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US bipartisan committee urges NBA to end deals with Chinese firms over for
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): A US bipartisan parliamentary executive committee on China has sent a letter to the National Basketball Association (NBA), asking players to drop contracts with companies that use materials manufactured in Chinese slave labor camps.
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US condemns closure of Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): The United States has condemned the move by Hong Kong authorities that prompted organizers to close the June 4th Museum that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
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As it looks to reset ties with America, Pak bends again by allowing airspa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): In another move within recent months to reset relations with the United States, Pakistan has granted permission for US warplanes to use its airspace in support of forces fighting the Taliban forces in Afghanistan, Tom Hussain writes for South China Morning
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New York subway system targeted by Chinese-linked hackers in April
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Suspected Chinese-linked hacking group penetrated the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's computer systems in the United States in April, exposing vulnerabilities in a vast transportation network that carries millions of people every day, according to MTA d
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American imprisoned in Russia urges Biden to take 'decisive action' to sto
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): American national imprisoned in Russia appealed to President Joe Biden to "aggressively discuss and resolve" the issue of United States citizens being detained for political purposes, in meeting with President Vladimir Putin on June 16.
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Xi Jinping's idea of 'lovable' China raises eyebrows
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 3 (ANI): After years of China's growing aggressiveness towards other countries through warnings and insults, President Xi Jinping said that officials should create a lovable and respectable image of the country, which has raised more than a few skeptical eyebrows among
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US suspends tariffs for six months on UK, India, EU nations in digital tax
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Washington DC [US], June 2 (ANI): US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday announced the suspension of the tariffs in the digital tax dispute with several trading partners including India for six months, to provide additional time to complete the ongoing multilateral negotiations a
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US imposes global Magnitsky sanctions on three Bulgarians, dozens of entit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed sanctions on three Bulgarian individuals and dozens of entities linked to them in an effort to dissuade and disrupt international corruption, the Treasury Department announced on Wednesday.
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Pakistan worried about security vacuum in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): With another round of intra-Afghan talks is scheduled to begin in next couple of days, Pakistan does not seem hopeful of a breakthrough, reinforcing its worry about a security vacuum in Afghanistan after pullout by United States, local media reported.
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Golden eagles may use turbulence to accelerate: Study
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Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Birds routinely encounter turbulence, but the effects of turbulence on a flight are not well understood, compared with the effects of large-scale atmospheric flows, such as updrafts. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienc
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Rachel Bay Jones joins Chuck Lorre's CBS comedy 'United States Of Al'
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Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Television personality and actor Rachel Bay Jones is set to star for a recurring role on the second season of CBS' comedy 'The United States of Al', starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris surprise diners with unannounced visit to D.C. re
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): President of United States Joe Biden, First Lady - Jill Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Second Gentleman Doug along with some secret agents made unannounced visit and surprised people at a diner on the occasion of Memorial Day.
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