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More US states mull easing mask mandates

California is set to end a universal indoor mask mandate next week and roll back other restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News More

February 9, 2022

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Harris’ husband, students evacuate after bomb threat

The incident came one week after more than a dozen historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) around the the US received bomb threats….reports Asian Lite News Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was escorted

February 9, 2022

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Blinken heads to Asia as Ukraine crisis boils

Blinken will spend three days in Melbourne for a meeting with foreign ministers of the Quad, the informal US-Japan-India-Australia grouping that Washington hopes will become a bulwark against Beijing’s push for regional

February 9, 2022

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‘White House, diplomats resisted US’ Afghan evacuation for weeks’

The report also revealed that on August 9, President Joe Biden’s advisers convened to discuss a possible closure of the embassy, but unanimously agreed it was still “premature”…reports Asian Lite News The

February 9, 2022

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US will beat China in electric-car making: Biden

The Biden administration is working to add 500,000 charging stations for EVs across the United States under a USD 15 billion plan….reports Asian Lite News The United States will beat China in

February 9, 2022

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US worried over China’s illegal trade of Fentanyl drug

The rise in such deaths has become a great cause of concern to the American government. Moreover, Chinese suppliers have been withholding information….reports Asian Lite News The illegal trade of synthetic drugs

February 9, 2022

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US trade deficit soars to record high in 2021

The trade gap represented 3.7 per cent of US gross domestic product in 2021, up from 3.2 per cent in 2020…reports Asian Lite News US trade deficit in both goods and services

February 9, 2022

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China irked by US-Taiwan $100 mn arms deal

Zhao said China will take necessary and effective measures to protect its sovereignty and ensure its security….reports Asian Lite News China on Tuesday warned the United States against a USD 100 million

February 8, 2022

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Frontier, Spirit Airlines announce merger

The merged airline would expand service to underserved small and mid-sized cities across the United States based on existing networks, which cover over 145 destinations in the US, Latin America and the

February 8, 2022

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US Air Force ordered to pay $230mn to victims of Texas shooting

On November 5, 2017, 26 people were killed and 22 others injured when Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire during a Sunday service at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs….reports Asian Lite News

February 8, 2022

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