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Chinese authorities sentence Uyghur author to 20 years in prison
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 25 (ANI): Chinese authorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang have sentenced an Uyghur author, whose work was targeted in a book burning campaign, to 20 years in prison, according to officials.
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Hundreds of US-funded scientists under probe for being compromised by Chin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 24 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with Beijing on multiple fronts, US officials have shared concerns that China may have compromised hundreds of federally funded scientists from different colleges and universities across the country.
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COVID-19: US lawmakers heap pressure on Biden to provide assistance to Ind
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 24 (ANI): As India announced a grim record -- the highest daily coronavirus infection tallies in a single country, several US lawmakers have voiced their concerns and have heaped pressure on the Biden administration to extend assistance, release vaccines and other r
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Tickmarks launches virtual bookkeeping services for small and medium-sized
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Tickmarks, the leading accounting, and virtual bookkeeping services in the USA, offer cloud-based solutions that will be a game-changer for small and medium-sized businesses.
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US House passes bill to make Washington DC the 51st state, tough Senate fi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The House of Representatives voted Thursday (local time) on a bill that would admit Washington DC as the 51st state of the United States. The legislation passed along party lines with a vote of 216 (D) to 208 (R) with no Republicans voting in favour.
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US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
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Science is back in White House, says Kamala Harris
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): On the occasion of World Earth Day, US Vice President Kamala Harris said that she is proud that science is back in the White House.
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China has far greater nuclear capacity than thought: Top US Commander
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The United States has only learned in the past week that China has developed a fast breeder capacity allowing it to make far more plutonium nuclear warheads than US assessments had previously thought possible, according to a top US Commander.
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Chinese Naval base in Djibouti set to support aircraft carriers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): Amid China's growing influence in Africa, a top US commander has revealed how a recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base in Djibouti, near the entrance to the Red Sea, is large enough to support an aircraft carrier.
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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Americans able to 'breathe easier and sleep better' under Biden administra
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 20 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday (local time) said that Americans are able to breathe easier and sleep better under the Joe Biden-led administration.
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Blinken stresses on reducing emissions, prepare for unavoidable impacts of
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 20 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stressed on doing two things -- reducing emissions and preparing for the unavoidable impacts of climate change.
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