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Kerala High Court Refuses To Extend US Citizen's Stay Who "Felt Safer In India" Amid Pandemic

India News | ANI | Friday July 31, 2020

The Kerala High Court on Thursday refused to grant the extension for the stay of a 74-year-old US citizen, Johnny Paul Pierce, who had earlier said that he felt safer to remain in India than in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indian-American Couple Arrested For Laundering Over $400,000 For Call Center Fraudsters

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2020

An Indian-American couple has been arrested by the federal agents for allegedly laundering over USD 400,000 by misleading US citizens on behalf of India-based phone scammers, according to the US Department of Justice.

China Says Will Put Visa Restrictions On US Individuals Over Hong Kong

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 29, 2020

China warned Monday that it would impose visa restrictions on US citizens who had "behaved egregiously" over Hong Kong, ahead of expected approval from Beijing lawmakers for a controversial national security law in the city.

1,300 Americans Return Home From India On Special Flights: US Official

India News | ANI | Tuesday April 7, 2020

Senior US diplomat Alice Wells has said that at least 29,000 US citizens have flown back from South and Central Asian countries, including India on 13 repatriation flights.

US To Airlift Nearly 22,000 Citizens Stranded Oversees Amid Coronavirus

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 6, 2020

The US is working "aggressively" to airlift around 22,000 Americans stranded overseas, many of them in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official has said. The US has so far repatriated around 37,000 Americans stranded overseas due to the pandemic and is planning to bring another 22,000 of its citizens, many of whom are in South Asia...

Over 37,000 Americans Stranded Overseas Repatriated Till Now: US Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 4, 2020

The US has so far repatriated around 37,000 Americans stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to bring another 22,000 of its citizens, many of whom are in South Asia, especially India, a senior official has said.

Kerala Traces US Couple Who Skipped Coronavirus Test, Quarantines Them

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday March 14, 2020

An American couple with symptoms linked to coronavirus, who went missing from a hospital in Kerala on Friday, were tracked down to an airport in the southern state and placed under isolation.

US Advises Citizens Against All Foreign Travel Over Coronavirus

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 12, 2020

Americans should reconsider foreign travel because of the spreading new coronavirus, the State Department said late Wednesday.

Grindr's Chinese Owner Says to Sell Dating App for $608 Million

Reuters | Saturday March 7, 2020

Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr, a popular gay dating app it acquired in 2016, for about $608.5 million.

14 US Plane Evacuees Test Positive For Coronavirus, Isolated On Board

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 17, 2020

Fourteen people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus were among more than 300 US citizens and family members evacuated by plane from a quarantined ship in Japan, the US State Department said Monday.

NASA Seeks Next Generation of Astronauts for Mars and Moon Missions

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Wanted: The next generation of astronauts to walk on the Moon and journey to Mars. You'll need a relevant Master's degree, be prepared to live and work 250 miles (400 kilometres) above Earth on the International Space Station, and be a US citizen.

US Citizen Diagnosed With Coronavirus Dies In China's Wuhan: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 8, 2020

A US citizen has died from the new coronavirus at the epicentre of the epidemic in China, the US embassy said Saturday, in what appeared to be the first confirmed foreign death from the outbreak.

Donald Trump Signs Order To Stop Sale Of Counterfeit Goods From Abroad

World News | Reuters | Saturday February 1, 2020

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at preventing counterfeit products from abroad from being sold to US citizens who shop online using Amazon.com, Walmart.com or other ecommerce websites, the White House said.

US Declares Health Emergency, Bans Travellers From China Amid Virus Scare

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 1, 2020

The US said Friday it was declaring a public health emergency and temporarily banning the entry of foreign nationals who had traveled to China over the past two weeks to contain the spread of a deadly new virus.

No US Passengers Evacuated From China Show Symptoms Of Virus: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 30, 2020

None of the 195 US citizens evacuated on a chartered flight from the Chinese city at the epicenter of a deadly virus outbreak have shown symptoms of infection, a senior US health official said Wednesday.