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US lawmakers introduce bill to prioritise refugee status to Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation wherein people of China's Uyghur minority community facing government repression would become eligible for prioritised US refugee status.
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US nominates Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, to honour the demonstrators' struggle against the Beijing imposed draconian national security law.
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US Senators say China poses greatest threat to Washington's National Secur
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US Senators Marco Rubio and Mark Warner on Friday reiterated the remarks made by the country's Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe, saying that China is now the greatest national security threat the United States faces.
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New Legislation to boost US-Taiwan ties introduced in US Senate
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to create new and boost the standing of current political institutions to strengthen the bipartisan relationship between the United States and Taiwan, according to a press release on Tuesday (local ti
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US Senators urge Disney CEO to explain why it cooperated with Xinjiang aut
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A bipartisan group of US senators has called on the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, to explain the movie giant's cooperation with the authorities in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang during the production of the "Mulan" live-action remake, acco
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China announces reciprocal sanctions against US lawmakers, envoy over Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced reciprocal sanctions against the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback, US Senator Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Republican Chris Smith.
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New US bill to prevent China interference in Dalai Lama's succession
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 19 (ANI): Amidst uncertainties around the health of Dalai Lama, US bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a new bill in Congress threatening sanctions against Chinese officials if they interfere in the spiritual leader's succession.
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'First Man' actor Jason Clarke quashes flag criticism
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 03 (ANI):Amid accusations that Damien Chazelle's 'First Man' is less patriotic,film actor Jason Clarke has dismissed the criticism by calling it "nonsense".
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US lawmakers call their support for gun control
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): US congressmen have called for the support for tougher gun control measures across the country and have shown solidarity for the "March for Our Lives" event which is underway in Washington D.C.
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Trump to nominate Bridenstine as NASA chief next week
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 2 (ANI):United States President Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine as the next administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) next week.
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Twitter can't handle Republican Senator's 'failed hug'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A], June 21 (ANI): Republican Senator Marco Rubio opened a Twitter 'investigation' on Tuesday afternoon, after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump the same day went viral on twitter.
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We're nation of laws: Senator Rubio on Trump's 'witch hunt&
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 19 (ANI): Responding to US President Donald Trump's claim that he is a victim of the "witch hunt," Florida Senator Macro Rubio said that the former is entitled to his opinion, but the United States is a "nation of laws."
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