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US charges two Chinese hackers for targeting computer systems of companies
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 22 (ANI): The US Department of Justice on Tuesday (local time) convicted two Chinese nationals of spying charges for targeting computer networks of biotech firms around the world working on coronavirus vaccines, technology and treatments.
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Boatload of amicus briefs filed in case against Trump administration order
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): A large number of amicus briefs were filed on Monday in a case related to student visa restrictions that US federal authorities announced last week.
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US suspends PIA flights over safety concerns, pilots' 'suspicious licenses
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): The US Department of Transportation on Thursday (local time) suspended Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) special permit into its airspace, citing concerns over the flag carrier's safety measures and pilots' "suspicious licenses".
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US doubles bounty on IS leader who succeeded Baghdadi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program has increased the bounty - now up to USD10 million -- for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS's new leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahma al-Mawla. This represents a doub
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Baghjan gas blowout: Senior officials of Petroleum Ministry held detailed
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Detailed discussions were held on Friday between senior officials of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas along with the CMDs of OIL (Oil India Limited) and ONGC, the Crisis Management Team and other experts with senior officials of the US Department of
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Coronavirus: Too early to discuss pricing of remdesivir, says US' Departme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): The Department of Health and Human Services has said that it is too early to discuss the pricing of 'remdesivir', the drug which has raised everyone's hopes of treating the coronavirus.
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US aims to reduce number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 in July
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States remains on track to reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel in July in line with its agreements with the Taliban, US Department of Defence spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said on Tuesday (local time).
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Coronavirus does less well in warm, humid weather: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 24 (ANI): Citing a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that coronavirus has a less chance of surviving in a warm and humid environment as opposed to cold and dry weather where it stays put.
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US returns another USD 300 mn of recovered 1MDB funds to Malaysia
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 15 (ANI): The US Department of Justice on Tuesday (local time) said it has repatriated approximately USD 300 million (RM 1.292 billion) to Malaysia in additional funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (MDB), the Asian country's investment developme
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US echoes PM Modi's call to 'challenge the darkness' in the midst of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): The United States on Monday lauded the "wonderful show of solidarity" from Indians to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to "challenge the darkness" spread by the coronavirus crisis and said it echoed the appeal.
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Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 6 (ANI): A tiger housed at the Bronx Zoo here tested positive for coronavirus, making it the first known infection in an animal anywhere, according to US Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
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US embassy urges its citizens to comply with Indian law during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The United States embassy here on Wednesday urged its nationals to comply with Indian law and obey directions from law enforcement officers amid nationwide lockdown.
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