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US leisure, hospitality pay surges to a record. Now will workers come?
Hotels, restaurants and other businesses are boosting pay as they try to rebuild their staffs and meet increasing demand from Americans ready to venture out
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US contributed $2 billion to Global Alliance on Vaccines for Covax facility
US has so far contributed USD 2 billion to GAVI for Covax facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines
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US lawmakers hail move to send Covid vaccines to India, other countries
Top American lawmakers on Friday applauded the Biden Administration for its decision to distribute 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to India and other countries
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US announces $57 mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries
The United States on Friday announced a USD 57 million aid for efforts against tuberculosis in seven high-burden countries, including India
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Presidential centre will promote Chicago's South side, says Barack Obama
Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential centre on Chicago's lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the city to get involved with the project
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Facebook says former US President Donald Trump to remain banned for 2 years
Social media behemoth Facebook on Friday said the account of former US President Donald Trump will remain suspended for two years, and post that period it will re-assess the ban
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Epic cherry-picking
Book review of Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
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Airship Airlander 10 takes a page out of history for short-haul flights
HAV, which is marketing its Airlander 10 airship and aims to operate these flights by 2025, says it has a client in Swedish travel firm OceanSky Cruises, which will offer cruises over the North Pole
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Wall St falls as strong data fuels inflation fears; AMC falls sharply
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to 1.6% after ADP national employment data showed U.S. private payrolls increased by 978,000 in May
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'Get a shot and have a beer': President Joe Biden to Americans
Biden said his administration will continue encouraging people to get vaccinated with incentives and fun rewards.
Decoded: Who can get antibody cocktail for Covid-19 and how it works
Used to treat only mild to moderate disease in high-risk Covid-19 patients, doctors feel the treatment can bolster the fight against severe disease
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JBS workers returning as White House blames Russia over hack
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -JBS SA employees were returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company's beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack.
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Digital tax row: US suspends additional tariffs on India, 5 other countries
USTR Katherine Tai, in a statement, announced the conclusion of the one-year Section 301 investigations of Digital Service Taxes (DSTs) adopted by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the UK
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US sets and suspends tariffs on six countries over digital taxes
The US Trade Representative's office said it had approved the threatened tariffs on goods from Britain, Italy, Spain, Turkey, India and Austria
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OPEC wins, the West loses
Judges, investors force oil firms towards low-carbon future
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Industrialist Siddharth Shriram's zest for life: A son remembers
A writer on a wide variety of issues as a result of his interest in creating constructive debate for challenges facing India, he was instrumental in founding Delhi Policy Group
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Tracing Covid-19's origin: Five ways US is pressing China to solve mystery
In the past few weeks, the United States has pressed China on tracing the origin of the virus.
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Covid-19 crisis: India pins hope on more vaccine supply from the US
The US government promised to stand with India as it continues to fight the resurgence of the pandemic
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The rocket rupee
It does feel like we are close to the end of the rupee's rally, says Jamal Mecklai
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'They hit you hard': How DarkSide became powerhouse of ransomware attacks
Cybergang's targeting of US pipeline owner casts spotlight on a rapidly expanding criminal industry based primarily in Russia.
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