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Facebook hires Republican strategy firm to campaign against TikTok: Report

Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticising Google's privacy practices in leading news outlets.

Ukrainians in US prep to help as country says will take in 100,000 refugees

As the US prepares to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees following Russia's invasion, existing communities in cities like Sacramento and Seattle are already mobilising to provide support

End of Covid pandemic may bring major turbulence for US health care

When the end of the Covid pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome US health care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically

IMF warns Russia sanctions can chip away dollar dominance: Report

Financial sanctions imposed on Russia threaten to gradually dilute the dominance of the U.S. dollar and could result in a more fragmented international monetary system, IMF's Gita Gopinath said

US media portrayal of India during cold war mirrored US policies: Study

A recent research of media reporting during the cold war has concluded that the American media has by and large followed the official US Government policy when it comes to India.

US denies sending 'conspiracy' letter to topple Imran Khan govt

Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday shared some details of the "foreign conspiracy letter" with senior journalists and cabinet members

Asian stock markets ease, oil sinks as US weighs reserves release

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fe.ll 0.2%, led by a 0.7% drop for Hong Kong's Hang Seng. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.2%. Australia's resource-heavy index was up 0.4%.

Singh to consult with India on Russia-Ukraine war consequences: White House

Top Indian-American US advisor Daleep Singh, currently in New Delhi, will consult closely with India on "consequences" of Russia's "unjustified war" against Ukraine, the White House said

Biden admin weighs largest ever draw from emergency oil reserve: Report

The Biden administration is considering releasing up to 180 million barrels of oil over several months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), reports Reuters

Biden receives second booster shot as US launches Covid-19 website

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) received his second COVID-19 booster shot."My second booster didn't hurt a bit. If you're 50 and older or immunocompromised, get your second booster as soon as you're eligible," Biden wrote in a tweet.Biden announced the launch of COVID.gov, saying a one-stop shop where anyone in America can find what they need to navigate the virus.Biden also urged lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration's COVID-19 response and warned of severe consequences for the nation if Congress doesn't authorize the money, according to CNN."This isn't partisan, it's medicine," Biden said in a speech from the White House while urging Congress to act "immediately."Biden said without the new funding, the US will not be able to sustain its current testing capacity beyond June and that by the fall it will not have enough vaccine supply to provide booster shots to all who are eligible, CNN reported."Even worse, if we need a different vaccine for the ...

US, EU in high-level talks on Russia discuss how to further isolate Moscow

US and EU delegations during their first high-level dialogue on Russia discussed additional steps they may take to further isolate Moscow

US official warns India, others against increasing Russian oil imports

A significant increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose New Delhi to a "great risk" as the US prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow, a senior official said

Ukraine conflict: Putin misled by Russian military, says White House

The United States has information that Russian President Vladimir Putin felt mislead by his military, the White House said adding that the Ukraine war has been a strategic blunder.

US officials join Quad meet, discuss vision of free and open Indo-pacific

United States officials joined Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) for a Senior Officials' Meeting to discuss their shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Garcetti should receive Senate confirmation vote expeditiously: White House

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden, as his envoy to India, should receive a confirmation vote by the US Senate expeditiously, the White House said

White House adds $500 million in Ukraine aid as Russian invasion grinds on

U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a 55 minute call Wednesday that the additional aid was on its way.

US President Biden planning to tap oil reserve to control gas prices

President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked

US Deputy NSA in India while top Russian, British diplomats visit

As diplomatic efforts over India's position on Ukraine heat up, US Deputy NSA Daleep Singh is in New Delhi at the same time as Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are expected

US FDA approves fifth Covid vaccine booster shots for 50 and older

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fifth Covid-19 booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna for people aged over 50 and some immunocompromised individuals.

Mobile users in US get spam texts from own numbers amid Russian threat

In some users' case, the spam link forwarded them to Channel One Russia, a Russian state media network: Report