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Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd

The three-minute video uploaded on YouTube by US President Donald Trump's campaign on June 3 is a collation of photos and videos of protest marches and instances of violence in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.

US arrests two alleged accomplices who helped Carlos Ghosn escape

A father and son suspected of helping former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan in December have been arrested in the United States.

The Covid-19 pandemic further divides the US

The pandemic has caused even greater polarisation in the US and is turning out to be a defining period for Trump's future.

Handful of US states move toward reopening

While the Covid-19 illness is killing thousands of Americans daily, stay-at-home orders and business closures have thrown more than 26 million people out of work, a level of unemployment not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

US vaccine expert says he was removed for opposing Trump-backed chloroquine

US president has advocated for the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19. Results of a Washington-funded study of the drug, the largest yet, linked the drug with more deaths and showed no benefit against the disease over standard care.

Trump to ease lockdown, saying virus cases have 'passed peak'

Leaders around the world are wrestling with the dilemma of how to return to normal and kickstart their shattered economies without risking a devastating second wave of infections.

How Trump and coronavirus are damaging the DNA of the US federal system

The virus is changing the US as Trump's antagonistic relationship with state governors compromises the nation's fight against the pandemic.

Virus-hit US girds for 'Pearl Harbor moment' as death toll spikes

The US death toll was creeping toward the grim milestone of 10,000 as the pandemic's epicentre in New York racked up hundreds of lives lost a day and hospitals girded for an influx of new infected patients.

Germany hits back over US coronavirus vaccine interest

Citing sources close to the German government, a local newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump had offered "a billion dollars" to secure the vaccine "only for the United States".

Late surge lifts Wall Street stocks as virus hits economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 9.4 percent, its best gain since October 2008, as stocks doubled their gains in the last half-hour as Presidential Donald Trump held a press conference on the administration's response to the coronavirus.

Tesla advertises for solar, energy storage staff in China

The two posts on the Tesla human resources department’s official WeChat account mark the first time the California-based automaker has looked to hire for such roles in China.

Trump hails 'exceptional' Modi at India rally as protesters clash in Delhi

US President Trump heaps praise on PM Modi in front of a crowd of around 100,000 in western Gujarat state. Meanwhile, fresh clashes rage in New Delhi in protests over contentious citizenship law ahead of Trump's visit to capital.