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COVID-19 deaths in United States surpass 230,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 1 (ANI): The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 230,000, with the country accounting for more than one in every five coronavirus fatalities worldwide.
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Trump says election should end on Nov 3, not weeks later
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 31 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that the US presidential election should end on November 3 and not weeks later, adding that the ongoing polls are the most important election in "our lifetime."
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US COVID-19 case count rises from 8mn to 9mn in 2 weeks
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States jumped from 8 million to 9 million in just two weeks, data from the Johns Hopkins University revealed on Friday.
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Trump slams US Supreme Court decision to allow mail-in deadline extension
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): President Donald Trump in a statement on Friday slammed the US Supreme Court's decision to allow a six-day deadline extension for the receipt of mail-in ballots in the battleground state of North Carolina.
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US Supreme Court rejects second bid to block mail-in ballot deadline exten
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Supreme Court has rejected a second bid from the Republican Party to block the deadline extension for mail-in ballots in the battleground state of North Carolina, a court filing revealed.
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India, US hold consultations, agree to work closely at UNSC
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): India and the US held consultations on issues related to the UN Security Council here on October 28-29 and agreed to work closely during India's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of UNSC during 2021-22.
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US, China launch first crisis communications working group
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): Amid the growing tensions, US and China completed two-day virtual conference to inaugurate the first Crisis Communications Working Group between the two nations on Thursday (local time).
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COVID-19: Life is likely to get back to normal by the end of next year, sa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): US top infectious disease specialist Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that even though COVID-19 vaccine is expected in the next few months, life is likely to get back to normal in the world by the end of next year.
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the
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Wind gusts force Trump to reschedule planned rally in North Carolina
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): President Donald Trump's campaign postponed a planned rally in North Carolina due to bad weather, Director of Communications Tim Murtaugh announced Thursday.
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Mike Pence's chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): US Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff Marc Short has tested positive for the coronavirus, shortly after it was reported that the vice president's political aide Marty Obst had tested positive.
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Defense Secy Esper, State Secy Pompeo to travel India for 2+2 Ministerial
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 24 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper is set to travel to India and other countries in the region alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from October 25 to 29, US Department of Defense said on Friday.
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