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Biden admin urged to support Covid hit India

US is working closely with its partners in the Indian government and will rapidly deploy additional support to the people and health care heroes in India,said Blinken…reports Asian Lite News USSecretary of

April 25, 2021

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US ‘working closely’ with India, but no response on export embargo

Neither Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki nor other officials would say if the US would lift the embargo on exporting vaccine raw materials, which India has requested, or share the unused stockpile

April 24, 2021

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Biden to visit UK, Belgium in June

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden ’s trip will highlight his commitment to restoring alliances, revitalising the transatlantic relationship, and working with allies and multilateral partners to address global

April 24, 2021

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Washington, D.C. the 51st US state?

H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act passed in the House in a party-line vote of 216-208 on Thursday…reports Asian Lite News The US House voted to pass a bill that would

April 23, 2021

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Anti-Asian hate crime bill gets senate nod

The Senate approved the bill in a 94-1 vote and sent it to the House on Thursday, which will soon take up their version of the legislation…reports Asian Lite News The US

April 23, 2021

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India, US join hands on climate

Modi said that India was doing its part to fight climate change. “Our ambitious renewable energy target of 450 gigawatts by 2030 shows our commitment…reports Arul Louis Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

April 22, 2021

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Biden to halve carbon emissions by 2030

Biden called on global leaders to step up efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or risk a disastrous collective failure to stop catastrophic climate change…reports Asian Lite News Laying out his vision

April 22, 2021

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Bill against Chinese threat gets senate node

The 21-1 panel vote sends The Strategic Competition Act to the floor for a full chamber vote. Senator Rand Paul cast the lone vote opposing the legislation…reports Asian Lite News The US

April 22, 2021

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Vanita Gupta confirmed as Associate Attorney-General

The civil rights lawyer won with the help of a breakaway Republican Senator overcoming stiff opposition from her fellow party members, reports Arul Louis. Indian-American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta has been

April 22, 2021

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‘Climate change is an existential risk’

“The Biden administration adapted a whole-of-government approach to aggressively tackle climate change, said US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…reports Asian Lite News US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that her Department will take

April 22, 2021

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