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25 US states fully vaccinate over 50% adult population against Covid-19
At least 25 American states reported that more than 50% of their adult population had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the latest data published by the US CDC
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US allows its expired passport holders to travel back to country until Dec
United States citizens whose passports had expired and were travelling overseas will now be able to return to the country until December 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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US not fully safe with vaccinations unless Covid variants curbed: USAID
The United States is not assured of being fully safe from the coronavirus even with its high rate in vaccination unless it extends the global fight to defeat the variants from the scourge
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US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to Covid-19 concerns
Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to Covid transmission concerns
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West weighs action against Belarus over forced landing of Ryanair flight
Detained journalist has denied Belarus allegations against him; US demands a 'full investigation' into the incident described as 'warlike act'
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US restricting visas, taking other action over Ethiopia Tigray crisis
Thousands of people are estimated to have died in the six months the conflict between Ethiopian troops and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front has raged in the northern regional state
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EAM Jaishankar to begin US visit today; Covid-related cooperation on agenda
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday landed in New York, as part of his US visit, to meet with senior United States officials, and discuss Covid-related cooperation
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As US scales back presence in Mideast, China may step in, says US General
As US scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition with China and Russia, it risks giving those two countries a chance to fill the gap
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India becomes third nation after US, Brazil to cross 300,000 Covid deaths
One-third of the deaths added in just 23 days of this month
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Twitter to take 20% cut of sales via Ticketed Spaces starting from US
After launching Spaces, Twitter is now out to make some money via 'Ticketed Spaces and the micro-blogging platform will take a 20% cut of your sales, beginning with the users in the US
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Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds on day one, says report
The truce, mediated by Egypt, began at 2 am in Israel as people on either side of the divide watched nervously to see whether it would hold
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Inheritance of ideas
In the midst of a raging debate over IP rights, the million-dollar question is who owns the vaccine? Is it the pharma firms, the country origin, the university they are developed in or the people?
EAM Jaishankar to begin five-day visit to United States from Monday
The minister will focus on procurement of coronavirus vaccines from American companies as well as explore the possibility of their joint production
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Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire to stop military operation in Gaza
The decision came after heavy US pressure to halt the offensive. There was no immediate comment from Hamas
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Bitcoin carnage: It is too soon to say cryptocurrency bubble has burst
There were signs that a top was near, from the Coinbase IPO to Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live. But the cryptocurrency has risen from the dead before
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United States jobless claims decline to 444,000, a new pandemic low
Twenty-two states, from Texas and Georgia to Ohio and Iowa, have acted to block the federal government's $300 weekly payment for the unemployed
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Legislation passed for independent commission to probe US Capitol riot
The US House of Representatives voted to pass a legislation to create an independent commission to probe the January 6 Capitol riot, that resulted in five deaths
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US says it opposes UN calling for cease-fire in Israel-Gaza conflict
The United States said it opposes a proposed UN Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers
Tripping up on arbitration
Cairn Energy has wrong-footed the government
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US House passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill to counter rise in incidents
The US House on Tuesday passed the legislation to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic
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