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Battle looms at WHO meeting as countries may push for inquiry into China's
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO), which has been on the front line coordinating the fight against the Covid-19, will be facing a similar battle when its decision-making body gathers, virtually, for its annual meeting on Monday, amid hightened tensions b
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Pakistani doctor, who wanted to carry 'lone wolf' terror attacks in US, in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator has been indicted by a federal grand jury for providing support to a terrorist group after he told paid informants that he wanted to carry out "lone wolf" terror attacks in the United State
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Google takes down news items in response to bogus copyright complaints
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): Alphabet Inc., the parent company of American multi-national tech giant Google, removed links to unfavorable articles and blog posts that alleged wrongdoing by convicted criminals, foreign officials and businesspeople in the United States as well as abroa
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US retail sales plunge to record 16.4 per cent in April
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): United States retail sales plummeted by 16.4 per cent in the month April, the steepest decline on record and a reflection of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the American economy.
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Spoke to PM Modi, sending 'quite a lot' of ventilators to India: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that is sending many ventilators to India to help the country combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday.
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US continues exports restrictions to Huawei: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): The United States will continue to restrict exports to Huawei, with a new rule issued on Friday, which will block companies around the world from using American-made machinery and software to design or produce chips for the Chinese telecom giant of its enti
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Under 'Operation Warp Speed' Trump hopes for COVID-19 vaccine by end of ye
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States will be able to deliver a few hundred million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, under 'Operation Warp Speed', by the end of this year.
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United States will donate ventilators to India, cooperate on vaccine devel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States will donate ventilators to India to support the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He also said that both the United States and India are cooperating on vaccine development in order
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Pakistani-American woman sentenced to 13 years by US court for funding ISI
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI): A Pakistani-American woman -- Zoobia Shahnaz -- has been sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a United States' Federal Court for providing material support to terror fronts of Islamic States in Pakistan, China and Turkey.
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Ashok Diwan returns to India, enters 14-day quarantine
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Former Indian hockey player Ashok Diwan, who was stranded in the United States due to imposed travel restrictions, on Friday returned to the country.
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China wishes to stay out of trilateral nuclear arms control talks with US,
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): China does not intend to partake in any trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia, despite Washington's constant requests, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
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Top female pole vaulters to face the bar in Ultimate Garden Clash
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 15 (ANI): In the second edition of the Ultimate Garden Clash, three of the world's best female pole vaulters-- Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi, two-time US indoor champion Katie Nageotte and Commonwealth Games champion Alysha Newman-- will face-off in a virtual
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