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US designates ex-Kataib Hizbollah Secretary-General as 'global terrorist'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has designated former Secretary-General of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group as a global terrorist, informed the US State Department on Wednesday.
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US bans cotton, tomato products from China's Xinjiang over use of forced l
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) announced a ban on the entry of cotton and tomato products from China's Xinjiang region amid allegations that detainee or prison labour from Uyghurs went into making them, according to the US Customs and Border Pr
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Won't agree to reconvene Senate early for Trump's impeachment trial, says
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear that he will not reconvene the upper house of the United States Congress before January 19, which indicates that the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will likely continue into President-elect
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Attackers of Capitol were 'domestic terrorists' sent by Trump: Nancy Pelos
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump, the House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) said that those who attacked the Capitol last week were "domestic terrorists" and "the President of the United States incited this insu
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Biden nominates Samantha Power to lead USAID
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he is nominating Samantha Power to lead the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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CCP wants a different theory of international relations that will not crea
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): As relations between the United States and China continue to worsen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants "a very different theory" of international relations that's controlled in a way that won't creat
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US Military leaders condemn Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The United States' most senior General Mark Milley and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the riots that broke out in Capitol Hill last week saying that the right
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US reports new daily record of over 4,300 COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday reported a record-high number, 4,327, new COVID-19 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Delhivery opens two new tech offices, plans expand to 500+ employees
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Fulfillment platform for digital commerce Delhivery on Wednesday announced the opening of two new tech offices in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in addition to its existing centres in Gurgaon, Goa and Hyderabad (in India) and Seattle (in the United States).
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US requires negative Covid-19 test for all air passengers starting January
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): All air passengers will be required to get a negative coronavirus test prior to boarding their flight to the United States beginning on January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.
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Face masks and Covid-19 prevention
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington (US), January 12 (ANI): Researchers reviewing evidence for the effectiveness of mask usage in preventing Covid-19 transmission, have found that in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals, can substantially red
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US designates Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) designated Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism for repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism in granting safe harbour to terrorists.
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