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President Biden rescinds abortion restrictions on US foreign aid
President Joe Biden on Thursday rescinded a regulation that barred US foreign aid from being used to perform or promote abortions.
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Biden team slams China's territorial claims in swift calls to Asia allies
Over the weekend, China sent an early warning to the new US administration by flying 13 warplanes into the Taiwan Strait
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Sensex ends 535 points lower, Nifty just above 13,800; Maruti falls 3.5%
A sharp fall in the US markets on Wednesday and weak opening in other Asian markets weighed on sentiment of domestic investors causing the Sensex to drop nearly 900 points in intra-day trade
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Biden's pick for UN terms China as adversary, vows to push against Beijing
She said that she will be working aggressively against "Chinese malign efforts in New York"
Biden admin withdraws move to rescind work authorisation for H-1B spouses
An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders, most of whom are Indians
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Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging international arms threats
China is modernizing its arsenal of nuclear weapons and has shown no interest in negotiating limits
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No compromise with Beijing on IP, South China Sea for climate change: US
The US has serious differences with China on some very important issues, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry told reporters at a White House news conference
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Washington and Moscow need to start strategic dialogue: Russian envoy
Dmitry Polyansky told a press briefing that "there are a lot of security and strategic issues on the table," including arms control, which require "a serious, in-depth dialogue, on equal footing"
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US ends 'zero tolerance' border policy leading to family separations
Under the zero tolerance policy, effective from April 2018 to June 2018, all adults who illegally entered the US, including those with children, were referred for prosecution
US concerned about human rights situation in Russia: Antony Blinken
Across the board, he said the US is reviewing all of these actions that are of deep concern to the US, whether it is the treatment of Navalny or apparent use of a chemical weapons to assassinate him
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Climate change to be centre of national security, foreign policy: Biden
Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive orders and took steps to address this challenge, which he identified as one of the most pressing threats of the era
Zalmay Khalilzad told to continue with Afghan peace talks: Blinken
Biden Administration has started the process of reviewing the peace deal with the Taliban, Secretary of State Tony Blinken told reporters at his maiden news conference
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Blinken says his judgment that China committed genocide has not changed
On the current US-China bilateral ties, he said, "It's not a secret that the relationship between the United States and China is arguably the most important relationship in the world going forward"
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US is a long way from lifting Iran sanctions, says Antony Blinken
On the issue of Afghanistan peace process, he said Zalmay Khalilzad was offered to stay in his capacity of United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation in the Biden admin
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Best of BS Opinion: Budget with a long-term view, corporate earnings & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Biden takes sweeping steps to curb climate change, vows job creation
The orders map out the direction for the Democratic president's climate change and environmental agenda and reverse the policies of his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump
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US restores relations with Palestine; Biden talks to Russian president
Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first conversation as counterparts on Tuesday
Combating climate change
US must ensure that developed world does its bit
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Biden to suspend federal drilling, strengthen environmental justice
Biden will also assemble a national climate change task force
Biden signs orders on racial equity, takes steps to address systemic racism
Biden said Tuesday that the measures follow one of his core campaign promises: to restore "the soul of the nation," as he often said during the presidential race