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President Biden to decry democracy 'recession' at White House summit

The Biden administration says the virtual gathering is a critical meeting at a moment when a profound diminishment of freedoms is trending around the globe

Food-waste recycling programme: California's newest climate change target

Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program, set to take effect in January.

US orders arms embargo on Cambodia, cites Chinese military influence

The US has ordered an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption and human rights abuses by the government and armed forces in the Southeast Asian country.

US House passes bill to ban goods produced forcibly by Uyghurs in China

The US House of Representatives passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang made with forced labour

'Can democracy still deliver?' Biden convenes global leaders at summit

Biden is convening global leaders to pledge strong new commitments to democracy, even as the US itself is facing some of the gravest threats in years to its democratic traditions

India indispensable partner at Biden democracy summit, says US official

US sees India as an "indispensable partner" for democratic cooperation at Summit for Democracy

Pak 'values ties' with US as reports say it may skip Biden democracy summit

Amid reports that Pakistan may skip the Summit for Democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden, the Foreign Office said that Islamabad valued its ties with Washington

Coronavirus cases spike again even as US reaches vaccine milestone

Deaths are running close to 1,600 a day on average, back up to where they were in October

Putin says Russia to follow up fast after meeting with Joe Biden

The two leaders used Tuesday's call to set out their opposing positions on Ukraine

UK, Aus join United States in diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics

The UK's move follows countries, such as the US, Lithuania, and Australia, declaring boycotts over human rights concerns

UK joins diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China next year

The UK's move follows countries such as the US and Australia declaring boycotts over human rights concerns

Australia joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday.

US House passes $768 bn defence spending bill, sends to Senate for vote

The US House of Representatives passed an updated version of the $768 billion defence spending bill for 2022

Antibody measurement after vaccination can quicken clinical trials: US govt

Antibody measurements shortly after people were vaccinated against COVID-19 revealed the potential for speedier clinical trials of new vaccine candidates with fewer participants, NIH said

Judge blocks Biden's bid to enforce vaccine mandate for federal contractors

A federal judge blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors

Biden's commission releases final report on changes to Supreme Court

The commission tasked by President Joe Biden with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released its final draft report

Capitol riots panel threatens contempt vote after Mark Meadows withdraws

The leaders of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are threatening to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress

Biden to withdraw Omarova's nomination to lead OCC banking regulator

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Saule Omarova's nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would be withdrawn

Omicron has 'increased infectivity' but no 'severe profile': Anthony Fauci

Dr Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said emerging evidence suggests that Omicron has increased infectivity and not a "severe profile".

US will pay the price for boycotting Olympics, will take actions: China

China opposes the boycott and would take "resolute countermeasures", foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said