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Dozens gather outside DC jail in support of imprisoned US Capitol rioters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the jail in Washington, DC to show support for detainees being held at the facility in connection with events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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US condemns Houthis' seizure of UAE-flagged vessel off Hudaydah
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has condemned the seizure of a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-flagged cargo vessel off the Yemeni port of Hudaydah as it threatens international trade and regional security, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
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US charges Colombian in connection with plot to kill Haitian President: Ju
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US charged Colombian national Mario Palacios with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping in connection with the assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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Biden expresses condolences over death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have expressed condolences over the death of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican archbishop, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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US allies divided over Biden's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 27 (ANI): Ahead of Beijing's Winter Olympics starting February next year, allies and partners of the United States are reportedly divided over the Biden administration's decision to diplomatically boycott the games.
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NASA's Webb Telescope launches to see first galaxies, distant worlds
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 25 (ANI): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 am EST Saturday on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, South America.
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Bangladesh community in Washington DC protests for recognition of 1971 gen
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 19 (ANI): To commemorate 50th Victory Day, Bangladesh community members in the Washington DC Metro Region held a demonstration in front of the White House on Saturday demanding recognition of genocide perpetrated by the Pakistani Army in 1971.
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US lawmakers after Ukraine trip urge Biden to take immediate action agains
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of US lawmakers who recently visited Ukraine urged the Biden administration to take immediate action against Russia including imposing preemptive sanctions.
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US reports nearly 7.2 mln child COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Nearly 7.2 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a latest report of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
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ICAO urges measured, evidence-based approach to air transport restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Wednesday that it has issued a new bulletin calling on nations to implement a more measured and evidence-based approach to air transport restrictions regarding the coronavirus Omicron v
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Fraud, bribery linked to China-Congo 'deal of the century': Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI): A massive deal between Chinese state-owned engineering firms and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to trade mineral wealth to fund urgently needed infrastructure projects concealed a multimillion-dollar embezzlement and bribery operation, according
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'Twitter is ready to move on': CTO Parag Agrawal to replace Jack Dorsey as
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 29 (ANI): Twitter chief technology officer (CTO), Parag Agrawal, is due to replace Jack Dorsey as Chief executive officer (CEO), the company announced on Monday.
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