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First debate of Georgia Senate runoff elections kicks off
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Weeks ahead of Georgia's two runoff elections approaching near, which will decide the balance of power in the US Senate, two of the candidates are set to debate each other on Sunday evening that will give them the opportunity to present their case.
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US Deputy State Secretary Biegun to visit Seoul on December 8-11
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will visit South Korea this week, the US State Department announced in a statement.
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US, Taliban discuss peace process, releasing of remaining prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], December 6 (ANI): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad met Taliban's deputy leader Mullah Baradar and chief negotiator Abdul Hakim wherein they discussed the US-Taliban peace process and release of the remaining prisoners, said Mohammad
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US COVID-19 deaths could surpass 500,000 despite vaccination, says IHME
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): A total of over 500,000 people could die from COVID-19 in the US by early spring despite the release of the coronavirus vaccine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle projects.
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US raises concerns over CCP's threat to American national security
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Raising concerns over the Chinese Communist Party's threat to American national security, the US State Department on Saturday (local time) have listed over 80 Chinese companies mentioned in the US stock exchange in which U.S. retail investors have been inve
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Trump tells Georgia supporters vaccines against COVID-19 to become availab
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Georgia [US], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Coronavirus vaccines will be made available in the US next week, US President Donald Trump said at the Saturday rally in Valdosta, Georgia.
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Turkey's Gazipasa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gazipasa [Turkey], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 49 km SW of Gazipasa, Turkey at 1244 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Biden says COVID-19 package negotiated in Congress 'good start' but not en
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US] December 5 (ANI): The USD 908 billion COVID-19 relief package negotiated by US lawmakers is a "good start" but would not be sufficient, US President-elect Joe Biden said on Friday.
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US just one step away from removing Chinese firms from Wall Street
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], December 4 (ANI): The US government is just one step away from enacting a law that could 'kick' several Chinese firms off Wall Street, which can further escalate tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Primary school teacher from Maharashtra awarded Global Teacher Prize
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Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): A primary school teacher from Maharashtra's Solapur has won the USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize for his inspirational work in promoting girls' education at the Zilla Parishad Primary School.
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US blacklist 4 more Chinese firms to list banning access to military tech
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's administration has labelled four more Chinese companies, including Beijing's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC, as being controlled by the country's military, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has said.
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China greatest threat since World War II, says US intel chief
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): China is the greatest global threat to democracy and freedom since the end of World War II and a bipartisan response is needed in the US to counter Beijing’s growing influence, according to the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
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