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Biden revokes Trump immigration policies

The latest development brings to an end years of effort by the Donald Trump administration to rescind an Obama era regulation that allowed a certain subset of spouses of H1B visa holders

January 26, 2021

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Biden, Putin discuss arms control, Ukraine

The two leaders also agreed to explore strategic stability discussions on a range of arms control and emerging security issues…reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir

January 26, 2021

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Biden hopes anyone can get vaccine by spring

US President Joe Biden’s underpromise-overdeliver strategy on Covid-19 vaccine allocation landed its most optimistic message yet, pointing to vaccination for any American who wants a shot by “this Spring”…writes Nikhila Natarajan. Responding

January 26, 2021

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Senate panel backs Blinken as Secretary of State

Three Republican Senators — Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and John Barrasso — voted against the nomination….reports Asian Lite News The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted to approve President Joe Biden’s

January 26, 2021

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Yellen becomes the 1st female Secretary of Treasury Senate

The US Senate on Monday voted to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next US Treasury Secretary, making her the first woman to

January 26, 2021

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Biden revokes Trump’s transgender military ban

The executive order “sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve,” the White House said in

January 25, 2021

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US confirms 1st case of Brazilian Covid variant

The case was detected in the state of Minnesota…reports Asian Lite News The US has detected the first case of a new coronavirus variants which was first discovered in Brazil, according to

January 25, 2021

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US adds South Africa to travel ban list

Biden is also expected to reinstate broader restrictions that would affect non-US citizens travelling from the Schengen area of Europe, Britain, Ireland, which share a common visa process…reports Asian Lite News US

January 25, 2021

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Johnson vows to ‘deepen ties’ with Biden

This was the first phone call between the two leaders since Biden’s inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he “looks

January 24, 2021

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Merkel wants talk with Biden Team on Nord Stream 2

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she wants to speak to the administration of new US President Joe Biden about the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that faces American sanctions. At

January 22, 2021

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