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Hong Kong is becoming another Chinese-run communist city, says Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 15 (ANI): Hong Kong is becoming just another Chinese-run communist city, US State Secretary Michael Pompeo said on Monday, adding that the United States has challenged the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law.
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia and urged Ankara to resolve the problem "immediately in coordination with the US".
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Trump congratulates US on administration of first COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated the world after the administration of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country, which has recorded the highest number of cases globally.
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Protest outside Pak mission in Washington, demonstrators demand apology fo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): A US-based Bangladeshi organisation along with other South Asian minorities held a protest outside the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, demanding an apology for the 1971 'genocide' named Operation Searchlight.
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Russian hackers broke into US agencies including Treasury, Commerce depart
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): The United States on Sunday confirmed that the hackers acting on the behalf of foreign government broke into a range of key government networks including the Treasury and Commerce Departments.
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Trump vows to veto USD 740 million defense bill making China 'biggest winn
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) claimed that China will be the biggest winner of the USD 740 million defense bill and vowed to veto it.
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First trucks with Covid-19 vaccine roll out of Pfizer plant in Michigan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Trucks with the first batches of the company's long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine departed the Pfizer plant in Portage, Michigan, on Sunday morning to 636 predetermined locations.
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UPS, FedEx collaborate to ship Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines in US
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Rival US companies UPS and FedEx are working side-by-side to ship the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, after it was approved for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday.
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Indian Embassy condemns defacing Mahatma Gandhi statue by "Khalistani elem
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Indian Embassy in the United States said on Saturday it has lodged a strong protest with the law enforcement agencies against the "mischievous act" by "Khalistani elements" who masqueraded as protesters and defaced the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washin
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More than 16 million coronavirus cases now confirmed in US
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States has surpassed 16 million, while the death toll stands at over 297,000, according to the latest data from the Coronavirus Resource Center of the Johns Hopkins University.
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Anti-Farm law protestors deface Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington; 'Khal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington was defaced and vandalised on Saturday (local time) by protestors who are supporting farmers in New Delhi agitating against the recently enacted agricultural laws in India.
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Moderna says US ordered 100 mln additional doses of coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has secured 100 million more doses of the mRNA coronavirus vaccine by US pharmaceutical company Moderna, the developer said in a press release.
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