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Texas reopens ‘100%’ as US vaccination drive gains pace

by Francois Picard with Issam Ahmed in Washington HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Texas lifted its mask mandate and capacity…

Manager of US warehouse where 36 died sentenced to 12 years in prison

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The manager of an art venue where 36 people died in a fire in…

FBI releases new footage of Washington pipe bomb suspect

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The FBI on Tuesday released new images of the man suspected of placing homemade pipe…

Disneyland in California eyes ‘late April’ reopening: CEO

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Disneyland is aiming to reopen in late April at limited capacity after California eased…

US daily virus toll below 1,000 for first time in months

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- For the first time in nearly three and a half months, the United States recorded…

US protesters demand justice in trial of officer charged over George Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) -- Bearing a replica coffin covered in red roses, thousands of people marched Sunday in the…

California relaxes Covid reopening rules for Disneyland, stadiums from April

  by Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California on Friday paved the way for…

California earmarks 40% vaccines for poorest as inequality concern grows

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California will set aside nearly half of its next batch of vaccines for people…

US tightens export controls to Myanmar after protesters killed

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday tightened export controls on Myanmar, imposing its latest sanctions in…

US won’t reach ‘maximum employment’ this year: Powell

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US labor market faces a lengthy recovery and the economy will…

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