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US President calls on states to offer 100 dollars vaccine incentive
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US president Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) called on all states and local governments to use aid funding they have received to give 100 dollars to anyone who gets fully vaccinated.
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CDC urges vaccinated people to wear masks again in US
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Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday (local time) to prevent further spread of the Delta variant in the United States, by mandating vaccinated people to wear masks in certain situations.
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White House 'deeply disappointed' with China for rejection of fresh COVID-
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Washington DC [US], July 23 (ANI): White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday slammed China for rejecting a fresh World Health Organisation (WHO) probe into the origins of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: US improves travel advisory for India, asks Americans to 'recons
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): The United States has improved the travel advisory for India, upgrading from Level 4 category to Level 3 which urges citizens to reconsider travel.
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Social media platforms are 'killing people' with vaccine misinformation, s
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Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Friday criticized social media platforms like Facebook for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines, as his administration has blamed them for stalling U.S. vaccine rates.
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Foreign Secy Shringla in New York for UNSC high-level meetings, will meet
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New York [US], July 14 (ANI): Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla arrived in New York this morning to participate in two high-level events, a meeting on Libya on Thursday followed by a meeting on 'Protection of Civilians' on Friday in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held by India'
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Afghans living in US demand for a democratic Afghanistan, press Pakistan t
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Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan Americans stood in front of the White House to welcome Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani who on Friday (local time) met US President Joe Biden for the first face-to-face interaction ahead of the remaining US and NATO forces' withdrawal fro
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Dozens of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers stage protest in US against Beiji
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Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong activists gathered outside the White House to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and to call for a complete boycott.
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New York's Times Square celebrates International Yoga Day with over 3,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], June 21 (ANI): The seventh International Yoga Day was celebrated at the iconic Times Square in New York on Sunday. The day-long yoga festival with the theme of 'Solstice in Times Square 2021' was attended by more than 3,000 people where yogis, with their yoga mats and flexi
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India to receive COVID vaccine doses under global distribution strategy 's
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Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): India is set to receive COVID vaccine doses "soon" through the US government's global distribution strategy, a State Department official said, however, adding that the number of doses and the timeline are still being worked out.
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US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expresses solidarity with India
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Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Sunday called on US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries, especially in the Quad, COVID-19 vaccines and healthcare.
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Jaishankar discusses regional security challenges with US, says Quad fills
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Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a five-day US visit, discussed wide range of issues related to shared priorities and regional security challenges including Quad during his meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defe
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