Page 260 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Best of BS Opinion: Making a mockery of arbitration, LVB crisis, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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US should rewrite the China trade contract
The world has become too dependent on China to embrace restrictive trade actions against it
Pfizer says it's communicating with President-elect Joe Biden's team
Castillo says Pfizer is 'communicating with both sides' during the transition
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Trump again refuses to acknowledge his defeat to Biden; claims he 'won'
Media and state officials have said that they do not have any evidence of large-scale voter fraud
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Donald Trump faces Wednesday deadline for Wisconsin vote recount
President Donald Trump faces a Wednesday deadline to file for a recount in Wisconsin after Democrat Joe Biden defeated him in the state by more than 20,600 votes based on final canvassed totals.
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Transfer of power will be orderly and right on time: Top Republican leader
The transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden's administration would be "orderly" and happen "right on time," according to a top Republican leader and Senator Mitch McConnell
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Indian Americans among probable Joe Biden administration's Cabinet: Reports
Two eminent India-Americans, including former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, are among the potential Cabinet picks in the next Biden-Harris Administration, according to media reports
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Looking forward to work with Modi on global challenges like Covid-19: Biden
Joe Biden said that he looks forward to working closely with Narendra Modi on shared global challenges, including containing COVID-19, maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region
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PM Modi speaks to Joe Biden; discusses Covid-19 pandemic, climate change
This was the first interaction between the two leaders after Democrat Biden defeated incumbent president Donald Trump in the US presidential election
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Indo-US ties will pick up where we left off, Biden no stranger: Jaishankar
Jaishankar said President-elect Biden is "not a stranger" to India or to the relationship between the two countries
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Biden says 'more people may die,' if Trump blocks pandemic cooperation
Biden said business and labor leaders had signalled willingness to work together to bolster the pandemic-battered US economy
In absence of coordination with Trump, there is risk of many dying: Biden
US President-elect Joe Biden has said many more Americans are at the risk of dying from coronavirus, if he and incumbent President Donald Trump do not coordinate on tackling the virus outbreak
Biden unveils economic plan; emphasis on job creation and new technology
Joe Biden has unveiled his economic plan to help the country recover from the after-effects of the coronavirus pandemic
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VP-elect Kamala Harris delivers first speech on US economy: Full transcript
Harris spoke after meetings with industry leaders and took the stage ahead of Joe Biden
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Biden vows to strengthen economy despite exploding coronavirus pandemic
Joe Biden said his administration would strengthen the country's vulnerable economy despite the exploding pandemic as he pushed forward with the business of preparing to assume the presidency
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Trump admin pushes to sell Alaska oil leases before Biden can block it
The administration's announcement establishes a tight timeline for lease sales, with the earliest they could occur being on or about Jan. 17
Trump tweets Biden 'won', then retracts, plans to renew China crackdown
Trump's earlier comments Sunday had given some critics and supporters hope that the White House was ready to begin working on a transition with Biden's team
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Biden seeks window on Covid-19 vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff
Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on plans to inoculate Americans against Covid-19
Expectations from Biden to change US policies towards Palestinians, Israel
Muhammed Shehada, a journalist based in Palestine, recently wrote the "Palestine Authority leaders are hopeful- almost excessively- that Biden will reverse Trump's catastrophic imprint on their rights
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Silicon Valley looking forward to Biden undoing Trump's immigration rules
Tech advocates are reportedly eager to work with incoming Biden administration and reverse several of Trump's immigration policies, especially those that created barriers for high skilled visa holders
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