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Hong Kong is becoming another Chinese-run communist city, says Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 15 (ANI): Hong Kong is becoming just another Chinese-run communist city, US State Secretary Michael Pompeo said on Monday, adding that the United States has challenged the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law.
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia and urged Ankara to resolve the problem "immediately in coordination with the US".
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Russian hackers broke into US agencies including Treasury, Commerce depart
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): The United States on Sunday confirmed that the hackers acting on the behalf of foreign government broke into a range of key government networks including the Treasury and Commerce Departments.
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Indian Embassy condemns defacing Mahatma Gandhi statue by "Khalistani elem
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Indian Embassy in the United States said on Saturday it has lodged a strong protest with the law enforcement agencies against the "mischievous act" by "Khalistani elements" who masqueraded as protesters and defaced the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washin
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More than 16 million coronavirus cases now confirmed in US
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States has surpassed 16 million, while the death toll stands at over 297,000, according to the latest data from the Coronavirus Resource Center of the Johns Hopkins University.
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Moderna says US ordered 100 mln additional doses of coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has secured 100 million more doses of the mRNA coronavirus vaccine by US pharmaceutical company Moderna, the developer said in a press release.
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Activist, former lawmaker Leung Chung-hang flees Hong Kong, pitches for US
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 12 (ANI): Former Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang has left the territory and is in the United States to press Washington for asylum to young Hongkongers.
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US returns 12 out-of-use military bases on Korean Peninsula to Seoul - Rep
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States on Friday returned 12 closed military bases to the South Korean government, including some in the Yongsan Garrison complex in central Seoul, amid fear growing that an additional delay would further hamper regional development effo
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Biden should heed environmentalists' calls, become first plastic-free pres
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): As the incoming US president, Joe Biden should address the plastic pollution problem in the United States and become the first plastic-free president, Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder, and CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition, a US-based environmental allian
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US sanctions two Chinese lawbreakers, among individuals from other countri
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious Chinese gangster and triad boss known as "Broken Tooth", and Huang Yuanxiong, the Chief of the Xiamen Public Security Bureau (PSB) in China's Fujian province.
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US slaps sanctions against 17 officials of foreign govts including Chinese
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against 17 officials of China and other foreign governments, as well their immediate family members, for serious human rights violations.
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L&T Tech Services wins $100 million plant engineering project from glo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 10 (ANI): L&T Technology Services (LTTS) said on Thursday it has been selected by a global oil and gas major to be the primary engineering partner for supporting two integrated refining and chemicals manufacturing facilities in the United States.
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