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India among select few countries developing hypersonic missiles: US Report

India is among the select few countries which are developing hypersonic weapons, an independent Congressional report has said

US seizes made-in-China toys, popular in India, for dangerous chemicals

A consignment of made-in-China toys, which are highly popular among children in India, has been seized in the US

United States concerned over China's hypersonic missiles: Joe Biden

The US is concerned about the Chinese hypersonic missiles, President Joe Biden has said

Taliban won't have access to Afghan Central Bank reserves, says US

Despite the US agreeing to help Afghanistan in terms of aid supplies, it has made it clear that the Taliban government will not be granted access to the Afghan Central Bank reserves

US marks 200M Covid-19 shots shared to help vaccinate the world: WH

The US on Thursday donated its 200 millionth Covid-19 shot

United States bars disposable gloves from Malaysia over forced labour

The US government has ordered a halt to imports of disposable gloves from a Malaysian company

Facebook can't be trusted to manage payment system: US lawmakers

This comes after Facebook launched Novi, a new digital wallet, as part of a pilot programme in the US and Guatemala

US House panel holds Trump's former adviser in criminal contempt

A special committee of the US House investigating the January 6 Capitol riot case voted unanimously

US expected to authorise mix-and-match Covid booster shots

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots and follows the OK for a third dose for the Pfizer vaccine for many Americans last month. The move was previewed Tuesday by a U.S. health official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the announcement. The FDA was expected to say that using the same brand for a booster was still preferable, especially for the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that have proved most effective against the coronavirus. The agency was still finalizing guidance for the single-shot J&J vaccine. Preliminary results from a government study of different booster combinations found an extra dose of any type revs up levels of ..

January 6 panel plans contempt vote as Trump sues over probe

Trump is aggressively trying to block the committee's work by directing former White House aide Steve Bannon not to answer questions in the probe

Khalilzad resigns as special Afghan envoy, replaced by Thomas West

Zalmay Khalilzad, the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation has stepped down

Colin Powell, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims, dies

Powell was the first American official to publicly lay the blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications

In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated.

Five US lawmakers accuse Amazon of possibly lying to Congress

On Wednesday, following publication of a Reuters investigation, U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, a prominent critic of Amazon, called for breaking up the company.

French outrage over US submarine deal will not sink a longstanding alliance

In France, President Joe Biden's Sept. 15, 2021 announcement of a new trilateral security partnership between the U.S., Australia and Great Britain was met with disbelief and outrage.

Former US President Bill Clinton to remain hospitalised until Sunday

Clinton was hospitalized on Friday with sepsis that is not linked to Covid

US will lift curbs on vaccinated foreign travellers on November 8

Indians among those to benefit

US to lift curbs from Nov 8 for vaccinated foreign visitors: White House

Curbs on non-essential travelers at land borders have been in place since March 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

US reaffirms support for easing WTO rules on Covid-19 vaccines

A top US trade official said Thursday the Biden administration remains committed to an easing of rules that protect the technology behind coronavirus vaccines so that they can be produced more widely

Snoop Dogg-backed tech firm powering pot industry valued at $3.75 billion

Dutchie, based in Oregon, United States is growing as new states legalize recreational cannabis or expand their existing offerings