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Covid: US announces testing for passengers from China and Hong Kong
Washington: Amid a record increase in COVID-19 infections in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the US would require a negative COVID-19 test from all travellers arriving in…
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Trump, legal team taking victory lap over dying subpoena of Jan 6 House Committee
Washington: US former President Donald Trump, under a litany of legal troubles, loves victory, even when it’s not there, but this time he is taking a victory lap with his legal team…
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US winter storm death toll reaches 62
Washington: At least 62 people have died in the US due to the catastrophic winter storm that continues to wreak havoc across the country since it started on December 22, officials said.…
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Pakistan to seek US help to secure $13bn loans at Geneva meet
Islamabad: Pakistan will seek the support of US President Joe Biden’s administration to use its influence on multilateral creditors to provide loans to Islamabad for approximately two dozen projects with an estimated…
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Nearly 4,900 flights cancelled in US due to deadly winter storm
Washington: As a deadly winter storm continues to wreak havoc across the US, nearly 4,900 flights were cancelled, with more than 4,400 others delayed in the last 24 hours, the media reported.…
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US city struggles to return pressure to the water system
Washington: Jackson, capital city of the US state of Mississippi, is struggling to return pressure to its water system. “We are producing significant amounts of water and pushing that into the system…
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Zelensky hopes for quick implementation of agreements with US
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has voiced his hope for a quick implementation of agreements with the US reached during his visit to Washington last week. In his night video address to…
- Pakistan
Multiple Sunday blasts in Pakistan forces US to resrict movements of its citizens
Islamabad: Last Sunday witnessed several blasts in Pakistan in which many army officials and civilians lost their lives as the country battles a fresh wave of terrorism. After the continuous case of…
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US: Top Indian-American editor steps down to save staff jobs
New York: An Indian-American Pulitzer-winning editor of a prominent US publication has announced his decision to step down next year in an attempt to save the jobs of his staff members from…
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US: Mikey Hothi is first ever Sikh mayor in California city
California: Mikey Hothi of Indian origin has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Lodi city in California, becoming the first Sikh to attain the highest position in the history of the…
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US: Brutal winter storm kills 38, knocks out power connection
Washington: Thirty-eight people have been killed in the brutal winter storm in the US and the number is expected to rise as some motorists have reportedly been trapped inside their cars, according…
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US House passes $1.7 trillion govt funding package
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a massive package worth $1.7 trillion to fund the federal government. The House passed the omnibus bill late Friday after it cleared the Senate on…
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China sanctions two U.S. individuals
Beijing: China decided to take countermeasures and sanction two US individuals in response to the US sanctions against two Chinese officials on December 9 over alleged human rights issues related to Tibet.…
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Now Sikhism to be part of school curriculum in 2 US states
New York: More than 24 million students in the US can now learn about Sikhs with two more states voting in favour of new social studies standards that will include Sikhi, or…
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NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
Washington: The US space agency has finally retired InSight Mars lander after more than four years of collecting unique science on the Red Planet. Mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)…