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US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns.
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Blinken looks forward to meeting Jaishankar to discuss COVID-19, Quad coop
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking forward to meeting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to discuss various issues, including COVID-19 efforts and strengthening of Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, according to the US S
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Researchers from Wuhan lab sought hospital care before Covid-19 outbreak d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care after they fell ill in November 2019, a month before Beijing reported the first patient with Covid-like symptoms, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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US condemns attack near school in Kabul, calls for immediate end to violen
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): The United States on Saturday (local time) condemned the attack near a school in Afghanistan capital Kabul, which left 53 people dead and several others injured.
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US concludes USD 13 mln settlement with Honeywell over data transfers to f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): The American defense firm Honeywell International will pay a civil penalty of USD 13 million over allegations that it transferred technical military data to foreign countries, including China.
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Biden sets up Climate Change Support Office in State Department
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) issued an executive order to set up the Climate Change Support Office (CCSO) within the Department of State.
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Ties between US, India 'intensified' in Biden's first 100 days in office,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): The ties between New Delhi and Washington have intensified in the first hundred days of the Biden-Harris administration, said a State Department official said here on Thursday local time.
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US allows voluntary departure of citizens from India amid COVID-19 spike
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 29 (ANI): The US State Department has approved the voluntary departure of family members of government employees from India amid a record rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
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State Department to now allow US embassies to fly pride flag
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): US embassies and consulates around the world are authorised to display pride flags, symbolic of the LGBTQ community, during Pride Month after officials announced a blanket authorization, confirmed Friday.
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US to work closely with India to facilitate movement of essential supplies
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): US State Department spokeswoman, Jalina Porter on Friday (local time) during a press briefing reaffirmed that US will work closely with India to facilitate movement of essential supplies during COVID-19 surge.
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US 'very closely' tracking course of COVID-19 outbreak in India
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): United States is "very closely" tracking the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in India, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said.
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