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Philippines to restore military deal with US with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday thanked Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for "full restoration" of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on the deployment of US troops in the country.
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US Congress passes USD 2.1bn bill for Capitol Police, Afghans' relocation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): The US Congress has approved emergency funds to boost the Capitol Police and strengthen security after the January 6 riot, and to evacuate Afghans who helped American forces from their country.
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US, Pak National Security Advisors meet in Washington, discuss urgent need
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with his Pakistani counterpart Moeed Yusuf in Washington on Thursday and discussed issues regarding regional security, including the urgent need for a negotiated political settlement to the Afghan conflict.
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US President calls on states to offer 100 dollars vaccine incentive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US president Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) called on all states and local governments to use aid funding they have received to give 100 dollars to anyone who gets fully vaccinated.
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Washington DC mayor restores mask mandate indoors
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Thursday (local time) that mask mandates are once again in effect indoors in the United States' capital for everyone over the age of two - regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
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US reaffirms support to WHO's plan for probe into COVID-19 orgins, includi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met WHO chief Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesu in Kuwait, where he reaffirmed support to the UN agency's additional studies on the COVD-19 origins, including in China to better understand the pandemic.
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Efficacy of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine drops to 84pc after 6 mont
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine fell from 96% to 84% after six months, a new preprint report by medRxiv showed on Wednesday.
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New Chinese envoy arrives in Washington amid frayed ties with US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 29 (ANI): Qin Gang, the new Ambassador of China to the United States, arrived in Washington DC on Wednesday to assume office.
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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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Four US policemen testify about defending Capitol on Jan 6
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 28 (ANI): The US House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot held its first hearing on Tuesday, with emotional testimony from four law enforcement officers who defended the building that day.
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Trump slams Biden for approach to energy, coronavirus, internal security
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump has criticized the administration of US President Joe Biden for its approach to dealing with COVID-19 and the current energy policy, as well as an array of other issues, including border security.
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Postpone, relocate 2022 Winter Olympics if China does not end abuses: US l
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games unless China ends the ongoing "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
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