WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump vowed to defeat the coronavirus by “unleashing American scientific genius” as he toured a COVID-19 vaccine facility in the swing state of North Carolina on Monday. Trump appears to have pinned his hopes on the swift emergence of a successful vaccine…

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Monday recorded 57,039 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. The US is the hardest-hit country in terms of both death toll and total caseload, which stood at 4,286,663 as of 8:30 pm (0030…

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Republicans have proposed spending an additional $1tn to address the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes $100bn for schools and issuing stimulus payments of up to $1,200 to most Americans. Under the plan, the payment would replace a $600 boost to…

National security adviser to president Donald Trump, Robert O’Brien WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for coronavirus, the White House has confirmed. O’Brien, 54, has been self-isolating and working from home. The aide has mild symptoms and there was no…

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged, briefly overtaking the total in North America. As the worldwide case count passed 16 million, Latin America and the Caribbean recorded the highest number of infections, taking its total caseload to more than 4.34 million. It…

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump mounted a strident defense of his wavering reelection bid with 100 days to go in a campaign that has seen him underwater in the polls — and banking on the “silent majority” he says will bring him victory. The 74-year-old Republican has…

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US economy will grow on the order of 20 percent in the third and fourth quarters, a top White House economic adviser predicted, despite reopening setbacks linked to a coronavirus resurgence. “I don’t deny that some of these hotspot states moderate that recovery, but…

HONOLULU, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Douglas threatened to become only the third storm of its size on record to hit Hawaii as it barrelled through the Pacific late on Sunday, after the year’s first major Atlantic weather system lashed Texas. The category one storm was around 120 kilometers north…