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As fears about the coronavirus outbreak roiled financial markets, U.S. political leaders grappled Monday with a public health and economic maelstrom — as well as concerns for their own safety. CBC | World News
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Trump defends U.S. COVID-19 response, calls Wash. governor ‘a snake’ in scattershot CDC visit
U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defence of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. refuses entry to more than 100 people from Canada as a result of coronavirus measures
Testifying before a U.S. congressional committee, an American official revealed that more than 100 people from Canada have been denied entry as a result of recent travel to China. One senator warned that the border must never be “hermetically” sealed, because it would devastate trade and wreck the economy. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan war crimes case should proceed, ICC says, including allegations U.S. faces
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court gave the green light Thursday for prosecutors to open an investigation targeting the Taliban, Afghan forces and U.S. military and CIA personnel for war crimes and crimes against humanity. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. death toll from the coronavirus rises to 11
Federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home at the centre of an outbreak of the new coronavirus as the U.S. death toll climbed to 11, including the first fatality outside Washington state. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. strikes Taliban forces in first hit since peace deal
The U.S. conducted its first airstrike against Taliban forces in Afghanistan since signing an ambitious peace deal with the militant group. CBC | World News
Read More »Woman holds sign outside quarantined U.S. care home in desperate bid to find out about husband
Bonnie Holstad says she wasn’t able to get any information about her sick husband until she marched down to the Washington senior facility at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak and stood outside the window with a sign. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate by half-point to offset coronavirus impact
In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizeable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. CBC | World News
Read More »Delayed U.S. response to coronavirus could have serious consequences, health experts say
The delayed response by the U.S. government to the coronavirus outbreak could have significant ramifications, including the number of people ultimately diagnosed as infected, and potential fatalities from the disease, some health policy experts say. CBC | World News
Read More »Taliban, U.S. sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan
The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan, America’s longest. CBC | World News
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