The US has been building fences around the Venezuelan government since the US administration moved on Aug 5 to impose sanctions on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which the US opposes. The sanctions aim to cover Venezuelan ships moving through the Panama Canal.
The United States declared measles eliminated from the country in 2000 thanks to widespread vaccination, meaning it is no longer constantly present. But vaccination rates have declined in recent years, according to infectious disease experts.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration said SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft - which will shuttle three astronauts to space from the same launch pad that sent Apollo 11's three-man crew to the moon in 1969 - will make its debut flight atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Jan 7.
The US Senate on Dec 2 passed the Republican bill on a party-line vote whose main feature was a drastic tax cut for corporations - reducing tax rates from 35 percent to 20 percent, the lowest level in three decades.
The US Global Leadership Coalition also said that as the coronavirus continues to surge, it's "pretty incomprehensible" to consider cutting 34 percent from the country's global health programs.
The US killing of Soleimani has sparked outrage in Iran, which has vowed to retaliate, as the international community is calling for utmost restraint from relevant sides to avoid a further escalation of tensions in the Gulf region.
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The United Kingdom and Singapore have signed a free trade agreement worth more than 17 billion pounds (.5 billion), marking another major trade deal for the UK that is bogged down in a tense negotiation with the European Union.
The US had 122,653 coronavirus cases resulting in 2,112 deaths as of Sunday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The United States' violation of World Trade Organization principles could endanger multilateralism, while China has been firmly obeying WTO rules to safeguard the global trade system, experts said.
The USC board of trustees announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch an independent investigation into the allegations.