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Trump Offers To Mediate Between China, India On Border Row

New Delhi/Washington: The US on Wednesday revealed that it has offered to mediate in the ongoing standoff between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Union Territory of Ladakh. In his morning tweet, US President Donald Trump said that the White House has “informed both India and China that the […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Global COVID-19 Updates: World Cases Near 5.7 mn, US Death Toll Crosses 1 Lakh

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 5.7 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 355,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 5,690,951, while the death toll increased to 355,615, the University’s Center for Systems Science and […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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US states clamp down on protests against George Floyd's death

Washington: Some 5,000 US National Guard troops were deployed in major states amid the ongoing protests against the death of the unarmed African-American man, George Floyd in police custody on May 25 in the city of Minneapolis, while also demanding an end to racism and police violence. The troopers would assist law enforcement officers in […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Russia

Washington: The US has launched diplomatic and financial offensives against Russian officials and businesses in retaliation for election-meddling and Moscow-linked hacking that compromised major federal agencies. The move included the…

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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WHO says it hopes to continue collaboration with US

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his organisation hopes to continue cooperation with the United States. “The world has long benefited from the strong, collaborative engagement with the government and the people of the United States,” he said at a virtual press conference from Geneva on Monday, Xinhua news […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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George Floyd Protests: Thousands joins protests across US major cities defying curfew

Washington: Americans, defying curfews in several cities including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington DC, protested, in some cases violently, against the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd’s death on May 25 has sparked civil unrest that has since spread nationwide. The 46-year-old, a native of Houston, was handcuffed and pinned to […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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US to bar 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 US starting June 16. The order can be put to effect even before the due date if US President Donald Trump so […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Assam Oil Well Fire: Experts From US, Canada Join Hands To Douse Flames

Guwahati: Experts from the US and Canada joined hands with Singapore-based M/s Alert to douse up oil well fire in Assam’s Tinsukia district as the flames continued to erupt on the sixth day on Sunday, officials said. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and other senior […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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UN & US Closely Monitoring India-China Border Tension

Washington: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and asked the two nations to exercise restraint, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Guterres’s Associate Spokesperson Eri Kaneko said: “We are concerned about reports of violence and deaths along the Line of […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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US Talking To India And China, Will Try And Help Them Out, Says Donald Trump

Washington: The United states is talking to both India and China to help them resolve their ongoing border tensions, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. It’s a very tough situation. We’re talking to India. We’re talking to China. They’ve got a big problem there, Trump told reporters at the White House before boarding Marine 1 […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Brazil Becomes Second Country After US To Top 50,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Brasilia: Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 COVID-19 deaths, which came amid growing political unrest and just days after the country confirmed more than 1 million coronavirus cases. As of Monday, Brazil registered 50,591 fatalities, with a total of 1,083,341 coronavirus cases, also the second in the […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Coronavirus Global Updates: US COVID-19 Deaths Top 120,000

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 crisis from around the globe on Tuesday. Global COVID-19 cases cross 9 mn: Johns Hopkins University The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has crossed the 9 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Donald Trump Freezes H-1B, Other Work Visas Till Year End

New York: US President Donald Trump is suspending several categories of work visas, including the H-1B prized by Indian professionals, till the end of the year, according to White House officials. The restrictions will not affect those already in the US on the H-1B and the other work visa categories being put on pause, officials […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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US Reviewing Its Global Force Posture To Counter China's Threat To India: Mike Pompeo

Washington: The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People’s Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Pompeo made those remarks in response to a […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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US Formally Notifies UN Of Decision To Withdraw From WHO

Washington: The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization, officials said, breaking off ties with the global health body amid the expanding coronavirus pandemic. The US has accused the WHO of siding with China on the outbreak of the virus, which originated […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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