The US State Department continues to have discussions with the DPRK regarding three other US citizens reported detained, Tillerson said.
The US has overtaken China and Italy to become the new epicenter of coronavirus pandemic with largest number of confirmed cases. The United States had more than 186,000 cases and over 3,800 deaths from COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to data monitored by John Hopkins University.
The US Treasury, in a semiannual report to Congress on Wednesday, did not name China a currency manipulator and said more “market-based” reforms would lift confidence in the renminbi.
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees in a statement welcomed the Canadian government's "quick" decision to grant asylum to Qunun and provide a "long-term solution" for her in Canada as a resettled refugee on Friday.
The United Nations declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga after Modi, a Yoga enthusiast, lobbied for the ancient Indian art.
The US government will roll out a new strategy for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by others.
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The US tariffs due on Friday on billion of Chinese goods, including electronic parts, could make it harder for some tech manufacturers to produce in the US, especially smaller enterprises.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has halted a 0 million taxpayer public-service coronavirus advertising campaign that included a special vaccine deal to Santa Claus performers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The UNGA also recognizes that the tea industry is a main source of income and export revenues for some of the poorest countries and, as a labor-intensive sector, provides jobs, especially in remote and economically disadvantaged areas.
The US Department of Agriculture projects that retaliatory tariffs will hurt US farmers at a time they are already struggling. Their earnings are expected to fall 6.7 percent this year to .5 billion, about half of the United States' 2013 record high.