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US will remain engaged with Afghanistan govt as US troops depart from coun
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): The United States will remain deeply engaged with the government of Afghanistan and the Afghan people, as US troops depart from the country, the White House said on Wednesday (local time).
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WHO scientists likely to reconsider China lab origin theory of Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to restudy the "dominant theory" that the SARS-CoV-2 probably originated and spread across the world from China's Wuhan lab, according to reports.
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'Need transparent process from China' on virus origin, says White House CO
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Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): A senior White House coronavirus adviser has said the world needs to "get to the bottom" of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic while adding that the WHO and China need to do more to reach the definitive answers in the matter.
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US looks to counter China with sweeping new bill 'EAGLE Act'
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Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): A top US Congressman has introduced new legislation named the "Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement" or EAGLE Act, that aims to counter the policy challenges posed by China.
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Biden says 'we have to act' on police reform on first death anniversary of
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Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): On the first death anniversary of George Floyd, US President Joe Biden has asked the country's legislators to expedite the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act", a police reform bill brought in to raise the accountability of law enforcement officers.
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US, European allies denounce Syria's upcoming election as neither free nor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming presidential election in Syria is neither free nor fair, the top diplomats of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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Blinken says US opposes Israeli, Palestinian steps undermining two-state s
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Washington DC [US] May 26 (ANI): The United States will be opposed to any steps that either of the sides of the Israeli-Palestine conflict takes to undermine prospects of the two-state solution, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahm
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Optimus Pharma gets DCGI nod for conducting Phase III Clinical Trials for
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Optimus Pharma on the 19th of May 2021 received DCGI nod for conducting Phase III Clinical Trials for orally administered Molnupiravir capsules on patients with Mild to Moderate Covid-19 patients.
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DEA, CIA agents grill Pak gold trader on whereabouts of India's most wante
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Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents had questioned Lahore-born gold trader Muhammad Asif Hafeez and asked about the whereabouts of one of India's most wanted fugitive and UN-proscribed terrorist Dawood Ib
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US allows its expired passport holders to travel back to country
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): United States citizens whose passports had expired and were travelling overseas will now be able to return to the country until December 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ryanair plane incident: Welcome EU call for sanctions on Belarus, says Bid
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) welcomed the European Union's call for sanctions against Belarus over the Ryanair flight's emergency landing and he has instructed his administration to craft options to hold Minsk accountable.
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New NASA Earth System Observatory to help address, mitigate climate change
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Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes, the US space agency on said Monday.
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