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The United States government has revoked visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers under an order issued by President Donald Trump accusing some of them of espionage and working for the Chinese communist party, the State Department said Wednesday September 9.   As tensions between Beijing and Washington …

The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they are produced using forced labour. The proposed bans include cotton and tomato products which are two of China’s major commodity exports. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on China for its treatment …

The leadership of a New York police force has stepped down following the death of a black man who was hooded and restrained during an arrest. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren told a city council meeting that the chief of police and deputy chief had announced their retirement. A grand jury …

Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has said in a statement that the embassy will reopen for consular services on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The statement, however, said all applications and other activities will be done through online platforms to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The …

The lawyers for the family of a black man shot in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin say he will need a “miracle” to walk again. Jacob Blake, 29, was shot several times opening the door of his car in Kenosha. At least one of the …

UNION, N.J., Aug. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Inc. magazine today revealed that INVESTIGROUP LLC is No. 671 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic …

The US Postal Service (USPS) has warned that millions of mail-in votes may not arrive in time to be counted on the presidential election day, 3 November. In letters to states across the country last month, the agency said “certain deadlines… are incongruous with the Postal Service’s delivery standards”. Critics …

Health authorities fighting Covid-19 in Liberia say they have forcibly placed under quarantine five people who were taken off a plane while attempting to return to the US after attending a funeral in Liberia. The incident happened when one of those who had travelled with the group from the US …

The United States government has warned its citizens not to travel to Nigeria for security reasons. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, in the advisory published on the website warned Americans against travelling to Borno, Yobe, and the Northern part of Adamawa State due to terrorism. They were also …

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a “thug” and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this week’s planned anti-government protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government. Without providing evidence, ZANU-PF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa told reporters that U.S. ambassador to Harare, …