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  Why is 4th of July important for The United States of America?

  Fyi | July 04, 2020 8:13 IST

  July 4, more commonly known as the fourth of July in the United States of America has been a federal holiday in the country since 1941. In several movies you might have heard about the fourth of July, fireworks show, all this is connected to the day being very important in US history and tradition.

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  America faces 'darkest winter' if coronavirus rebounds, immunologist warns

  World | May 14, 2020 10:26 IST

  Immunologist Dr. Rick Bright makes his sobering prediction in testimony prepared for his appearance Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

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  COVID-19: Over 40 Indian-Americans among 500,000 fatalities in US

  World | April 11, 2020 12:09 IST

  Among those who have died in the fight against the coronavirus, at least 17 are from Kerala, 10 from Gujarat, four from Punjab, two from Andhra Pradesh and one from Orissa. Majority of them are more than 60 years of age, except for one who was of 21 years of age.

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  US performed 1 million COVID-19 tests, says Trump as death toll breaches 3,000-mark

  World | March 31, 2020 8:11 IST

  Across the United States of America, New York State has both the most cases and the most deaths, with over 67,000 and 1,200 respectively, according to the update. Globally, more than 784,000 infections have been reported, with 37,638 deaths, while more than 165,000 people have recovered from the disease.

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  US imposes visa rules for pregnant women to restrict 'birth tourism’

  World | January 24, 2020 6:49 IST

  Birth tourism is a lucrative business in both the U.S. and abroad. Companies take out advertisements and charge up to $80,000 to facilitate the practice. Many of the women travel from Russia and China to give birth in the U.S. The U.S. has been cracking down on the practice since before Trump took office.

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  China to exempt additional tariffs on more US products

  World | December 19, 2019 13:37 IST

  China on Thursday released another list of US products that will be exempted from the first round of additional tariffs on American goods. This is the second set of American goods to be excluded from China's first round of tariff countermeasures against the US Section 301 measures, Xinhua news agency quoted the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council as saying in a statement.

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  In prisoner swap, Iran releases US researcher held captive since 2016

  World | December 07, 2019 21:32 IST

  The US and Iran have not had diplomatic ties since 1980. The Switzerland government looks after US interests in Iran in the absence of diplomatic ties, while Pakistan serves as Iran's protecting power in America. The Swiss government has provided consular services to Wang.

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  President Trump has not done anything to be impeached: Nikki Haley says

  World | November 11, 2019 17:41 IST

  President Trump, a Republican, is accused of trying to pressure Ukraine into investigating unsubstantiated corruption claims against his Democratic Party political rival and former vice president Joe Biden, and his son who worked with an Ukrainian gas company

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  Nikki Haley shares advice for immigrants to advance in US

  World | November 11, 2019 14:13 IST

  She recounted to a TV interviewer on Sunday that in the small town of Bamberg in South Carolina where her mother wore a saree and her father a turban, she would get teased in the playground.

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  US debt exceeds $23 trillion for first time in history

  Business | November 02, 2019 12:43 IST

  According to The Hill news, the national debt has grown by about 16 per cent since President Donald Trump came to power in January 2017 when it stood at $19.9 trillion. The US debt exceeded $22 trillion for the first time 10 months ago.

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  US against any country purchasing S-400 defence system from Russia: Pentagon

  World | July 18, 2019 11:24 IST

  The remarks by a top Pentagon official came in response to a question on India going ahead with its decision to purchase the S-400 missile defence system from Russia. India inked an agreement with Russia last October to procure a batch of the S-400 missile systems at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore.    

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  US, India more than just bilateral partners: Mike Pompeo

  India | June 26, 2019 16:20 IST

  Pompeo met his Indian counterpart, Jaishankar, to prepare the groundwork for the summit level meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on July 28. Jaishankar will also accompany PM Modi for the summit.

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  Blizzard's global esports director steps down

  Technology | June 24, 2019 12:21 IST

  Kim Phan, Global Esports Director of Blizzard steps down.

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  US ban will cost Huawei $30bn in two years: CEO Ren Zhengfei

  Business | June 17, 2019 16:30 IST

  In a dialogue at Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen with US futurist George Gilder and Nicholas Negroponte, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei compared the firm to a "badly damaged" plane, estimating that the company's revenues could miss targets by around $30 billion this year and the next but he expects a revival in 2021.

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  India calls to lower global trade tensions

  India | June 10, 2019 22:45 IST

  Union Minister Piyush Goyal has called for de-escalating trade tensions and reviving confidence in the rules-based multilateral trading system.

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  China defence minister says Huawei not a military company

  World | June 02, 2019 13:23 IST

  The United States placed Huawei on an "entity list" on grounds of national security on May 16, a move that curbs its access to US-made components it needs for its equipment.

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  India, US, Japan, Australia consult leveraging private sector power in infrastructure

  World | June 01, 2019 12:26 IST

  At a Quad consultation on Friday in Bangkok, senior officials discussed initiatives to "encourage transparent, principles-based investment in quality infrastructure in accordance with international standards and leverage the potential of the private sector", according to a press note from the US State Department.

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  Setback for Imran; US revokes Diplomatic Tax Exemption for Pakistan

  World | May 31, 2019 19:58 IST

  Last year, the US barred Pakistani diplomats working in Washington from travelling outside a 25-mile radius around the city without approval. With the decision turning effective immediately, over 20 members in the Pakistan embassy surrendered the card to the US authorities.

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  US 'very pleased' to see strong govt return to power in India

  India | May 28, 2019 17:37 IST

  The US is "very pleased" to see a strong government return to power in India as both nations look to boost bilateral trade amid a growing security partnership, a senior US official said here Monday.

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  If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran, says Donald Trump

  World | May 20, 2019 19:16 IST

  The latest Washington-Tehran frictions come after Iran suspended its commitments under the 2015 landmark international nuclear deal, and threatened to resume production of enriched uranium which is used to make reactor fuel and nuclear weapons.