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[ May 26, 2020 ] Trump Denies Interest in Moving Republican National Convention to Doral Property Administration
[ May 26, 2020 ] WHO Warns of New Wave in Areas Where COVID-19 Declining Health
[ May 26, 2020 ] WHO Pauses Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients Health
[ May 26, 2020 ] U.N. Command Says Both Koreas Violated Armistice Deal in DMZ Incident Foreign Policy
[ May 26, 2020 ] U.S. Drilling Industry Claims Offshore Ban Would Crush Government Revenues Energy

WHO Pauses Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, Reuters informs. Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald […]

Crown Prince Vows Saudi Arabia Will Overcome Coronavirus Pandemic

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia will defeat the coronavirus pandemic and “the country is heading toward the good,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an exchange of Eid Al-Fitr greetings with senior government officials, Arab News reported. […]

Atlanta is Home to Two Potential Contenders for Biden’s VP

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol – but now, they are Georgia’s most influential African American […]

Biden Makes First Campaign Stop in Weeks

May 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made his first campaign trip outside his Delaware home since quarantining himself due to the coronavirus pandemic 10 weeks ago, visiting a nearby veterans memorial to mark the […]

Iran Starts Shipping Fuel to Venezuela

May 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The first of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel has reached gasoline-starved Venezuela in a show of defiance by two U.S. adversaries flouting American sanctions aimed at unseating their authoritarian governments, the Wall Street Journal reported. […]

Republican Groups Sue California Governor Over Mail-In-Vote Order

May 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and two other Republican groups on Sunday filed a lawsuit against California Governor Gavin Newsom over his executive orders to use mail-in ballots for the November election, Reuters reported. California […]

Beijing Opposes All U.S. Restrictions on Chinese Airlines

May 25, 2020 Focus Washington

China said on Monday it opposes all U.S. restrictions imposed against Chinese airlines, responding to a report that the U.S. Transportation Department has demanded Chinese carriers file their schedules and other flight details by May […]

China, U.S. to Gain From Cooperation, Lose From Confrontation

May 24, 2020 Focus Washington

The Chinese government’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Sunday that China and the United States both stand to gain from cooperation and would lose from confrontation, adding both sides must find a way for […]

U.S. Discussed Conducting Its First Nuclear Test in Decades

May 23, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992, the Washington Post reported late on Friday, citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the matter, […]

Trump Declares Churches ‘Essential’ Calls on Them to Reopen

May 23, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has labeled churches and other houses of worship as “essential” and called on governors nationwide to let them reopen this weekend even though some areas remain under coronavirus lockdown, The Associated Press […]

U.S. Plans Massive Coronavirus Vaccine Testing Effort to Meet Year-End Deadline

May 22, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one […]

U.S. Senators Seek to Sanction Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong

May 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kong’s independence, after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the former […]

Reinforcements Sent to California Border Hospital Hit by Coronavirus

May 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Emergency medical reinforcements began work on Thursday at a small Southern California hospital straining to cope with a recent surge in coronavirus patients, some of them turned away from overwhelmed hospitals across the border in […]

Khamenei Denounces Israel as ‘Tumor’ That Will Be Eliminated

May 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Palestinians on Friday to continue their uprising against Israel, suggesting the Israeli government was a “tumor” that should be confronted until Palestinians were liberated, Reuters informs. Opposition […]

Biden’s Presidential Campaign Raised $43.7mn In April

May 21, 2020 Focus Washington

Joe Biden’s campaign raised $43.7 million in April, according to Federal Election Commission filings released Wednesday, Forbes reported. That’s down from the $46.7 million raised in March, which was the biggest fundraising month of Biden’s […]

Trump, Biden Campaigns Cut Spending in April

May 21, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden cut spending on their presidential campaigns in April, according to campaign finance disclosures filed on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Separate filings with the Federal Elections Commission showed […]

U.S. Showcases Planes at Japan Base to Show It’s Ready for Action Despite Pandemic

May 21, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. Air Force transport aircraft on Thursday massed at Washington’s key Asian military air transportation hub, Yokota Air Base in Japan, to show potential foes and allies it was ready for action despite the coronavirus […]

Trump Steps Up Attacks on Mail Vote

May 20, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated his assault against mail voting, falsely claiming that Michigan and Nevada were engaged in voter fraud and had acted illegally, and threatening to withhold federal funds to those states […]

Iran Claims Its Navy Will Still Operate in Gulf

May 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day after the United States warned mariners there to stay away from U.S. warships, Reuters reported. “The […]

Japan Ruling Party Calls for Mix of Monetary and Fiscal Stimulus

May 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Japan must maintain an appropriate “policy mix” by adopting strong fiscal spending to go with the Bank of Japan’s powerful monetary easing to protect the economy and jobs from the coronavirus fallout, the ruling Liberal […]

U.S. Department of Justice Warns California Governor Over Church Closings

May 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday warned California’s governor that his COVID-19 restrictions discriminated against places of worship by preventing them from meeting while businesses and film studios are allowed to carry on working, […]

Trump Allies Lining up Doctors to Prescribe Quick Reopening

May 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Republican political operatives are recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by the federal Centers for Disease […]

Saudi Stocks Extend Gains as Gulf Tracks Global Rally

May 19, 2020 Focus Washington

Major Gulf stock markets rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from gains at global equities on hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and a rally in oil price continued its rally, Reuters reported. […]

Trump Claims He Is Taking Hydroxychloroquine Despite FDA Warning

May 19, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug, Reuters reports. Trump volunteered […]

Promising Virus U.S. Vaccine Trials Reported

May 19, 2020 Focus Washington

The phased reopening of U.S. business and social life gained traction on Monday with more Americans emerging from coronavirus lockdowns and financial markets boosted by promising early results from the first U.S. vaccine trial in […]

World Economic Forum: Long-Lasting Global Recession Likely Due to COVID-19

May 19, 2020 Focus Washington

Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic Forum showed on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Two-thirds of the 347 respondents to the survey – […]

Huawei Calls U.S. Move to Curb Chips Supply ‘Arbitrary’

May 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Huawei Technologies in its first official response to the Trump administration’s move to curb its access to global chip supplies called it “arbitrary” and said its business would be impacted, Reuters reported. “We expect that […]

U.S. Considers Paying Companies, Tax Breaks to Pull Supply Chains From China

May 18, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks, new rules, and carefully structured subsidies, Reuters informs. Interviews with a […]

Fed Chief Optimistic About Recovery

May 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Global stock markets and U.S. futures rose Monday after the chief American central banker expressed optimism the American economy might start to recover this year from the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press reported. London and […]

Trump Considers Fauci Remarks on Risks to Reopening Economy Unacceptable

May 14, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday described as not acceptable a warning given by top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci this week about the dangers of reopening the economy and schools too quickly, Reuters reported. […]

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