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Palestine welcomes US announcement on restoring ties
Ramallah, Jan 28 : A senior Palestinian official welcomed the announcement of the new US administration under President Joe Biden on restoring ties with the state. Sabri Seidam, deputy Secretary-General of the…
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Pompeo, In Israel, Vows New Action Against Boycott Movement
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the US will regard the Palestinian-led boycott movement as “anti-Semitic” and cut off government support for any organisations taking part in it, a step…
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Biden is expected to change US policies towards Palestinians, Israel
Nicosia: Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump was greeted with a sigh of relief in many parts of the world and is believed that it will refocus US policy towards the…
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US-Taiwan relation fosters amid China Task Force Act
Taipei: The US-Taiwan relationship is fostering amid the US House of Representatives’ China Task Force Act. It consists of 137 legislation, seven involving Taiwan. Proposed by Republicans, it is set to get passed before…
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Biden campaign launches initiative to woo Sikhs voters
Washington: The Biden campaign has launched an initiative to reach out to the Sikh community in the US and vowed to address the unique challenges, including xenophobia, being faced by the minority religious…
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US: Weekly jobless claims rise unexpectedly
Washington: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of first-time filers of unemployment benefits in the United States were slightly higher than expected last week with 870,000 initial claims”>jobless claims were filed for…
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AP woman dies while taking a selfie in US
Hyderabad: Polavarapu Kamala, 26-year-old native of Andhra was reported to drown in Atlanta while taking selfie. The lady has drowned in the waterfall in Atlanta after she slipped and fell into the…
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Hate preacher Abu Hamza sues US for cruel prison conditions
United States: Hate preacher Abu Hamza reportedly sued the US authorities over ‘cruel’ conditions in the prison he is currently jailed in. Hamza was previously jailed in the UK for inciting violence and…
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US, Israel and UAE’S joint accord towards ‘prosperous Middle East’
Abu Dhabi: The accord between the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a “courageous step” toward a more stable and prosperous Middle East, according to a joint statement issued by the three countries.…
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H1B visa holders allowed to enter US on conditions
Washington: The Trump administration has relaxed some rules for H-1B visas holders by allowing them to enter the United States if they are returning to the same jobs they had prior to…
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97,000 US children test +ve for COVID-19 as schools reopened
Washington: 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…
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US: Apple, Amazon, FB join battle against visa restrictions
San Francisco: Technology giants including Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Twitter have lended support to a lawsuit challenging US President Donald Trump’s suspension of new visas for temporary foreign workers. Visa restrictions The…
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Backed by US, India warns China against Kashmir interference
Washington/New Delhi: The government on Thursday warned China against attempts to interfere in India’s internal affairs after Beijing unsuccessfully initiated a discussion in the UN Security Council on Jammu and Kashmir. In a…
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US, China consulate closures deal losses to both nations
Washington: In shutting each other’s consulates, the United States and China have done more than strike symbolic blows in their escalating feud. They’ve also dimmed each other’s ability to observe and to…
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Coronavirus in US: Death toll surpasses 150,000
Washington D.C.: US on Wednesday (local time) passed the grim record of 1,50,000 coronavirus fatalities even as the total number of cases neared 4.4 million. According to latest data from Johns Hopkins…
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US closes consulate in Chengdu, China, after Houston order
Chengdu: The US says it has closed its consulate in Chengdu, China. China ordered the consulate closed in retaliation for a US order to shut down the Chinese Consulate in Houston last…
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US agents enter Chinese consulate compound in Houston
Houston: US federal agents and law enforcement officers have entered the Chinese consulate compound here along with locksmiths after the mission was shut down, amidst spiralling tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Trump…
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US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
Washington: The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow’s intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied…
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US asks China to close its Consulate General in Houston in 72 hours
Washington: US has asked China to close its Consulate in Houston in 72 hours. Hu Xijin, Editor-in-chief of China’s state-run Global Times in a tweet said: “The US asked China to close…
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‘US immigration enforcement agency becomes Covid super-spreader’
New York: By deporting thousands of illegal immigrants despite knowing that several of them are Covid positive or are showing symptoms of the disease, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has become…
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US SC to decide who can see Trump’s tax returns
Washington: The US Supreme Court is set to unveil its decision on Thursday about whether Congress gets to see President Donald Trumps tax returns and financial records, a media reports said. The…
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US economy adds record of 4.8 million jobs amidst COVID-19 spread
Washington: The US economy has added a record 4.8 million jobs in June showing a sign of nascent recovery in the country reeling under the coronavirus pandemic. The Washington Post reported that…
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US mulling over restoring India’s status under GSP: Official
Washington: The US is mulling over restoring India’s beneficiary status under its trade preference programme GSP on receiving a counterbalancing proposal from New Delhi, a top Trump administration official has told lawmakers.…
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US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
Washington: For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between…
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Top US military officer reaches out to Capitol Hill leaders
Washington: The nation’s top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, spoke privately with congressional leaders and many other lawmakers as Pentagon officials came under fire for the military’s role in containing protests following…
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US to suspend Chinese airlines’ entry from June 16
New York: Retaliating to the bar on US-based airlines from entering China, the Trump administration has said it will suspend all operations of all passenger flights of China-based airlines to and from the…
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Protests over police killings rage in dozens of US cities
Minneapolis: Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and…
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US charges North Korean bank officials in sanctions case
Washington: The Justice Department unsealed charges Thursday against more than two dozen North Korean individuals accused of making at least 2.5 billion in illicit payments linked to the country’s nuclear weapons and…
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More than 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tracker
Washington: The United States recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the third day running, according to the latest real-time tally Thursday reported by Johns Hopkins University. The…
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35 US states release formal opening plans
Washington: As many as 35 of the 50 American states have released formal opening plans, as US President Donald Trump on Wednesday exuded confidence that much better days are ahead for the…
