Companies with at least 100 employees or more were required to either get workers vaccinated or ask them to wear masks indoors
Americans have turned pessimistic about the economy as inflation has persisted
The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates
The prime minister on Tuesday underlined the need to ensure transparent climate finance
The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the need to ensure transparent climate finance as part of important aspects in infrastructure creation during a roundtable event initiated by US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit here. Prime Minister Modi participated in a Build Back Better for the World (B3W) roundtable, which included addresses by Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "The PM underlined the need to ensure 4 aspects in infrastructure creation: Climate resilience, incorporating traditional knowledge; prioritising poor & vulnerable; and sustainable & transparent finance that respects the sovereignty & territorial integrity of all countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said with reference to the event. India has been objecting to Chinese infrastructure building in its neighbourhood under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Under the BRI, China and Pakistan
That puts it well behind its peers who are gearing up to buy green assets, crack down on fossil-fuel lending, and push companies toward lower-carbon choices.
Biden wants $3 billion of US climate finance for adaptation
Its failure to agree on climate casts a shadow on COP26
The summit is often billed as essential to putting the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord into action
The Turkish president has said he's open to buying a second Russian missile system, despite the controversy generated by the 2017 deal to acquire the Russian-made system.
It aims to deter multinationals from stashing profits in countries where they pay little or no taxes--commonly known as tax havens.
About 30 people were at the Mass, and security guards ringed the aisles. The Bidens sat in the last row that had been roped off as reserved.
The prime minister will be participating in the G20 Summit in Rome from October 30-31 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi
The states have filed a lawsuit to stop Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors
The framework seeks to impose new taxes on the largest corporations and the wealthiest Americans to raise revenue of around $2 trillion over a decade to fully pay for the social spending plan.
Amount part of $1.75-trillion tax and spending blueprint, which represents a historic investment in fighting climate change
As he prepares to push that message at a pair of global summits, his case could hinge on what's happening in Washington.
The levy would apply to taxpayers who for three consecutive years have had assets worth at least $1 billion or have earned at least $100 million three years in a row
Two powerful US Senators on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden not to impose provisions of the punitive CAATSA against India for buying the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia