Tag: US
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Anti-science remarks and actions lead U.S. to wrong direction
As another attempt of the U.S. to politicize the COVID-19 origin tracing, representatives from the U.S. misrepresented China’s rejection of the plan for the second phase of studies into the origins of COVID-19 put forward unilaterally by the WHO Secretariat as willful damage to virus tracing at an informal meeting of the UN General Assembly…
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The “leadership” the US plans to renew hurts the world
Different from its predecessor that frequently withdrew the US from international organizations and treaties, the new administration in the White House has been declaring “America is back” since it was established, vowing to “renew American leadership.”However, Washington’s hegemonic and arbitrary attitude on the origin tracing of COVID-19, which is still rampant around the world, is…
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US political manipulation over origin tracing poisoning the world
The US has recently enhanced its efforts to manipulate the origin tracing of COVID-19 via political means. It seemingly cares about the origin tracing work, but actually has done nothing conducive to it or global solidarity.Some US government officials, when using origin tracing to stigmatize China, even shamelessly employed the words such as “responsibility” and…
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US indeed the one being “irresponsible” and “dangerous” on origin tracing
The US, saying China’s stance on the next stage of the global origin-tracing issue was “irresponsible” and “dangerous,” revealed its indifference to common sense and arrogance for science. What’s behind such accusation is its intention to hide its own failure in pandemic control and to escape the blame for hindering the global efforts to fight…
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Nigeria at 60: US lauds Nigeria’s commitments to tackling corruption
As Nigeria marks it 60th independence anniversary, the United States government has congratulated Nigerians for their commitment to tackling corruption, strengthening democratic institutions and leveraging entrepreneurship. The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo congratulated Nigeria in a statement on Thursday on behalf of the U.S Government. Pompeo said that the United States and Nigeria…
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Venezuelan President, Maduro says U.S. threat to world peace
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro has called the United States a threat to world peace. The U.S. today “represents the most serious threat facing our multipolar and multi-centred world,” Maduro charged in a pre-recorded speech for the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, which is taking place online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Maduro claimed…
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Oil prices fall on demand fears as U.S. summer driving season ends
Melbourne, Sept. 8, 2020 Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns over fuel demand as the peak U.S. driving season drew to a close and the U.S. Labour Day long weekend added to worries over rising coronavirus cases in more U.S. states. Coronavirus cases rose in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, a Reuters’ analysis…
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U.S. vetoes UN resolution on foreign terrorists
The United States on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters. U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Kelly Craft, said in a statement that the action was necessitated by the failure of the draft to address repatriation. Craft said the draft “was worse than…
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208 Nigerians return in last evacuation flight from U.S.
Two hundred and eight Nigerian citizens departed New Jersey for home on Thursday night in the ninth evacuation flight from the U.S. Barring any future change in plan, this is the final repatriation flight organised by the Federal Government for citizens stranded in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic. It came barely 24 hours…
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Oil drops as demand risk rises, U.S. stockpiles fall less than expected
Oil prices fell on Thursday as major producers warned of a risk to demand recovery if the coronavirus crisis is prolonged as U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expected. Brent crude was down 36 cents, or 0.8 per cent at $45.01 a barrel by 0442 GMT, having slipped 0.2 per cent in the previous session.…