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US House approves Biden's USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Saturday (local time) approved President Joe Biden's USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package by a majority of votes.
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China's bitcoin mining fuels unfavorable views of Beijing to historic high
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 27 (ANI): Already suffering from economic woes and price hikes caused by the US sanctions and government mismanagement, the COVID-19 pandemic, the severe air pollution and now the blackouts, many people in Iran were outraged to learn that the Chinese are supposedly de
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US Civil society groups, lawmakers press Biden to support India's TRIPS wa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Hundreds of civil society groups in the US, along with several progressive lawmakers, are keeping up the pressure on the Biden administration to support India's TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, reported Inside US Trade - an online news service.
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US slams China's assertive moves near Senkaku Islands, backs Japan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): Extending support to Japan, the US Defense Department on Tuesday slammed Beijing's assertive moves near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea which are controlled by the Japanese but claimed by the Chinese.
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Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Parliament's meeting on Uyghur rights
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): While lauding the Canadian Parliament's recognition of the Uyghur genocide, the US-based Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet for abstaining during the meeting of House of Commons on the matter.
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Urgent need to counter China's growing tech dominance, says former Google
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Tuesday called on the US government to fast track the development of emerging technology including artificial intelligence (AI) to catch up to China's lead.
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Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine meets requirements fo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that Johnson and Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine has met the requirements for emergency use authorisation.
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Iran's envoy to UN calls full compliance with nuclear deal 'absurd'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington's call for Tehran's full compliance with the provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is absurd, since the US keeps itself "totally out of the agreement," breaching its terms, Iran's permanent representative to t
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China's economy dented as American brands cancel Xinjiang's cotton imports
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US ban on China's Xinjiang cotton yarn makers over the inhuman treatment meted out to Uyghurs is now impacting the economic growth of its cotton companies.
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US, Canada to align policies, goals to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US and Canada will align policies and goals to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) during his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Fishing deal: Centre informed Kerala govt that firm registered in US, but
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 24 (ANI): As the contract entered by the Kerala government with a US firm for deep-sea fishing and allied activities landed in a controversy, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan revealed that the Centre had informed Keral
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Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen launch podcast on Spotify
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama recently sat down with Bruce Springsteen for a series of wide-ranging conversations that will hit Spotify as an exclusive original podcast titled 'Renegades: Born in the USA'.
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