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US House overrides Trump veto of defence bill, sends measure to Senate
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Monday voted to override for the first time President Donald Trump's veto of a key defence policy bill worth USD 740 billion.
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US House passes bill to provide Americans USD 2,000 stimulus checks, sends
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Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to provide Americans with USD 2,000 stimulus checks in an effort to offer financial relief during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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BJP presents suggestions for upcoming union budget to Sitharaman
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New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): BJP presented suggestions compiled by party office-bearers and state representatives for the upcoming budget to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday in a pre-budget meeting held at party headquarters.
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EU Ambassadors approve provisional application of post-Brexit trade agreem
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Brussels [Belgium], December 28 (ANI): The European Union Ambassadors have approved the provisional application of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of January 1, 2021, Germany's permanent representative Sebastian Fischer said on Monday.
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Jordan confirms first two cases of new COVID-19 variant linked to UK
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Amman [Jordan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The first two positive tests for a new coronavirus strain linked to the UK have been confirmed in Jordan, the country's health minister, Natheer Obeidat, told the Petra news agency on Sunday.
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JP Nadda instructs BJP leaders to participate in PM Modi's Dec 25 programm
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New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda has asked all party MPs, MLAs and public representatives to take part in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the farmers on the occasion of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversa
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ICA nominates Pragyan Ojha as representative in IPL GC
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New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The Board of Directors of the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA) on Wednesday nominated former India spinner Pragyan Ojha as their representative in the Indian Premier League's Governing Council.
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Nepal SC to hear writ petitions challenging Oli's Parliament dissolution
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Kathmandu [Nepal], December 23 (ANI): The bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana is scheduled to start hearing writ petitions filed in the Supreme Court against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Wednesday.
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WHO calls on all nations to report detection of new SARS-CoV-2 strains
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Geneva [Switzerland], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends all countries to increase genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 viruses whenever possible and report if new strains of the coronavirus that raise concerns are detected, WHO representative to Russia Mel
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Canadian study reveals one in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide
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Toronto [Canada], December 22 (ANI): A nationally representative Canadian study reported that the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was much higher (24 per cent ) for women with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) compared to those women who did not (3 per cent).
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Severe side effects of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine not common: Robert Ko
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Berlin [Germany], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Severe side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the US' Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech pharmaceutical companies are a rare occurrence, a representative of the Robert Koch Institute said on Tuesday.
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Moscow expands entry ban list of EU representatives over Navalny-related s
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Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday it was expanding the entry ban list of European Union's representatives in light of the sanctions introduced against Russian officials over their alleged involvement in the poisoning of opposition f
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