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US State Department cancels all scheduled trips amid presidential transiti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The US State Department has cancelled all planned travels scheduled for this week, including Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's visit to Europe, as it carried out work related to transition for the incoming administration of Joe Biden.
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US State Dept website says terms of Trump, Pence ended; messages pulled do
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Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): The US Department of State's website on Monday (local time) displayed a curious message on the pages of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, claiming that their terms had ended, accompanied with a timestamp.
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US looks forward to work with India at UNSC: State Dept
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The United States welcomed India to the United Nations Security Council and said it looks forward to working over the shared interests towards a peaceful, secure India-Pacific, said the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State on Mon
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Republicans, Democrats vie for US Senate control in Georgia Runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US state of Georgia holds on Tuesday two runoff elections for the Senate which will determine if the Republican Party can halt the Democratic bid to consolidate control over the executive and legislative branches of power.
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US Court dismisses govt suit on empowering Pence to overturn election resu
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Washington [US], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): A federal judge in the US state of Texas on Friday dismissed the suit filed by a group of Republican lawmakers seeking to prevent the parliament's certification of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election at a meeting next week.
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Some US States carrying out COVID-19 vaccination campaign very slowly, say
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said that some states are carrying out the coronavirus vaccination campaign very slowly.
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Florida becomes 3rd US state to report new coronavirus variant case
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Florida [US], January 1 (ANI): Florida on Friday reported its first case of the new coronavirus strain that was discovered in the United Kingdom (UK), making it the third US state to report the virus variant.
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California confirms first case of new coronavirus strain
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Health officials in the US state of California have confirmed a first case of the new mutated coronavirus strain that was first detected in the United Kingdom, Governor Gavin Newsom said.
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70 pc Chinese companies with military ties included in major global indice
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Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): At least 70 per cent of Chinese companies with ties to the Chinese military have affiliates whose securities are included in major stock indices, said State Department, adding that these companies are involved in civilian and military production with money
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US approves USD 4 bn sale of 8 Apache helicopters to Kuwait
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Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI): The US State Department signed off on arms sales to Kuwait worth over USD 4 billion that include eight Apache AH-64E helicopters, along with equipment upgrade of 16 older Apaches, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), announced on Tuesday.
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First case of UK coronavirus variant detected in US
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colorado [US], December 30 (ANI): The US state of Colorado has detected the first known case of the mutated novel coronavirus (COVD-19) variant originally found in the United Kingdom, state's Governor Jared Polis said on Tuesday.
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US State Dept approves sale of 3,000 bombs to Saudi Arabia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said in a statement that it has approved a possible sale of 3,000 small-diameter bombs to Saudi Arabia in a deal worth of USD 290 million.
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