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US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to visit China on July
Updated : 5 days, 16 hours ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit China on July 25-26, informed US Department of State on Wednesday.
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US terms Ethiopia's ceasefire declaration as 'positive step'
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States sees Ethiopia's ceasefire announcement in Tigray as a potential positive development if it leads to changes on the ground, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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Yoga connects 37 million people across US: State Dept on IDY 2021
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): On the occasion of the seventh International Day of Yoga (IDY 2021), the US Department of State on Monday said that the ancient discipline connects people around the world, including over 37 people from the United States.
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US says India's increased COVID vaccines manufacturing capacity ha
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): The US Department of State on Thursday (local time) said that the increased manufacturing capacity of COVID-19 vaccines in India has the potential to be a 'game changer' well beyond the country's borders, which is why an arrangement to provide support to India
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NCPCR writes to States, UTs over health facilities for children
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the health department of States and Union Territories (UTs) seeking details of Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs), Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) and Special Newborn Care
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US sanctions Chinese official over human rights violations
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The US Department of State on Wednesday (local time) sanctioned a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official over human rights violations, including the arbitrary detention of a Falun Gong practitioners.
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US working closely with India to identify continued, emerging need
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Ned Price, US Department of State spokesperson in a press briefing on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is working closely with India to identify continued, emerging needs in the COVID-19 crisis.
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Biden sets up Climate Change Support Office in State Department
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) issued an executive order to set up the Climate Change Support Office (CCSO) within the Department of State.
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US orders embassy staff to leave Kabul as it begins troop pullout
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): Barely two weeks after the Biden administration announced the departure of the US troops from Afghanistan till September 11, the United States has now asked the non-essential embassy staff to leave Kabul, citing increased threats.
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US CDC issues level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of coronavirus infections in the country, informed US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs on Wedn
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US special envoy flying to China, S Korea for climate change talks
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry is flying to China and South Korea this week for talks on global climate change, the Department of State announced on Tuesday.
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China bears responsibility for ongoing genocide against Uyghurs: R
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Chinese actions in Xinjiang against the Uyghur minority have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by over 50 global experts.
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