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G7: Joe Biden to speak at virtual meeting of world's major economies
Biden will emphasize the need for global coordination on vaccine production, distribution and supplies, as well as global efforts to prepare for and protect against future pandemics
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'Democracy is fragile', Joe Biden says after Donald Trump's acquittal
"While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute," Biden said after the Senate voted 57-43 to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial
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Impeachment: Biden White House seeks to turn page on Donald Trump
Biden made a point of not watching the trial live, choosing to comment only briefly on the searing images of the riot that gripped the nation
Mexico's president welcomes US cancellation of border wall construction
Instead of building walls, said Lopez Obrador, the United States should join his government's initiative of "cooperation for development"
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US Deputy Press Secy TJ Ducklo resigns after threatening reporter
Ducklo had been put on a weeklong suspension without pay on Friday after a report surfaced in Vanity Fair outlining his sexist threats against a female Politico journalist
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White House spokesman suspended for a week for 'threatening reporter'
A White House spokesman, T.J. Ducklo, has been suspended for a week without pay after he allegedly threatened to "destroy" a female reporter who was asking questions about his private life.
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Pompeo calls on Biden administration to confront China 'head-on' like Trump
Former US Secretary of State Pompeo said that US President Joe Biden's administration has to confront China 'head-on' in the same way the previous Donald Trump-led administration had done
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Biden releases guidelines for safely reopening schools in US amid Covid-19
US President Joe Biden on Friday released guidelines for safely reopening of schools amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers in Mexico into US
The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United States
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France joins US to mount multilateral challenge on China in South China Sea
France on Friday deployed a nuclear attack submarine in the South China Sea, reported Asia Times
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Democrats pushing President Biden's Covid-19 bill through House panels
Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday
Biden rescinds Donald Trump's emergency order on US-Mexico border wall
"I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border was unwarranted," Biden wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, reported The Hill
President Biden clear about restoring compassion, order to immigration: WH
"The executive actions signed thus far are just the beginning," a White House spokesperson told PTI
US distances itself from Donald Trump's attempts to ban WeChat
Courts have blocked Trump's attempted ban of WeChat from going into effect, saying it would affect affect the First Amendment rights of users
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No change in US' policy on J&K, says President Biden administration
"I want to be very clear there has been no change in US policy in the region," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters
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Joe Biden says Pentagon task force will review US china strategy
The 15-member task force will have a broad portfolio, including defense strategy, Chinese technology and intelligence, and US alliances and partnerships in Asia
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Unfair economic practices a worry, says Biden in first phone call with Xi
Xi reiterated during the call that cooperation was the only choice and that the two countries need to properly manage disputes in a constructive manner
Wall Street opens higher after US President Biden speaks with Xi Jinping
The S&P 500 was up 0.3 per cent in the first minutes of trading to 3,921, heading toward another record high
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Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap removed
The current per-country cap on issuing of green cards in the US has resulted in Indian professionals, mostly from the IT sector, having to wait for decades for their legal permanent residency
US President Biden approves order to sanction Myanmar military leaders
Biden announced that he has approved a new executive order to immediately sanction leaders of the Myanmar military who directed the February 1 coup
