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US has seen 300,000 more deaths than usual amid Covid, says CDC report

The CDC says the coronavirus was involved in about two-thirds of the excess deaths

US charges six Russian military officers in vast hacking campaign

The case implicates the same Kremlin unit that interfered in the 2016 US elections, but is not related to the November vote

US Justice Dept hits Google with biggest antitrust lawsuit in two decades

Google, whose search engine is so ubiquitous that its name has become a verb, had revenue of $162 billion in 2019, more than the nation of Hungary

Trump attacks Dr Fauci, other health experts as 'idiots' in campaign call

Trump then called Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, "a disaster" and lamented that he would receive lots of negative press if he fired the doctor because he is a "nice guy."

Dr Reddy's launches Famotidine generic product in US to treat acidity

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday said it has launched over-the-counter (OTC) drug Famotidine tablets, used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, in the American market. The company has launched the product, which is equivalent to Johnson & Johnson's Pepcid AC, in the US after getting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Dr Reddy's Laboratories said in a statement. Famotidine tablets are used to prevent and relieve heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain food and beverages. This launch will help us fulfil an important therapy gap created in antacids market due to Ranitidine withdrawal," Dr Reddy's Laboratories North America Generics CEO Marc Kikuchi said. The Pepcid AC brand and generic versions had US sales of around USD 211 million for the 12 months ended in August 2020.

United States and Brazil must reduce dependence on China imports: Pompeo

"Each of our two peoples will be more secure, and each of our two nations will be far more prosperous, whether that's two or five or 10 years from now," he added

Lawsuit challenges Donald Trump's new H-1B visa rules; calls it 'arbitrary'

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

Japan to join forces with US, Europe in regulating Big Tech firms

The chairman of Japan's Fair Trade Commission, also said Tokyo could open a probe into any merger or business tie-up involving fitness tracker maker Fitbit if the size of such deals are big enough

Gold rises on dollar dip, hopes for US relief package ahead of elections

Spot gold rose 0.6% to $1,909.80 per ounce by 9:52 a.m. ET (1352 GMT). U.S. gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,913

Dr Fauci says he is 'absolutely not' surprised President Trump got Covid-19

Fauci had previously labelled the event as a "superspreader" -- noting the lack of public health measures in place and the slate of positive tests that followed

Wielding power in Asia: US leads, China closes in and India falls behind

India, the fourth most powerful nation on the index after Japan, lost economic growth potential in the pandemic and is also ceding strategic ground to Beijing

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China finds infection risk in frozen food packs

Brazil's weekly cases lowest in 5 months, New Zealand has first community case in three weeks, Israel eases curbs and other pandemic-related news across the globe

TCS to recruit 10,000 staff in US by 2022 after demand for services surges

The Mumbai-based company has hired over 21,500 employees in the past five years in the US

Amy Coney Barrett cites 'Ginsburg rule' that Ginsburg didn't follow

It''s become a standard response by Republican high court nominees to recite Ginsburg''s words from her own confirmation hearing

IMF sees less severe global contraction but trouble in emerging markets

The IMF forecast a 2020 global contraction of 4.4% in its latest World Economic Outlook

US polls: Georgia sees huge turnout, long lines on 1st day of early voting

The chance to cast ballots on Georgia's first day of in-person early voting Monday had thousands of people waiting for hours to make their voices heard. Eager voters endured waits of six hours or more in Cobb County, which was once solidly Republican but has voted for Democrats in recent elections, and joined lines that wrapped around polling places in solidly Democratic DeKalb County. They also turned out in big numbers in north Georgia's Floyd County, where support for President Donald Trump is strong. With record turnout expected for this year's presidential election and fears about exposure to the coronavirus, election officials and advocacy groups have been encouraging people to vote early, either in person or by absentee ballot. Many answered the call on Monday, showing up in numbers that overwhelmed some locations. Kai Uchimura, 25, waited more than two hours to cast his ballot at a DeKalb County election site in metro Atlanta, but he said he was heartened by the turnout an

We have been cautious to expand Quad: US Deputy Secretary of State Biegun

"Of course, as we advance in this direction, there is an elephant in the room -China," the US Deputy Secretary of State said

'Quad' nations ready to work with others for free, open Indo-Pacific: US

Washington has been pushing for closer collaboration among the members of the so-called Quad grouping as a bulwark against China's growing regional influence

White House seeks limited relief bill, promises talks on broader stimulus

Federal Reserve officials have urged Congress to be aggressive in supporting the US economy

China backs Iran N-deal, calls for new West Asia forum to defuse tensions

"China proposes to build a regional multilateral dialogue platform with equal participation of all stakeholders," said the Chinese foreign ministry statement