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On-the-go coffee ordering rises as Americans head back to work 01 Apr 2021 - 08:03 pm

On-the-go coffee consumption is on the rise as Americans head back to offices, turning to drive-throughs and apps to pick up their beloved...

Microsoft wins $21.9 bln contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets 01 Apr 2021 - 08:31 am

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it has won a deal to sell the U.S. Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product...

Four reported dead, 2 wounded in mass shooting south of Los Angeles 01 Apr 2021 - 08:27 am

Orange, Calif.: Police in the Californian city of Orange reported a shooting on Wednesday with "multiple victims at the scene including fatalities," and...

Biden kicks off effort to reshape U.S. economy with Infrastructure package 01 Apr 2021 - 12:30 am

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call for a dramatic and permanent shift in the direction of the U.S. economy with a roughly...

Coronavirus surge could be worse than the last for the Americas -PAHO 31 Mar 2021 - 09:55 pm

SANTIAGO - Countries in the Americas could see a worse surge in coronavirus cases than the previous surge last year, with Brazil, Uruguay...

New York police arrest man in attack on Asian woman in hate crime case 31 Mar 2021 - 09:24 pm

NEW YORK - New York City police said on Wednesday they arrested a convicted murderer on charges of attacking a 65-year-old Asian woman...

COVID-19 third leading cause of U.S. deaths in 2020 after heart disease, cancer 31 Mar 2021 - 06:21 pm

COVID-19 was the primary or contributing cause of 377,883 deaths in the United States last year, with a particularly high toll among the...

Biden proposal: $174 billion for EVs, new funds for renewable power 31 Mar 2021 - 12:16 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden's vast infrastructure plan includes $174 billion to boost the markets for electric vehicles and billions more for renewable power...

Google's 'Teacher approved' apps mislead on kids' privacy, activists tell FTC 31 Mar 2021 - 08:22 am

Two advocacy groups on Wednesday called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether apps that Google's Play Store labels as...

'Begging for his life': Teen who took viral Floyd video cries at ex-officer's trial 30 Mar 2021 - 09:49 pm

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis teenager whose cellphone video of Derek Chauvin's deadly arrest of George Floyd sparked worldwide protests began weeping as she...

Universal Studios Hollywood to reopen April 16 30 Mar 2021 - 08:51 pm

LOS ANGELES - Comcast's Corp's Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in California will reopen to a limited number of visitors on April 16,...

US,13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access -statement 30 Mar 2021 - 08:34 pm

WASHINGTON - The United States and 13 other countries expressed concerns on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) report on the origins...

Chile inks deal for 1.8 mln doses of CanSino COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation drive plows ahead 30 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm

SANTIAGO - Chile's president Sebastian Pinera said on Tuesday that his government had signed a new deal with CanSino Biologics for its one-dose...

Biden urges states to pause COVID-19 reopenings as CDC warns of 'impending doom' 30 Mar 2021 - 12:36 am

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden urged states to pause reopening efforts and a top health official warned of "impending doom" on Monday,...

Canada to pause AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those under 55, require new risk analysis 29 Mar 2021 - 11:51 pm

OTTAWA/TORONTO - Canadian health officials said on Monday they would stop offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and require a...