Tag: US
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US resumes talks with Taliban after three months in Doha
During a surprise visit to a US military base in Afghanistan last week, Trump said that the Taliban wants to make a deal.
December 7, 2019 -
Applications for H-1B visa to be accepted from April 1: US
The companies applying for H-1B visas for foreign workers for the fiscal year 2021 would have to register online and pay a processing fee of USD 10.
December 7, 2019 -
Donald Trump urges World Bank to stop lending to China
The World Bank loaned China $1.3bn in the fiscal 2019 year, which ended on 30 June, a decrease from about $2.4bn in fiscal 2017.
December 7, 2019 -
Russia President Vladimir Putin seeks rapid renewal of key nuclear deal with US
The treaty obliged the sides to halve their numbers of strategic nuclear missile launchers and establish a new verification regime.
December 6, 2019 -
‘Iran still ready for talks if US lifts sanctions’, says Hassan Rouhani
Earlier in September, the US had imposed its first-ever sanctions against Iran’s space agency and accused it of disguising a missile program.
December 4, 2019 -
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam closes ranks with China, condemns US law
Earlier on Monday, Lam described the HKHRDA as clear interference by Washington in Hong Kong's internal affairs, echoing the stance of Beijing.
December 3, 2019 -
2 Indian students dead in US hit-and-run crash on Thanksgiving night
One of the eyewitnesses Louis Wireless said that he was walking to the bus stop when he heard it happen and saw the GMC driver run away from the scene.
December 3, 2019 -
9 killed, including pilot in plane crash in South Dakota in US
South Dakota is located in the Northern Plains, a region facing blizzard conditions as a storm blows eastward across the United States.
December 1, 2019 -
Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok embarks on six-day visit to US
The law was passed during a joint meeting of Sudan's sovereign council and cabinet that lasted several hours, during which the body also scrapped a law regulating women's dress and behaviour.
December 1, 2019 -
‘Rapid rise’: China overtakes US in number of diplomatic missions
The United States opened no new posts and was forced to shutter its consulate in Saint Petersburg -- amid tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions following the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal in Britain.
November 27, 2019 -
China, US moving closer to deal, no agreement on tariff rollbacks: Report
That information was not included in a report on the Global Times' website, which was much more cautious about the future of a deal.
November 26, 2019 -
Shaking head to remove water from ears causes brain damage
Researchers at Cornell University and Virginia Tech in the US revealed that shaking the head to free trapped water can cause brain damage in small children.
November 24, 2019 -
‘We are in no hurry for trade deal’, say US, China
China has called for a rollback of existing tariffs, to which Trump has said he did not agree. American officials want large purchases of US farm exports.
November 23, 2019 -
Donald Trump invites Afghan President Ghani to US after talk on peace process
On Thursday, Trump spoke to President Ghani over the phone in the United Arab Emirates where Ghani was on his official visit.
November 22, 2019 -
‘A religious test for citizenship’: US panel on Assam NRC
While, the National Register of Citizens (NCR) list was published on August 31, in the state. The NRC had left out more than 19 lakh people from the list.
November 20, 2019 -
Sweden drops Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s rape case
The decision likely ends the threat of extradition to Sweden for the whistleblower, who is wanted by the US on espionage charges and is currently being held at a British high-security prison.
November 20, 2019 -
India-US ‘2+2’ dialogue in Washington in December
The broad contours of the dialogue were discussed at a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Bangkok on Sunday.
November 17, 2019