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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.
Linda Sun and her husband, Christopher Hu, leave Brooklyn Federal Court after their arraignment in September 2024. Photo: AP
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.

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United States

RFK Jnr’s family members say he’s a threat to Americans’ health

United States

RFK Jnr defends CDC shake-up, as Democrats call for his resignation

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.

Susan Monarez, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before a Senate committee in Washington in June. Photo: AP
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.

United States

Opinion | 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.

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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’.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jnr in the Oval Office. File photo: TNS
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.

Coronavirus pandemic

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.

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Donald Trump

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.

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The updated website shows a photo of US President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading. Image: covid.gov
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.

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US President Donald Trump prepares to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, in March. Photo: Reuters
United States

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.

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.

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’.

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A nurse prepares a dose during an Ebola trial vaccination campaign in Kampala, Uganda. Photo: AFP
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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jnr testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary in Washington in January. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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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.

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Anthony Fauci in Washington in 2022. Photo: TNS
Coronavirus pandemic

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.’.

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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?

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.

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After pardoning his son Hunter, President Joe Biden will commute 1,500 sentences and pardon 39 people in the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Photo: Getty Images
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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.

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People wait in line to buy theatre tickets in Times Square. The US tourism industry has had a slow year, with companies such as Hilton and Airbnb bracing for weaker revenue. Photo: AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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.

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.

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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.

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Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. Photo: AP
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.’

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Asian-Americans see US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ ascent to the top of the Democratic Party ticket as indicative of the community’s growing political power. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
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.

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.

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