US intelligence officials agree with "the wide scientific consensus that the novel coronavirus was not man-made or genetically modified", the White House's top intelligence agency said Thursday.
US President Donald Trump announced last month that the US would withdraw its 2,000 troops from the Middle Eastern nation, although his National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed to walk back the timetable for the move.
US Representative Kathy Castor, a Democrat who represents the Tampa area, questioned Jones' dismissal in a press release on Tuesday: "Amidst pressure to 'reopen' the state regardless of data and science, transparency is vital to keeping our neighbors safe and ensuring that they have confidence that our government is reporting honestly," said Castor. "I am requesting immediate answers as to why Ms. Jones was fired and how the State intends to fully report all COVID-19 public health data without censorship by the Department of Health or anyone else."
US Marine Corps Pfc. Fernando Luna Simental dons his personal protective equipment (PPE) to begin screening incoming personnel in response to the increased threat of COVID-19 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan April 10, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
US Vice-President Mike Pence said Thursday that much of the coronavirus pandemic hitting the United States could be "behind us" by late next month. "We're getting there, America," he said.
URUMQI -- Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Wednesday started a new round of nucleic acid tests for residents in key residential communities to ensure their health and safety, local authorities said.
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 15 to ban the technology and services of "foreign adversaries" deemed to pose national security risks. The US Commerce Department consequently added Huawei and 70 affiliates to its Entity List, banning Huawei from buying parts and technology from US firms without government approval. The US later granted a 90-day reprieve of the ban.
US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan will hold a panel discussion about Xinjiang with relevant countries' permanent representatives to the UN and nongovernmental partners, according to the US State Department.
USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability and has a crew size of around 1,000, the US Navy said.
US policy under Trump has tended to view international relations from a "win-lose" perspective; any initiative that favors a greater role for China in global trade and development is seen as automatically negative for the US.