Page 57 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Gaps in tax reform
Details of new global agreement will need to be scrutinised
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Biden says US 'coming back together,' but Covid-19 not yet finished
After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party
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Biden administration falls short of July 4 Covid-19 vaccination goal
The Biden administration has fallen short of the July 4 Covid vaccination goal to have 70 per cent of Americans at least partially vaccinated
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US exit from Afghanistan won't be finished in next few days, says Biden
The US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be completed in the next few days, said US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time).
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Biden to host naturalisation event at White House, push path to citizenship
President Joe Biden will hold a naturalisation ceremony Friday at the White House in which 21 immigrants will become citizens as the administration pushes for more pathways to citizenship
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130 countries agree to Biden-backed 15% global minimum tax for companies
The deal calls for a global minimum tax of at least 15%, a key element pushed by Biden as he seeks to raise more revenue for his infrastructure and clean energy plans
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Biden is for transformation at home, but his foreign policy is conventional
On China, Iran, Cuba, and North Korea, the US President hasn't managed to restore even the previous status quo.
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'Orange skies': Biden administration raising federal pay to fight wildfires
The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is hiring more federal firefighters and immediately raising their pay
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Joe Biden behind on global vaccine sharing goal, cites local hurdles
Biden came up well short on his goal of delivering 80 mn doses of coronavirus vaccine to rest of world by end of June as a host of logistical and regulatory hurdles slowed pace of US vaccine diplomacy
Biden administration weighs executive order restraining big companies
Action would go beyond traditional antitrust enforcement and would likely face legal challenges
US House passes resolution urging Biden admin for Covid assistance to India
The US House of Representatives in a resolution urged the Biden administration to urgently facilitate Covid assistance to India
US President Joe Biden to skip Tokyo Olympics 2021, says White House
US President Joe Biden will not attend the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, the White House announced on Monday.
Joe Biden taking $973 bn bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
US President will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan agreement
40% fewer migrant children held at largest emergency shelter in US
The number of migrant children housed at Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the US-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40 per cent since mid-June
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'We're going to stick with you': Joe Biden tells Afghanistan President
President Joe Biden has told his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani that the people of Afghanistan "are going to have to decide their future" but assured him that the US is going to "stick with you"
US withdrawal from Afghanistan can have consequences for both sides: Ghani
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said that he warned Joe Biden that Washington's move of withdrawing troops will have consequences for both sides, though he did not ask Biden to delay the withdrawal
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Partnership between Afghanistan, US to be sustained, says Joe Biden
As the United States prepares to withdraw its soldiers from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden on Friday said his country's partnership with the South Asian nation is going to be sustained.
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US lawmakers ask Biden to protect 'documented dreamers' from deportation
A group of influential US lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to take all necessary steps to prevent the deportation of 'documented dreamers'
China dismisses Joe Biden's remarks on Hong Kong's Apple Daily closure
China asked Washington to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs
Thousands of Indian youth face deportation in US, seek White House's help
A group of Indian youngsters from across America, facing imminent prospects of deportation, has met senior Biden administration officials at the White House and influential lawmakers
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