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National Mall to be closed on Biden's inauguration amid security concerns
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The National Mall in the US will be closed to the general public on President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Day, according to an official familiar with the discussions, as security concerns loom large following the insurrection of the Capitol last week.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party shifts blames on agents in US for illegal for
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday blamed its agents in the US for collecting illegal foreign funds from two US companies.
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Google pauses all political ads in wake of attack on US Capitol
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Google suspended all political advertising after last week's attack on the US Capitol to avoid incitement of more violence, said the company's spokesperson on Wednesday.
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Two police officers charged in connection with US Capitol riot
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Virginia [US], January 14 (ANI): Two off-duty police officers in Virginia have been charged in connection with the US Capitol Hill riot.
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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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Former FBI director terms US Capitol attack as 'planned assault'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday said that the evidence he has seen so far suggests the attack on the US Capitol was a 'planned assault'.
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Google backs Biden's immigration efforts, pays application fees of 500 'Dr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday (local time) said that it would donate USD 250,000 grants as application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking employment under the US government program- the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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FBI, Secret Service briefs Biden on inauguration security plans
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): FBI officials and the US Secret Service have briefed President-elect Joe Biden on security precautions surrounding his inauguration and will also provide daily updates, the Biden-Harris transition team announced in a statement.
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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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Trump first President in US history to be impeached twice
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) impeached President Donald Trump for "inciting" last week's deadly violence at Capitol Hill.
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US sets another record with over 4,300 Covid-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): Covid-19 deaths in the US climbed to another record high on Tuesday, as 4,327 people succumbed to the virus, The Hill reported citing Johns Hopkins University.
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US House approves resolution calling to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Tr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation calling on Vice President Mike Pence to use his constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office in response to the President's role in the deadly mob attack on the Capitol l
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