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US auto sales to rise in February despite weather woes, says report

Retail sales of new vehicles are estimated to reach about 975,600 units in February, a 3.3% increase from a year ago, when adjusted for selling days, the consultancies said

Biden announces plan to deliver masks to communities hit hard by Covid-19

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) announced new actions to deliver face masks to communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the country

US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council 3 years after exit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US will seek election to the rights body for the 2022-24 term

Biden rushes to address global computer chip shortage via executive order

The chip scarcity has quickly grown into a major headache for the White House

Capitol defenders blame bad intelligence for deadly breach

Faulty intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building, officials said

US Senate approves Vilsack for Agriculture Department again

The US Senate voted 92-7 on Tuesday to confirm Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary, his second run at the Cabinet post

US Treasury No. 2 nominee Adeyemo urges get-tough attitude on China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wally Adeyemo, President Joe Biden's nominee as deputy Treasury secretary, on Tuesday said Washington should work with allies to hold China accountable to international rules to ensure a level playing field for companies in the United States and elsewhere.

US Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador

The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden's choice to lead US diplomacy at the United Nations. Linda Thomas-Greenfield's confirmation on Tuesday reflected the Biden administration's determination to reengage with the world body and former President Donald Trump's diplomacy that often left the US isolated internationally. Senators voted 78-20 to confirm Thomas-Greenfield to the post, which will be a Cabinet-level position. Thomas-Greenfield, a retired 35-year veteran of the foreign service who resigned during the Trump administration, will be the third African American, and the second African American woman, to hold the job. Her confirmation was hailed by Democrats and advocates of the United Nations, who had lamented the Trump administration's unilateral approach to international affairs. This confirmation sends a message that the United States is back and that our foreign service is back, said Rep. Karen Bass, who chairs a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa, global ..

Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel

One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one. Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the novelist Louise Penny, on State of Terror, which has a plot that might occur to someone of Clinton's background: A novice secretary of state, working in the administration of a rival politician, tries to solve a wave of terrorist attacks. The novel comes out Oct. 12, and will be jointly released by Clinton's publisher, Simon & Schuster, and Penny's, St. Martin's Press. Writing a thriller with Louise is a dream come true," Clinton, who has expressed admiration for Penny and other mystery writers in the past, said in a statement Tuesday. "I've relished every one of her books and their characters as well as her friendship. Now we're joining our experiences to explore the complex world of high stakes diplomacy and treachery. All is not as it first appears. Penny, an award-winning author from Canada whose novels include The Cruelest Month and ..

China's Tuhu plans US IPO this year after $400 million fundraising

Investment banks have been pitching to the company in recent weeks for the potential IPO, said five people

Dominion Voting Systems sues 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell for $1.3 billion

Dominion accuses Lindell of repeatedly telling what the lawsuit labels the "Big Lie" that the company used its technology to steal the election from Trump

Back to the future

Mixed outlook for India as US returns to multilateralism

Gold prices jump more than 1% as inflation concerns triggers demand

Spot gold was up 1.6% at $1,810.45 an ounce

US seeks to extend, strengthen nuclear pact with Iran: Antony Blinken

The United States remains committed to ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. Diplomacy is the best path to achieve that goal, Blinken said

Oil prices rise with storm-hit US output set for slow return

Brent crude was up 49 cents, or 0.8%, at $63.40 a barrel by 1330 GMT

Bill Gates warms to climate change

Book review of How To Avoid A Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

Bulls take a break: Sensex, Nifty fall for fourth day amid yield surge

Sensex down 2.4% in four sessions

The reflation euphoria has a dark side for emerging markets

"If a particular allocation across the risky markets spectrum should be low confidence this year, it is the EM overweight," JPMorgan's John Normand wrote in a note to clients on Wednesday

Shekhar Gupta: Two fronts, one challenge

India must break out of the strategic triangulation between China and Pakistan. Before that, it has to decide if it will allow domestic electoral interests limit its strategic options

Pfizer seeks US govt approval to ease handling of Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, along with Moderna Inc's two-dose shot, won the US emergency use authorization (EUA) and is being widely distributed as part of the country's mass vaccination efforts