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Biden celebrates Senate passage of 'desperately needed' Covid-19 rescue pl
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) hailed the passage of a USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan and said "it was so desperately needed, urgently needed".
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US Senate passes President Joe Biden's 'America Rescue Plan'
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): The US Senate on Saturday (local time) passed the USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan after a 12-hour struggle to get Senator Joe Manchin's support in President Joe Biden'sAmerica Rescue Plan'.
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WHO incapable of holding China accountable for COVID-19: Dissident
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Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): The chances of a deeper investigation on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and holding Beijing accountable will depend a great deal on Joe Biden administration, said Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Communist Party leader, a former po
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White House 'doesn't take advice' from Trump on immigration: Psaki
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Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday defended President Joe Biden administration's immigration agenda as Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, argued that Biden's rhetoric and policies have spurred a surge in migration at the souther
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US, EU to suspend tariffs on alcohol, food and airplanes
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Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): The United States and the European Union agreed to temporarily suspend tariffs levied on billions of dollars of each others' aircraft, wine, food and other products for a four-month period.
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Biden extends US National Emergency, sanctions against Iran
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Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday extended for another year the national emergency declared with respect to Iran in the year 1995, the White House announced.
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Biden, European Commission President agree to coordinate policies on China
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Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday in a telephonic conversation agreed to coordinate their policies toward several countries including China and Russia.
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Biden appoints Indian Americans in key positions
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Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) announced that two more Indian Americans in key positions of additional policy staff who will serve with the White House COVID-19 Response Team, Domestic Climate Policy Office, Domestic Policy Council, and National
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Fascination with space began with Star Trek: Indian-American aerospace eng
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Washington [US] March 5 (ANI): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist Swati Mohan, who played a key role in the successful landing of NASA's Perseverance rover on the Martian surface, told President Joe Biden on Thursday that her fascination with space began she watch
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Biden plans virtual meet with Quad members to counter China's growing infl
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Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): President Joe Biden planned a virtual summit this month with the leaders of Quad members - Australia, Japan, India in order to counter China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, citing people familiar with the matter, reported news website Axios.
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Biden congratulates team NASA, says Indian Americans are 'taking over the
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Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) congratulated the NASA team responsible for the success of the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars earlier this month. He lauded the team at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/California Institute of Technol
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Biden calls Texas, Mississippi's decision to relax COVID-19 restrictions a
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) called Texas and Mississippi's decision to lift the mask mandate as "Neanderthal thinking".
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