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Covid-19: US commits $1.9 mn to India to support informal sector workers
The US has committed $1.9 million to support vulnerable populations like informal sector workers whose livelihoods have been disrupted due to Covid-19
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TikTok files complaint against Trump administration to try to block US ban
Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network, according to court documents filed late on Friday
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US Covid-19 death toll reflects failing national response: Expert
The coronavirus death toll in the US is a "reflection of a failing national response", a top infectious disease expert has said
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US, European Covid-19 vaccine developers pledge to uphold testing rigour
Nine leading US and European vaccine developers pledged to uphold scientific standards for their experimental immunisations will be held against in the global race to contain the coronavirus pandemic
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Covid-19 was far more widespread initially than earlier estimated: Report
The study, published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, also found that about a third of the estimated undiagnosed cases in the US were among children
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For Americans waiting for coronavirus aid, no new relief in sight
Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall
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Hong Kong's goods for export to the US to be labelled 'Made in China'
The latest step will see Hong Kong companies subject to the same trade war tariffs levied on mainland Chinese exporters, should they make products subject to these duties
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: 97,000 US kids test positive in two weeks
France's economic recovery loses steam, Red Cross Training for North Koreans, How Covid-19 changed everything about the 2020 US polls, and other pandemic-related news across the globe
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Do open schools spread the virus more?
From more than 1,000 deaths in the US, fourth day in a row to questions about the global supply chain's ability to transport the vaccine when it comes
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: US says two in China stole vaccine data
Pfizer gets $1.95 bn to produce vaccine by year end, Schindler to cut 2,000 jobs, China's millennials drink more milk for immunity and other pandemic-related news across the globe
 "World Coronavirus Dispatch: US says two in China stole vaccine data")
Trump admin toughens stance against 2 Russian gas pipelines to Europe
US has lobbied Europe, particularly Germany, to abandon the pipelines, which it believes will increase the continent''s dependence on Russian energy
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Tech Mahindra helps bring back over 200 staff and families stuck in US
A chartered flight carrying the employees and their families took off from Fort Worth International Airport on Monday and is expected to land in Hyderabad tomorrow
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Covid-19: Shoring up states financial muscle in times of a crisis
According to the RBI's indicative calendar for borrowing by the states in the April-June quarter, they are expected to borrow Rs 1.27 trillion
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Investors prepare for more market swings as coronavirus spreads in US
The United States has in recent days received a taste of the types of disruptions that the virus has wrought in other countries, including Italy and South Korea.
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Trump tests negative for coronavirus, extends travel ban to UK, Ireland
Trump met with a Brazilian delegation last week, at least one member of which has since tested positive
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Kim Jong Un supervises another round of artillery drills, 4th since Feb
The Korean Central News Agency said Kim guided an artillery firing competition between army units on Thursday
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Number of US troops injured by Iran missile strike rises to 50: Pentagon
The military had said on Friday that 34 troops were injured in the strike on the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq on January 8.
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Saudi says US didn't consult it over Iran strike; seeks to defuse tensions
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, both allies of Washington, are also vulnerable to Iranian counter strikes, analysts say.
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In pics: Who was Qassem Soleimani and why was he killed by the US?
All you need to know about the Iranian Major-General killed by the US in an air strike ordered by President Donald Trump at Baghdad airport
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US carries out air strikes against pro-Iran militant group in Iraq, Syria
Fifteen fighters were killed by the US strikes in western Iraq, while several were wounded, according to an official from the Tehran-backed Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force.
