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Turkey summons US Envoy over Biden's recognition of Armenian massacre as '
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 25 (ANI): Turkey's foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the US Ambassador to Ankara David Satterfield over US President Joe Biden's recognition of the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a "genocide".
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US formally recognises Armenian massacre as genocide
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has formally declared that the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago as "genocide," a move that is likely to escalate tensions with Turkey.
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US will work with other countries on climate innovation, says Biden
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Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): In his address at the White House climate summit, US President Joe Biden on Friday said that the United States will partner with other countries on climate-related innovations.
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US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
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US to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024
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Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The United States has said it intends to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024.
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China was trying to 'neutralise human rights criticisms, not carbon' durin
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Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): As leaders from around the world -- from US President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- called for global cooperation to tackle the climate crisis, China used the Leaders Summit on Climate to neutralise the wide
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US announces to cut greenhouse emissions in half by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Laying out his vision for a greener economy, US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 as part of the country's efforts to combat climate change.
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Congress' Manish Tewari writes to US President over FedEx shooting, urges
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 20 (ANI): Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari has written to the US President Joe Biden urging him to ensure the security of the Sikh community living across the US which has been "repeatedly targeted in hate crimes" leading to several killings.
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PM Modi to address virtual Leaders' Summit on Climate tomorrow
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New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the virtual Leaders' Summit on Climate at the invitation of US President Joe Biden on April 22-23, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Wednesday.
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Chauvin's conviction in death of George Floyd 'a step forward', says Biden
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): Nothing can ever bring George Floyd back but this can be a giant step forward on the march towards justice in America, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said after former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of George Floyd's murder.
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Biden, Harris call to George Floyd's family post Derek Chauvin conviction
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Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (local time) spoke to the family of George Floyd after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the African-American's death.
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US President Joe Biden plans to cut emissions at least in half by 2030
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Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030, The Washington Post reported citing two people familiar with the matter.
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