for NY mayor after resigning governor post in disgrace
The politician was accused of sexually harassing several women who worked for him and misleading the public about Covid-19 deaths.
2 Mar 2025 - 2:33AM
United States
WHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal
The WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the next pandemic is ‘a matter of when, not if’.
18 Feb 2025 - 4:13PM
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Donald Trump
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jnr confirmed as Trump’s health secretary
The Republican-controlled Senate backed his nomination 52-48 despite concern over his promotion of medical misinformation.
14 Feb 2025 - 3:02AM
Donald Trump
Trump’s health pick RFK Jnr grilled over vaccines and abortion in US Senate
Kennedy has made false claims about Covid jabs and is known for controversial stances on Aids and the role of germs in disease.
30 Jan 2025 - 4:18PM
US-China relations
CIA now says Covid-19 ‘more likely’ to have come from a lab
The US spy agency has assessed that a ‘research-related’ source is more probable than the virus having originated in nature.
26 Jan 2025 - 3:27AM
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Donald Trump
Trump revokes protection for Covid adviser Fauci despite death threats
The US president said he would not feel responsible if harm came to the doctor, or to John Bolton, whose protection he also revoked.
25 Jan 2025 - 4:03AM
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WHO implores China to share data, access to learn about Covid-19’s origins
‘Without transparency, sharing and cooperation, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.’.
31 Dec 2024 - 5:35AM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Jordan Rodgers, younger brother of controversial NFL star Aaron Rodgers
Jordan Rodgers and Fletcher have co-hosted several reality TV shows together, and got engaged twice while almost breaking up in between … but why did Aaron Rodgers skip their wedding?
23 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
Donald Trump
Biden unveils biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history
It is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, exceeding Barack Obama’s 330 before he left office in 2017.
12 Dec 2024 - 6:25PM
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US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom as East Asian demand falters
This comes amid fewer visitors from China, Japan and South Korea as demand from East Asian nations remains lower than pre-pandemic levels.
12 Dec 2024 - 12:31AM
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Medicine
White House hosts Aids Memorial Quilt for first time
Marking World Aids Day, President Joe Biden lauded the Aids advocacy movement and praised Dr Anthony Fauci.
2 Dec 2024 - 11:38AM
US presidential election 2024
Why US elections are losing their shine for educated Chinese
Observers cite rise of Donald Trump, the American pandemic death toll and China-US tension as contributing to changing Chinese attitudes.
19 Oct 2024 - 1:33AM
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US presidential election 2024
Trump secretly sent Putin Covid tests in 2020, new Woodward book says
The ex-US president also spoke to the Russian leader up to seven times after leaving the White House, the book says.
9 Oct 2024 - 3:59PM
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US presidential election 2024
Asian-Americans see Kamala Harris’ nomination as their time to shine
‘Having one of our own in the White House would mean the world,’ says New York State Senator John Liu. ‘It’s a dream come true for so many people, myself included.’
28 Aug 2024 - 3:57AM
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Chinese overseas
Jia Bei Zhu, owner of secret Chinese-run California lab, faces new US charges
He and his partner Zhaoyan Wang were linked to a scheme to import Covid-19 test kits from China while pretending they were made in the US.
16 Aug 2024 - 6:25AM
Joe Biden
Obama tells allies Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid: US reports
Top Democrats are upping the pressure on the US president to step aside, as a Covid episode hampers his ability to campaign against Trump.
19 Jul 2024 - 1:40AM
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