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At least 97 people were killed in the June 24 collapse and at least one more person believed missing has yet to be identified.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at their first summit in Geneva in June to launch the dialogue to lay the groundwork for future arms control and risk reduction measures.

China and the U.S. are shipping goods to each other at the briskest pace in years, making the worlds largest bilateral trade relationship look as if the protracted tariff war and pandemic never happened.

As of July 15, almost 4.09 million children have been infected with COVID-19 in the United States.

"Strategic momentum appears to be sort of with the Taliban," said General Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

TORONTO - The United States on Wednesday renewed its pandemic curbs on nonessential travel at the U.S.-Canada land border for at least a month, marking a split with its northern neighbor and close ally on the restrictions, and fueling rancor on both sides of the frontier.

"The Germans have put forward useful proposals and we have been able to make progress on steps to achieve that shared goal ... to ensure that Russia cannot weaponize energy flows," a State Department spokesperson said.

TORONTO - Canada on Monday said it will begin to ease pandemic restrictions at the U.S.-Canada border next month, allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in the United States who are fully vaccinated with Canadian-authorized vaccines to enter for nonessential travel without quarantining.

The United States, the European Union, NATO and other world powers on Monday accused the Chinese government of a broad array of malicious cyber activities, blaming its Ministry of State Security and hackers allegedly linked to it for a sophisticated attack on Microsofts widely used email server software earlier this year.

TOKYO - An alternate for the U.S. womens gymnastics team tested positive for the coronavirus, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Monday. The U.S. team includes six athletes who will compete here, plus four alternates.

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)s government has strongly condemned attempts by the US administration to damage Hong Kong’s reputation as a global business hub by slandering the National Security Law for Hong Kong.

Students from around the world are eager to study at U.S. colleges in the upcoming fall semester after the Covid-19 pandemic confined many of them to their home countries and left some attending virtual classes in the wee hours of the morning.