The United States has recorded more than 12,662,000 cases with more than 260,800 related deaths as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week posted orders that extended an earlier ban that idled cruise ships through mid-July, but the White House Coronavirus Task Force has cut it by 20 days, USA Today reported Monday.
The US vice president is set to meet Monday with the ROK's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who is serving as acting president following the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye.
The US has now recorded 18,586 deaths and is closing in on the toll of 18,849 dead in Italy, which has seen the most fatalities so far in the global pandemic.
The Turkish lira recovered a bit from Monday's record low in Tuesday's trading after the country's central bank pledged to provide liquidity.
The US government's ban on restricting Chinese tech company Huawei from buying US chip technologies has already weighed on sales of semiconductor heavyweights, including Qualcomm Inc.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified states to be ready to distribute one to high-priority groups as soon as Nov 1-two days before the presidential election.
The US Labor Department said employment increased by a seasonally adjusted 128,000 jobs in October despite a 40-day strike at General Motors that temporarily slashed payrolls by about 50,000.
The United States does not seek conflict with Iran, he said, adding "we will continue to monitor the situation diligently and make adjustments to force levels as necessary given intelligence reporting and credible threats."
The US Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on steel import tariffs on June 20 in Washington. [Photo/Xinhua]