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Amazon confirms Prime Day delay in the US
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): E-commerce company Amazon has confirmed that their annual Prime Day sale that usually happens in July has been postponed. While the Prime Day sale will occur in India on August 6, 7, the sale has been postponed in the US until later this year.
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US, Chinese embassies in Myanmar spar over Hong Kong, South China Sea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], July 20 (ANI): The US and Chinese embassies in Myanmar got engaged in a war of words after an American diplomat accused Beijing of eroding Myanmar's sovereignty.
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Iran executes national over espionage on assassinated Gen. Soleimani for U
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 20 (Sputnik/ANI): Iranian national Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, accused of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency and giving away information about movements of assassinated military commander Qasem Soleimani, was executed on the morning of Monday, Iran's Tasnim news agen
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USS Porter destroyer heading to Black Sea for naval drills: US Military
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States' guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) is headed to the Black Sea to participate in joint naval exercises with Ukraine, the 6th Fleet of the US Naval Forces Europe-Africa said in a statement on Sunday.
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2 rockets fall near US embassy inside Baghdad's green zone
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Two rockets fell on Sunday near the US embassy inside Baghdad's green zone, which houses heavily fortified government facilities and foreign diplomatic missions, a source in the Iraqi security services told Sputnik.
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US: Protestors set fire to police association building in Portland
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Protestors in Portland, the largest city in the US state of Oregon, have broken into a police association building and briefly set it on fire, the city's law enforcement said, as demonstrations in the city continue.
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FDA issues first emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 pool testing
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday (local time) issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Quest Diagnostics that allows pool samples from up to four individuals to test for COVID-19.
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US carries out third federal execution in four days
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The US Justice Department on Friday (local time) carried out its third federal execution in four days after the punishment was revived by the Trump administration following a 17-year hiatus.
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US labour market faces slowdown amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The US labour market recovery is losing momentum, as a new wave of coronavirus infections causes heightened employer uncertainty and consumer caution, The WallStreet Journal reported.
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Several agreements signed at US-India Strategic Energy Partnership ministe
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette in a virtual ministerial meeting of the US-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) prioritised new areas for cooperation. A number of agreements and
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5 Chinese foreign nationals, 2 Chinese entities booked under Foreign Narco
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 17 (ANI): The US on Friday booked five Chinese foreign nationals and two Chinese entities under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.
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Vijay Chauthaiwale writes to US envoy to India on 'predicaments of H1-visa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Foreign Affairs in-charge Vijay Chauthaiwale on Friday wrote to Kenneth I Juster, the US Ambassador to India, highlighting predicaments of H1-visa holders due to the recently announced restrictions by the US government on H1 and H4 app
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