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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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China vows to retaliate if US bans import of solar panel material from Xin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 22 (ANI): China on Tuesday vowed to retaliate if the United States bans the import of a critical solar panel material from Xinjiang.
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US announces plan to share 55 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): The United States has announced the distribution list for 55 million of the 80 million promised doses of COVID-19 vaccine that will be allocated till June end, to contribute in the global fight against the pandemic.
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White House denies pausing military aid package to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): The United States has never decided to hold back security assistance to Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in response to media reports that the Joe Biden administration held back 100 million dollars worth of arms for Ukraine.
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Biden administration marks milestone of 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) announced that America has administered 300 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in 150 days, bit behind the set target of getting 70% of US adults to receive at least one dose of a Covid vaccine by July 4.
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Chinese top official defected to US, gave Biden administration info about
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): Chinese vice-minister of State Security, Dong Jingwei, reportedly defected to the United States and gave the information about the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is at the center of coronavirus lab-leak hypothesis.
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Biden administration unveils strategy to tackle domestic terrorism in US
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed his national security team to lead a 100-day comprehensive review of government efforts to address domestic terrorism and released the first-ever 'National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism' to address this c
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India says will study Biden's infrastructure plan that rivals China's Belt
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): India has said that it will study the US President Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ global infrastructure initiative proposal announced at the G7 summit as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road (BRI).
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Biden administration to buy 500 million Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to donat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): The Biden administration is expected to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to donate to the world.
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US Senate Majority Leader Schumer urged Biden to send 'robust allotment' o
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Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Ahead of US announcing its plans to make COVID-19 vaccine jabs available India and other countries, US Senate Majority Leader Charles E Schumer had on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to send a robust allotment of vaccine doses to New Delhi, saying the
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Washington bars US investors from 59 Chinese companies as national securit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday (local time) banned American investors from investing in 59 defence and surveillance technology Chinese companies to stop US capital from being used by Beijing to undermine national security.
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Day after relaxing rules, India says engaged with US vaccine manufacturers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India on Thursday said it remains engaged with US vaccine manufactures and also US administration for maintaining the supply chain of essential raw material needed by domestic manufacturers of coronavirus vaccine.
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