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Donald Trump administration weighs blacklisting China's chipmaker SMIC

SMIC is the largest Chinese chip manufacturer but is second-tier to rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

US rural telecom networks need $1.8 bn to remove Huawei, ZTE equipment: FCC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. rural telecommunications networks, which have relied on inexpensive network equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co [HWT.UL] and ZTE Corp <000063.SZ>, have told the government that it would cost $1.837 billion to replace those switches and routers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Friday.

US may face potential sanctions from WADA over funding withdrawal

The United States could face sanctions if they cut off funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Trump announces normalisation of economic ties between Serbia and Kosovo

Trump announced normalisation of economic ties between Serbia and Kosovo, saying that the two countries were able to reach a "real breakthrough" on economic cooperation across a broad range of issues

US to allow Air India to conduct ground handling at airports: Official

The United States has announced that it plans to restore Air India's ability to self-conduct its ground handling operations at American airports

Rupani invites American firms to invest in Gujarat; pitches for cooperation

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani pitched for close cooperation with the US in giving impetus to startups

Entire world is beginning to unite against China, says Mike Pompeo

The entire world is beginning to unite against China's unfair practices and countries like India, Australia, Japan and South Korea are going to partner with the US to push back Beijing on every front

Nearly 480,000 kids infected with coronavirus in USA, finds report

Nearly 480,000 children in the US have been infected with the novel coronavirus since the pandemic hit the country earlier this year, a new report has revealed

China using coercive tactics for territorial, maritime claims: Pentagon

China has been using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial and maritime claims in the South and East China Seas, as well as along its border with India and Bhutan, the Pentagon said on Tuesday

Court blocks release of Donald Trump tax returns amid latest appeal

A federal appeals court blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Trump's tax returns while the president's lawyers continue to fight a subpoena seeking the records

Shinzo Abe 'greatest' prime minister in Japan's history, says Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has hailed Shinzo Abe as the "greatest" prime minister in Japan's history during a telephonic conversation between the two leaders

Donald Trump, Portland mayor blame each other after deadly shooting

The mayor of Portland, Trump engaged in a real-time argument as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting

Anti-Pak protest in NY on International Victims of Enforced Disappearances Day

On International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, scores of people protested outside Pakistan consulate in New York against the forceful abductions of people from the minority communities

4 shot at Kansas City nightclub where past shooting occurred in January

Four people were shot and injured Sunday at a night club in Kansas City, Missouri, where a mass shooting occurred in January, police said

China's new tech export regulations to hinder TikTok's survival in US

China's new export rules for technologies is likely to come in way of the survival of TikTok in the United States where it is struggling to continue its operations after an ultimatum by Trump

US govt sends security officers to Kenosha after shootings during riots

US authorities announced that hundreds of additional security personnel will be deployed to the city of Kenosha after protests against police brutality escalated into riots

China protests alleged US spy plane incursion during military exercise

China is protesting the alleged incursion of a US Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during life-firing military exercises in the country's north

First lady Melania Trump expresses sympathy for coronavirus victims

Melania Trump is expressing sympathy for families affected by Covid-19, an invisible enemy she said has challenged America but brought its citizens together

US, China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call

The United States exported just $7.274 billion in agricultural goods to China in the first half of the year

Texas, Louisiana brace for Hurricane Laura; 500,000 ordered to evacuate

As Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the pandemic