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Shocked, saddened to learn of vicious attack on Rushdie: Biden
Washington: Shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie, US President Joe Biden prayed for his health and recovery on Saturday and said the Mumbai-born writer stands for essential…
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Iranian FM warns US against using ‘language of threat’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Washington against using “language of threat” against the Islamic republic. “History ought to have taught the US that language of threat against Iran and Iranians…
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California chemical leak forces evacuation, freeway closure
San Francisco: A serious chemical leak accident forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes California’s Perris city and also closed the 215 Freeway in both directions. Perris is located 122 km east…
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Taiwan: India calls for avoiding unilateral actions to change status quo
New Delhi: India on Friday said it was concerned over the developments around Taiwan and called for avoiding “unilateral actions” to change the status quo in the region, days after China held…
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US weekly unemployment claims hit new high
Washington: Initial jobless claims in the US last week rose to 262,000, hitting a new high since November 2021, the US Labour Department reported. In the week ending August 6, the number…
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Armed man attempting to breach FBI office killed after standoff
Washington: An armed man who tried to breach a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field office in the US city of Cincinnati was shot dead by law enforcement after a standoff. The…
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Biden calls on Syria to help bring detained US reporter home
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that Washington knows “with certainty” that the Syrian government has held Austin Tice, a reporter and former Marine missing in Syria since 2012, and is asking for…
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One year after Afghan war, Biden struggles to find footing
Washington: The 12 months since the chaotic end to the US war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy for Joe Biden. The new president was flying high early in the summer of 2021, the…
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Joe Biden authorises largest weapons assistance to Ukraine
Washington: The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced that the US will provide Ukraine with $1 billion worth of additional security assistance, the largest one-time weapons package since the beginning…
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US: Three charged with federal hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery murder
Washington: Three US white men were sentenced for federal hate crimes over the murder of African-American man Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. While Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael were sentenced to life…
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US: White House slams Indiana’s restrictive abortion law
Washington: Indiana’s latest legislation on abortion “institutes a near-total abortion ban” in the US state, said the White House, calling it a “devastating step”. Indiana became the first state to pass a restrictive…
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US: Senate Democrats clear first hurdle on healthcare, climate bills
Washington: US Senate Democrats advanced their long-delayed health care, tax and climate bill following months of uncertainty over whether the major legislation could be passed before the November mid-term elections. The Senate voted…
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Man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci jailed for 37 months
Washington: A West Virginia man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci for his work as chief medical advisor to the US President during the Covid-19 pandemic has been sentenced to more than three…
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Taiwan dominates the world’s supply of computer chips no wonder the US is worried
Nottingham: One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). Pelosi’s trip coincided with…
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China can not stop US officials from visiting Taiwan: Pelosi
Tokyo: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing US officials from travelling there. She made the remarks in Tokyo on the final leg of an…
