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US congressman demands shifting 2022 Olympics from Beijing amid gross huma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States and other countries should pursue moving the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing to another place because of China's human rights violations and its responsibility for the novel coronavirus pandemic, US Congressman Michael McCaul
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Quad leaders discussed cyber attacks: White House
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The leaders of the Quad countries of India, Australia, Japan and the United States discussed the issue of cyber attacks during talks conducted earlier in the day, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
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Quad leaders to hold in-person summit later this year: Sullivan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The leaders of the 'Quad' nations -- India, Australia, Japan and the United States will hold an in-person summit later this year said the United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday (local time).
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Quad to expand India's manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, aims to create
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States, along with other "like-minded" democracies, is set to announce a 'historic agreement' to expand COVID-19 vaccine production capacity, which will look at expanding the supply of coronavirus vaccines coming out of India, a senior administrati
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Quad to hold first-ever head of states meet today
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), a strategic forum comprising India, Japan, Australia and the United States of America, will hold its first-ever head of states meet virtually on Friday.
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US condemns Beijing's move to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States has condemned China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move which is feared to further clamp down on opposition voices in the city
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Three killed, one injured in US Texas shooting
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were shot to death and another person was injured during a shooting incident that took place on Wednesday night in southwest Houston, Texas, the United States, police said.
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US concerned as Chinese human rights lawyer goes missing
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The United States has expressed concerns about the whereabouts of Chinese lawyer Wang Yu, who went missing ahead of the International Women's Day awards ceremony to honour her human rights work.
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Blinken calls on China to allow UN, observers access to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): As Beijing continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the United States on Wednesday (local time) called on China to grant access to the UN and international observers to detention centres in Xinjiang where tens of thousands of Uyghurs are being h
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US will share Covid-19 vaccines with world if there is surplus: Biden
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The United States will share coronavirus vaccines with other countries if it ends up with a surplus, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
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Blinken, Sullivan to meet with Chinese counterparts next week in Alaska
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): In light of the worsening ties between China and the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will be meeting with counterparts Wang Yi and Yang Jiechi in Alaska Anchorage, Alaska next week.
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US COVID-19 cases surpass 29 million mark
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The United States continues to remain the worst-hit nation across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic as cumulative cases in the country surpassed the 29-million mark on Wednesday (local time).
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