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Joe Biden to nominate Pete Buttigieg for transportation secretary
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden will be nominating Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, thus, having the first openly gay Cabinet secretary if confirmed by the Senate.
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Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges victory of President-e
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Over a month after the US presidential elections, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden for the first time and publicly acknowledged him in the position, after the US Electoral College on Monday officiall
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Biden heads to Georgia to campaign for Democrats in upcoming Senate runoff
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden heads towards the state of Georgia on Tuesday, seeking a Democratic majority in the Senate by boosting the chances of Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the upcoming runoff elections.
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Biden, Harris formally introduce Lloyd Austin as first Black Defense Secre
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday (local time) formally introduced retired Army General Lloyd Austin as their nominee for Secretary of Defense during an event in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Pompeo slams Beijing for stealing research and intellectual property, targ
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Ahead of the two Senate runoff elections in the state, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday slammed China for stealing research and intellectual property from Chinese students studying in American colleges.
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First debate of Georgia Senate runoff elections kicks off
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Weeks ahead of Georgia's two runoff elections approaching near, which will decide the balance of power in the US Senate, two of the candidates are set to debate each other on Sunday evening that will give them the opportunity to present their case.
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Pakistan Senate will expose NAB's atrocities, says Deputy Chairman
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): Pakistan Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla and other civil society members on Sunday held a press conference to express their grievances against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
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Trump campaigns for Republican Senators in Georgia
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday visited the state of Georgia to campaign alongside two Republican Senators running against Democratic challengers in the January runoff election that will decide which party controls the Senate in Joe Biden's presidenti
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Relief to Indian IT professionals as US Senate passes High-Skilled Immigra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States Senate passed the 'Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act' or S.386 bill on Wednesday evening, proving a huge relief to thousands of Indian nationals currently stuck in Green Card limbo.
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US, EU should join forces to check China's influence, says report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI): The United States and Europe must decide how they will ensure the international system will adhere to its values in the face of China’s unfair trading practices, murky investment, and political interference, according to a report by the chairman
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NAB violating human rights, says Pakistan Senate Deputy Chairman
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB), alleging that the bureau was violating human rights by blackmailing people.
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France not recognising independence of Republic of Artsakh: Foreign Minist
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): France in not recognizing the independence of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, which controls a part of Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region, despite the relevant resolution of the national Senate, a spokesperson for the French Foreign Minis
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