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World Bank approves USD 60 million to strengthen Nepal's higher education
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 13 (ANI): The World Bank has approved USD 60 million to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underprivileged students.
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WHO chief asks China to cooperate with probe into origins of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 13 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on China to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 amid renewed call to further probe the virus.
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Blinken, South Korean foreign minister committed to denuclearization
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong have met on the sidelines of the G7 summit, reaffirming their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the US State Department informs.
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Putin says not worried when asked about Biden calling him 'killer'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is not worried about being called "killer" by his US counterpart Joe Biden.
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Secretary Blinken, senior CCP leader Jiechi discuss China-US ties over pho
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Member and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi on phone and discussed various issues including those related to Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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US, Taiwan to restart trade talks
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 11 (ANI): The United States and Taiwan are set to restart talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) mechanism in coming weeks, the Office of the United States Trade Representative has said.
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TikTok, WeChat ban lifted, Biden signs new orders to shield US information
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 10 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order revoking the Trump-era bans on Chinese application TikTok and WeChat and instead signed another executive order (EO) to protect US information technology and communications supply chains from threats t
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US pursuing basing agreements with Afghanistan's neighbors: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is pursuing basing options with Afghanistan's neighbors after US troops withdraw from that country but there is nothing to announce at present, a Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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US lawmakers urge IOC to consider alternative locations for 2022 Beijing O
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI): Top US lawmakers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced a resolution on Monday (local time), urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Games, citing human rights violation against Uyghur by the Chinese governmen
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FBI says recovered USD 2.3mn from ransom paid to colonial pipeline hackers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US law enforcement agencies seized a stash of bitcoins worth about USD 2.3 million believed to be the majority of the ransom proceeds from the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the FBI announced.
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World Bank approves USD 500mn program to help boost India's MSME sector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 7 (ANI): The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a USD 500 million program to support India's nationwide initiative to revitalise the MSME sector, which has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Kamala Harris reaches Guatemala after switching planes due to technical is
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 7 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday (local time) arrived in Guatemala after some technical issues with her plane, which caused a minor delay in her first international trip as vice president.
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