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US Congress needs to provide USD 6 billion to distribute coronavirus vacc
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A top US health official has said that Congress needs to provide about USD 6 billion to help the country prepare for what is expected to be the largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign ever undertaken, Washington Post reported.
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US federal officials sought 'heat ray' device to disperse protesting crowd
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): United States federal officials began to stockpile ammunition and seek devices that could emit deafening sounds and make anyone with range feel like their skin is on fire in early June during protests over the killing of George Floyd, Washington Post repo
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US should ban surveillance equipment exports to Saudi Arabia over Khashogg
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States should consider a moratorium on the export of surveillance equipment to Riyadh over the killing of former Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN human rights expert said in a congressional hearing on Friday.
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Over 1 million people apply for unemployment insurance in US
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 21 (ANI): With job losses continuing to plague the labour market five months into coronavirus pandemic, the number of people applying for the first time for unemployment insurance ticked up last week to 1.1 million, reported The Washington Post.
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Biden, Harris maintain double-digit lead over Trump, Pence: Poll
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 18 (ANI): Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris are maintaining a double-digit lead in the country over incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, as the presidential election draws closer, says a Washington P
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Fresh COVID-19 cases among children reported in US as schools reopen
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 11 (ANI): With US President Donald Trump advocating re-opening of schools, the surfacing of packed school hallways in Georgia and news of positive tests on the first day of classes in Indiana and Mississippi has sparked discussions over the risk of coronavirus infections
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Amid rising COVID-19 cases, US corporates extend work from home facility
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 28 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, Google has announced that its employees will not be returning to the office until July 2021, The Washington Post reported.
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Experts fear post-election crisis as Trump attacks integrity of US electio
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], July 24 (ANI): President Donald Trump's continuous attacks on the security of mail-in ballots are compelling both parties to cope with the possibility that he may dispute the result in November if he faces a loss. This could lead to an unprecedented test of Americ
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Trump administration trying to block new funds for testing, tracing in upc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 21 (ANI): The Trump administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contact tracing in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill, Washington Post reported citing people familiar with the talks.
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Number of Americans who disapprove of Trump's handling of coronavirus risi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 18 (ANI): With continuing surge in number of COVID-19 cases, American's approval of President Donald Trump's handling of coronavirus has declined significantly, according to a Washington Post-ABC Poll.
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Trump administration pushes for covid-19 therapeutics, prior to vaccines,
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): Facing multiple crises, along with the steep high tally of coronavirus cases which now stands at 3.42 million since the start of the pandemic in the country, senior Trump administration officials are pushing for covid-19 therapeutics by early fall, month
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, stagnating economy, racial unrest; Trump puts self
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 11 (ANI): With a deadly coronavirus pandemic onboard, a stalled economy as well as racial unrest in the United States, President Donald Trump has launched a monologue placing himself at the centre of the nation's turmoil and cast himself in the starring role of the
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