The US Senate passed a major bill on a party-line vote whose main feature is a drastic tax cut for corporations - a reduction of tax rates down to 20 percent from 35 percent, the lowest level in decades. Taxes for individuals would also be eased modestly in the short run, but would quickly rise for middle-and low-income earners.
The US has just concluded two years of the most divisive presidential campaigning many of us can remember with an unexpected result.? The groups represented by our memberships were undeservingly pulled into the spotlight, and as such many of us feel deeply affected by the outcome.
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier will set anchor in Vietnam's coastal city Da Nang on Monday, the first time a US aircraft carrier has visited the country since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.
The US corn crop was rated 55 percent good or excellent at the start of the week, down from 58 percent a week earlier.
The UN secretary-general underscored the need for a renewed commitment to peace in Afghanistan in order to enable the refugees to return. "We know the solution lies in Afghanistan," said Guterres, who noted that as the Afghan conflict drags on, its impacts in terms of poverty and displacement are clearly evident.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Monday that international students may have to leave the United States if their universities switch to online-only courses for the fall 2020 semester, warning that otherwise they will risk violating their visa status. The new rule immediately caused anxiety among tens of thousands of foreign students.
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The US repeatedly claims that China spreads disinformation, he said, adding that "if the report is true, I have to wonder who on earth is spreading false information".
The US strategy for China is designed to "prevent Beijing from mistakenly concluding that it could secure an advantage through the limited use of its theater nuclear capabilities or that any use of nuclear weapons, however limited, is acceptable", according to the document.
The US acts are displaying double standards and hypocrisy, let alone blatantly breaching international laws and basic norms governing international relations, the spokesman said.
The Ukrainian Navy said Sunday that Russian forces opened fire and seized three Ukrainian ships near the Kerch Strait, adding that six Ukrainian military sailors were wounded, two of them in serious condition.