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Declassified report provides no support for Covid lab-leak theory: US media

The US intelligence report declassified provides no support for the lab-leak theory on Covid-19, a US newspaper has said.

US representatives sign letter supporting Taiwan's bid to join Interpol

71 US representatives have signed a joint letter urging Biden administration to assist Taiwan's bid to join Interpol

US House passes Biden's social spending bill, sends it to Senate

The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill, sending it to the Senate, where it faces changes.

US House passes Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending Bill

The House passed the measure in a 220-213 vote

Joe Biden mulls reversing Trump rules on western grouse species

The announcement of a range-wide evaluation of habitat plans for greater sage grouse came after the Trump administration tried to scale back conservation efforts

US expands Covid-19 boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead

US regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government's campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays. Pfizer and Moderna announced the Food and Drug Administration's decision after at least 10 states already had started offering boosters to all adults. The latest action stands to simplify what until now has been a confusing list of who's eligible by allowing anyone 18 or older to choose either company's booster six months after their last dose regardless of which vaccine they had first. But there's one more step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must agree to expand Pfizer and Moderna boosters to even healthy young adults. Its scientific advisers were set to debate later Friday. If the CDC agrees, tens of millions more Americans could have three doses of protection ahead of the new year. Anyone who got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine can already ...

Ex-Trump aide subpoenaed over alleged interference in Covid response

A US House panel probing former President Donald Trump's administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic has issued a subpoena to Peter Navarro, a former aide

US rights group doubts China media saying tennis player Peng Shuai 'safe'

A US-based rights group has cast suspicion over Chinese media reports which claim that Chinese star Peng Shuai is 'safe'.Peng has been incommunicado since she accused a former ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader of pressuring her into a sexual relationship, Radio Free Asia reported.She expressed these claims in a social media post on November 2, drawing concerns from Chinese feminist campaigners and international sports associations.Following her claims, an email allegedly from Peng was broadcasted by Beijing's mouthpiece CGTN on November 17, saying Peng's allegations were "not true," and that she isn't "missing", Radio Free Asia reported."I'm not missing, nor am I unsafe, I've been resting at home and everything is fine," CGTN quoted the email as saying.The US-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) network, which compiles and translates reports from rights organizations in China, said the claims from CGTN are dubious."Peng Shuai's latest statement - released through ...

Apple asks employees to return to office from Feb 1, 2022 in US: Report

The employees will come to the office on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and they'll be able to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Jaishankar dismisses notion of US strategically contracting space to others

EAM S Jaishankar dismissed as "ridiculous" the notion that the United States has been strategically contracting and yielding space to others amidst a global rebalancing of power

US, Japan reaffirm importance of trilateral cooperation with South Korea

Senior diplomats of the US and Japan have reaffirmed the importance of cooperation with South Korea

Crypto bidders miss out as rare copy of US constitution sells for $43 mn

A crowd-funded bid by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to buy a rare copy of the US constitution fell short on Thursday, after the document sold to another buyer for $43.2 million

Rival estimates on the cost of Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives were pushing ahead on Thursday with a vote on President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic spending bill, after a lengthy wait on a Congressional Budget

House steers toward passage of Biden's $1.75 trillion social bill

The House voted 220-211 to approve the rule for debating the measure, clearing the way for a vote on passage later in the night. No Republicans supported the move.

Biden's nominee for overseeing banking sector termed radical by Republicans

President Joe Biden's choice to run one of the agencies charged with overseeing the banking industry faced sharp questioning from Republican senators

In Los Angeles, Tesla's rivals roll out larger, cheaper electric SUVs

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Automakers chasing electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc revealed new, more affordable and larger electric sport utility vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show, racing into one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. market.

2 men to be cleared in 1965 killing of US civil rights leader Malcolm X

Aziz, Islam and a third man, Mujahid Abdul Halim - known at the time of the killing as Talmadge Hayer and later as Thomas Hagan - were convicted of murder in March 1966 and sentenced to life in prison

Pentagon taking steps to help US forces economically: Lloyd Austin

The Defence Department will also extend temporary lodging expense reimbursement in areas with housing shortages so that families can find a home that fits their needs, Austin said.

Companies bid $192 million in 1st Gulf oil sale under Biden

Energy companies including Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.

India received $87 bn in remittances in 2021; US biggest source of funding

India received $87 billion in remittances in 2021, and the United State was the biggest source