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US facing double whammy: Omicron variants & fuel price

The two new subvariants are showing signs that they could become the dominant strains circulating as the USaverages more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases each day. …writes Ashok Nilakantan The United States

June 14, 2022

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US Senate foreign panel chair lauds India, asks Quad to help Lanka

The letter was also addressed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong…writes Arul Louis US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob

June 14, 2022

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‘A Kangaroo court’: Trump slams Capitol riot hearings

At the ongoing inquiry, former US Attorney General William Barr said he thought that Donald Trump was “detached from reality” following the 2020 presidential election….reports Asian Lite News Former US President Donald

June 14, 2022

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US-Taiwan ‘Monterey Talks’ to focus on arms sales policy

According to the officials, the US considers any Chinese military action in the first island chain to fall within its “weapons engagement zone…reports Asian Lite News With Taiwan’s top National Security Council

June 14, 2022

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John Allen resigns as Brookings president amid FBI probe

Retired Marine General John Allen resigned as the president of Brookings Institution amid a federal investigation into whether he lobbied the US government on behalf of Qatar during the Donald Trump administration,

June 13, 2022

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South America shows unease about Biden

All the South American countries that have been engaged by Vice-President Kamala Harris have either boycotted the US-hosted event or only sent low-level officials to attend, writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat Donald J.

June 13, 2022

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Biden says Zelensky rejected US intel on Russian invasion

President Volodymyr Zelensky did not want to hear that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine after inputs were collected by the US intelligence, US President Joe Biden said in a startling revelation.

June 11, 2022

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Indian-American doctor leads mRNA vax trial for pancreatic cancer

According to Balachandran, mRNA vaccines could stimulate the immune system to recognise and attack pancreatic cancer cells….reports Asian Lite News World’s first trial, led by an Indian-American doctor, on a mRNA-based vaccine

June 10, 2022

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Sherman meets Philippine president-elect

The Philippines is one of the oldest and main non-NATO allies of the US in the region that is central to American competition with China….reports Asian Lite News Deputy Secretary of State

June 10, 2022

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Biden faces criticism at Americas summit

Biden heard even more direct criticism from one of the hemisphere’s smallest nations Belize, whose representatives told him it was “inexcusable” not to invite all countries…reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden

June 10, 2022

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