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Biden administration to keep tariffs on China amid review
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House expects to keep in place tariffs on China left by the Trump administration though it will evaluate what is appropriate going forward, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview.
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COVID-19: After WHO's probe in Wuhan, China calls for origin tracing in US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): Following the World Health Organisation's (WHO) remarks on the origin of coronavirus in China's Wuhan city, Beijing has now urged the global health body to do an origin-tracing study of the virus in the United States.
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US House Democrats follow Senate with Citizenship Bill for 'Dreamers,' oth
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Democrats followed the Senate in introducing President Joe Biden's US Citizenship Act, opening a path to citizenship for long-term residents who entered the country illegally as well as other categories of immigrants, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Biden makes move to restore Iran nuclear deal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden-led administration on Thursday (local time) made a major move to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the former Donald Trump administration.
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COVID-19: Biden to pledge USD 4 billion to global vaccine alliance in G7 m
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will on Friday pledge USD 4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine alliance, COVAX, and also call on G7 member countries to prioritise a sustainable health security financing mechanism "aimed at catalysing countries to build the need
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Netherlands, Finland, Canada issue warnings on China's espionage, politica
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The intelligence agencies in the Netherlands, Finland and Canada have expressed concern about China's espionage and political influence in democratic countries.
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After covering 203-day journey, NASA's most-advanced Perseverance rover su
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): American independent space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that its largest and most advanced rover has touched down on Mars.
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Meet Indian American who leads NASA's operation Perseverance Rover Landing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Perseverance rover on Thursday (local time) successfully touched down on the surface of Mars after surviving a blazing seven-minute plunge through the Martian atmosphere. Among the scientists wh
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NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars, to search for signs of anc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): American independent space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that the Perseverance rover has landed on Mars.
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Microsoft delivers new window update to improve remote work
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): The American multinational technology company Microsoft has come up with its new Windows 10 update that is focused on improving remote work for users.
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Kanye West 'anxious and sad' after divorce from Kim Kardashian
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): As rumours of divorce have been bubbling up over the last several weeks, hip-hop star Kanye West is reportedly not doing well after the split from his wife and 'KUWTK' reality star Kim Kardashian.
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Blinken discusses advancing freedom of navigation in Indo-Pacific with Qua
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with his Australian, Indian and Japanese counterparts -- the Quad -- the necessity to promote freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a readout of the
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