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Page 35 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden

US Congress sends Joe Biden $2.5 trn debt limit hike, avoiding default

Congress avoided catastrophic debt default after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trn increase in nation's borrowing authority to Biden over lockstep Republican opposition.

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2021 | 11:22 AM IST

Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill marks significant step forward: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill mark a significant step forward in the path out of the pandemic.

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2021 | 8:56 AM IST

US lawmakers urge Joe Biden to take immediate action against Russia

A group of US lawmakers who recently visited Ukraine urged the Biden administration to take immediate action against Russia including imposing preemptive sanctions.

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2021 | 8:56 AM IST

Congressional letters urge action from Joe Biden's Tibet Coordinator

Biden administration's Tibet Coordinator must push for meeting between US President and Dalai Lama, implement US laws on Tibet, stop calling Tibet part of China, say more than 60 US Congress members.

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2021 | 8:42 AM IST

Biden's approval rating lowest over handling inflation, Covid, gun violence

US President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level over his handling of the economy, Covid-19 pandemic and gun violence, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll.

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2021 | 11:08 AM IST

Biden promises help to Americans affected by weekend's deadly storms

US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) promised to help the American people who were impacted by this weekend's storms

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2021 | 9:10 AM IST

Biden briefed on tornadoes in US that left 74 dead, to visit Kentucky

The President on Wednesday will visit Kentucky where the most casualties were reported.

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2021 | 8:39 AM IST

Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes: Official

Biden declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes, paving the way for additional federal aid, an official said

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2021 | 10:47 AM IST

US democracy summit has curious case of vanishing Taiwan minister, her map

Sources said slide show by Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang at the Summit caused consternation among US officials after the map appeared in her video feed for about a minute

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2021 | 8:30 AM IST

Face-to-face meeting between Biden-Putin 'unlikely', says Antony Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is "pretty unlikely"

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2021 | 7:50 AM IST

Saving democracy

Commitment to liberal rules, at home and abroad, takes effort

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2021 | 11:40 PM IST

Biden warns Putin: Russia will pay 'terrible price' if it invades Ukraine

"I made it absolutely clear to President Putin ... that if he moves on Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating, devastating," Biden said

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2021 | 11:32 AM IST

Joe Biden declares state of emergency in Kentucky after hit by tornadoes

US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) declared that an emergency exists in Kentucky after it was struck by several tornadoes

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2021 | 8:29 AM IST

Joe Biden adviser Catherine Russell appointed Executive Director of UNICEF

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Catherine Russell, an adviser to to US President Joe Biden, as Executive Director of Unicef, a UN spokesman said on Friday.

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 12:33 PM IST

Joe Biden signs bill to fast-track process to raise govt's debt limit

US President Joe Biden has signed a bill to fast-track the process to raise the federal government's debt limit and avoid a potential default.

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 10:45 AM IST

Indian-American Gautam Raghavan elevated to a new White House post

US President Joe Biden on Friday elevated Indian American Gautam Raghavan to a new position making him head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 8:56 AM IST

True democracy exists in China, says Xi as leaders attend Biden's summit

Irritated by the much-anticipated Summit for Democracy conducted by the Biden administration on December 9 and 10, Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed that true democracy exists in China under CCP

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 8:14 AM IST

At democracy summit, Biden stresses making govts transparent, accountable

Biden emphasised making governments transparent, accountable, more resilient against the buffering forces of autocracy in his closing remarks at the virtual Summit for Democracy.

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 8:02 AM IST

Biden orders US to stop financing carbon-intense overseas fuel projects

The Biden administration has ordered U.S. government agencies to immediately stop financing carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 7:41 AM IST

US govt to stop financing carbon-intense fossil fuel projects overseas

The policy defines "carbon-intensive" international energy engagements as projects whose greenhouse gas intensity is above a threshold lifecycle value of 250 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2021 | 2:07 AM IST