Page 74 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
US President Biden says US 'must change laws that enable discrimination'
US President Joe Biden says American laws need to be changed in order to root out racial discrimination
 "US President Biden says US 'must change laws that enable discrimination'")
Elevating US-India defence partnership a priority of Biden admin: Austin
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said as he described the relationship between the two countries as a "stronghold" of a free and open Indo-Pacific
 "Elevating US-India defence partnership a priority of Biden admin: Austin")
Biden stumbles while boarding Air Force One; WH says he is '100% fine'
US President Joe Biden is doing "100% fine" after he tripped multiple times while jogging up the stairs to board Air Force One on Friday, according to a senior White House official
 "Biden stumbles while boarding Air Force One; WH says he is '100% fine'")
Biden, Harris meet Asian American leaders in Atlanta after deadly shootings
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday met Asian American leaders in Atlanta after the deadly shootings that claimed the lives of eight people, including six Asian women
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US says it has had 'serious discussions' with China despite 'theatrics'
"We know that sometimes these diplomatic presentations can be exaggerated, or maybe even aimed at a domestic audience," State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told a news briefing
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Biden urged to rescind Trump-era ban on H-1B and other foreign work visas
Five powerful Democratic senators urged Biden to rescind Trump's ban on some non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B visa which is popular among Indian IT professionals
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First US-China meeting under Biden administration gets off to a rocky start
Officials trade barbs over Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang
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US Def Secretary Austin arrives in India; focus on strengthening ties
This is the first visit by a top Biden administration official
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Biden reaffirms commitment to re-engagement with international institutions
President Biden hosted Permanent Representatives from the UN Security Council, where he reaffirmed the US commitment to values-based global leadership and re-engagement with international institutions
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under President Joe Biden
Top US and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world on Thursday as the two sides met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took office
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US to meet goal of injecting 100 mn Covid-19 vaccines on Friday: Joe Biden
With the US closing in on Biden's goal of injecting 100 million vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White House announced the nation is now in position to help neighbours
 "US to meet goal of injecting 100 mn Covid-19 vaccines on Friday: Joe Biden")
Takes one to know one, says Vladimir Putin on Joe Biden's 'killer' claim
Putin ruled out severing ties with the United States altogether and lobbed a jab at the 78-year-old US leader
 "Takes one to know one, says Vladimir Putin on Joe Biden's 'killer' claim")
US Senate confirms Becerra as head of Biden's ambitious health agenda
Becerra won confirmation on a party-line 50-49 vote
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Indian-American health workers in Green Card backlog protest at US Capitol
A group of Indian-American frontline health workers in the Green Card backlog held a demonstration in front of the US Capitol urging the Biden administration to end per capita country-specific quota
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US Senate confirms Katherine Tai as Biden's chief trade negotiator
The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) unanimously approved the nomination of Katherine Tai as President Joe Biden's chief trade negotiator.
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Biden called upon to support India, South Africa at WTO on Covid vaccines
Lawmakers in the US have urged Biden to support the move by India and South Africa before the WTO for emergency temporary waiver of some TRIPS rules to enable greater production and supply of vaccines
US states sue President Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL pipeline
Attorneys general from 21 states sued to overturn President Joe Biden's cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.
'Tough' to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by May 1, says Joe Biden
President Joe Biden says that it will be tough for the US to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan but that the complete drawdown won't take much longer.
 "'Tough' to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by May 1, says Joe Biden")
Putin is a 'killer', will pay price for meddling: US President Joe Biden
Biden's comments came the same day as a US intelligence community report that Putin ordered influence operations to hurt Biden's candidacy
US allegations over Putin-directed election meddling are 'baseless': Russia
Washington is expected to impose sanctions on Moscow as soon as next week because of the allegations, three sources said on Tuesday on condition of anonymity
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