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White House announces "Help is Here Tour" to promote Covid relief plan
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and other top officials will promote the coronavirus relief package next week by hitting the road on what the White House called as "Help is Here Tour."
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Netflix may crack down on password sharing
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New York [US], March 12 (ANI): Streaming giant Netflix is testing a new feature that could help it crack down on password sharing where it is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account to be able to keep watching.
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US condemns Beijing's move to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States has condemned China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move which is feared to further clamp down on opposition voices in the city
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US expects talks with Chinese diplomats in Alaska next week to be 'difficu
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The Biden administration expects that the talks with the Chinese diplomats during the bilateral meeting which is scheduled to take place in Alaska next week would be "difficult," US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel test positive for Covid-19
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Stockholm [Sweden], March 12 (ANI): Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel Westling have tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Swedish Royal Court on Thursday.
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UK becomes fifth country to cross 125,000 COVID-19 deaths
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London [UK], March 12 (ANI): Coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom topped 125,000 on Thursday.
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Pfizer prevents asymptomatic Covid-19 and death: Study
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New York [US], March 12 (ANI): Pharmaceutical companies -- Pfizer and BioNTech -- announced on Thursday morning that real-world evidence from the Israel Ministry of Health show that there have been "dramatically" fewer Covid-19 cases and deaths among people in Israel who have been fully v
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Biden signs USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill into law
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package into law, marking a significant legislative accomplishment as the new administration looks to shepherd the country through the pandemic.
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India calls for enhanced security, safety of UN peacekeepers
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New York [US], March 11 (ANI): India on Wednesday called for the strengthening of security and safety of UN peacekeepers and for bringing perpetrators to justice.
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Blinken calls on China to allow UN, observers access to Xinjiang
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): As Beijing continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the United States on Wednesday (local time) called on China to grant access to the UN and international observers to detention centres in Xinjiang where tens of thousands of Uyghurs are being h
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Covid-19: Maha Shivratri turnout of pilgrims, sadhus low at Nepal's Pashup
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Kathmandu [Nepal], March 11 (ANI): The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, which usually draws thousands of pilgrims and sadhus on Maha Shivaratri festival is seeing a dip in the number of visitors this year due to the Covid pandemic, according to authorities.
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Global lawmakers call out China for abuses against minority women in Xinji
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A group of global lawmakers have called on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), amid reports of systematic sexual abuse in detention and violations of reproductive rights. Read More
