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Activist, former lawmaker Leung Chung-hang flees Hong Kong, pitches for US
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 12 (ANI): Former Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang has left the territory and is in the United States to press Washington for asylum to young Hongkongers.
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US returns 12 out-of-use military bases on Korean Peninsula to Seoul - Rep
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States on Friday returned 12 closed military bases to the South Korean government, including some in the Yongsan Garrison complex in central Seoul, amid fear growing that an additional delay would further hamper regional development effo
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Biden should heed environmentalists' calls, become first plastic-free pres
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): As the incoming US president, Joe Biden should address the plastic pollution problem in the United States and become the first plastic-free president, Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder, and CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition, a US-based environmental allian
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US sanctions two Chinese lawbreakers, among individuals from other countri
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious Chinese gangster and triad boss known as "Broken Tooth", and Huang Yuanxiong, the Chief of the Xiamen Public Security Bureau (PSB) in China's Fujian province.
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Trump directs US agencies to use single logo for foreign assistance
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) signed an executive order directing agencies of the government to use a single logo on all United States foreign assistance.
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US slaps sanctions against 17 officials of foreign govts including Chinese
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against 17 officials of China and other foreign governments, as well their immediate family members, for serious human rights violations.
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China retaliates after US' sanctions on officials, says revoking visa exem
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 10 (ANI): China on Thursday announced that it is revoking visa exemption for US diplomatic passport holders visiting Hong Kong and Macau and imposing sanction on some US congress members.
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L&T Tech Services wins $100 million plant engineering project from glo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 10 (ANI): L&T Technology Services (LTTS) said on Thursday it has been selected by a global oil and gas major to be the primary engineering partner for supporting two integrated refining and chemicals manufacturing facilities in the United States.
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Uniphore and Tech Mahindra partner to drive innovation in customer experie
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]/Palo Alto (California) [United States], December 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Uniphore, an early leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), today announced that it has entered into a multi-year, multi-million dollar strategic agreement with Tech Mahindra,
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US daily death toll from COVID-19 tops 3000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baltimore [US], December 10 (ANI): The Daily COVID-19 death toll in the United States has topped 3,000 for the first time, as per the latest update by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
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Hunter Biden says US attorney investigating his tax affairs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Hunter Biden, the son of President-elect Joe Biden, on Wednesday said that the US attorney's office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs.
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US must lift sanctions off Iran's oil sector, says Russian Minister
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States must lift its illegal sanctions off Iran's oil sector, but there does not seem to be any changes yet in that regard, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Wednesday.
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