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BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN US & AUSTRALIA CANCELLED BECAUSE OF HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS
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• Citing abundance of caution, this match was cancelled by the USA Basketball on Thursday night
• The U.S. has already been beaten by Nigeria and Australia in two exhibition games
The exhibition game between the United States' male basketbal ...
US WONT SENT TROOPS, BUT PROTECT HAITI SAYS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
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• Biden said “We’re only sending American Marines to our embassy and the idea of sending American forces to Haiti is not on the agenda.”
According to the statement issues by the United States President Joe Biden, U.S. will rampup security at i...
US GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO BATTLE THREAT OF RANSOMWARE
According to an announcement made by the U.S. government on Thursday on the Department of Justice website, under new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks it has launched a new website. This new website is jointly launched by tgr U.S. Dep...
US FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN ALL SET TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN TO ATTEND TOKYO OLYMPICS
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• The American first lady’s visit to Japan comes at a time when country is witnessing a spike in the number of new cases of the COVID-19 infections
• According to Michael LaRosa, press secretary for the first lady, she will not have to quarantine in ...
SPREAD OF DELTA VARIANT IS ONLY IN THOSE AREAS WHERE VACCINATION RATE IS LOW SAYS A US-BASED PROFESSOR
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• Dr Jha said “Vaccination is low in large parts of the US and those areas are witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, mostly driven by the Delta variant.”
According to Dr Ashish Jha, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health, there is a direct r...
US OFFICIAL SAYS NO CASUALTIES REPORTED IN ATTACKS ON TROOPS IN SYRIA
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• The official said “I can confirm that there was an indirect fire attack in Conoco (Syria). At this time, initial reports are no casualties, injuries (or) structural damage.”
According to a US defense official, US troops deployed in an area in east...
US TURNS DOWN HAITI'S PLEA TO SEND TROOPS
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• Rebutting Haiti’s request, a senior U.S. administration official clearly said there were "no plans to provide U.S. military assistance at this time."
A request made by Haiti to send troops in order to help secure important infrastructure in th...
US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCES LA MAYOR GARCETTI’S NAME TO BE NEXT AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
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• Eric Garcetti, will be replacing Kenneth Juster, the Trump era American ambassador, if his appointment is confirmed by the Senate
The United States President Joe Biden has tapped Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be next US Ambassador to India said White Hou...
HAITI SEEKS HELP FROM UN, US, REQUESTS TO SEND TROOPS
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• According to Reuters, the Prime Minister of Haiti’s office said in a letter to the UN offices on July 7
Report claim that to control the haywire situation in the country courtesy of the assassination of President Jovonel Moise, the government of Haiti h...
JANUARY 6 CAPITOL COMPLEX RIOTS WERE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS SAYS US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
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• He said “Together, let us demonstrate to ourselves, and to the world, the enduring strength and the limitless capacity and goodness of who we are as Americans.”
Talking to the country on the occasion of the six-month anniversary of the unfortunate...
CDC SAYS US HAS ADMINISTERED OVER 331 MN DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE
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• The federal agency said these numbers have gone up from the 330,604,253 vaccine doses that were administered by July 4
• This number announced by the CDC includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech and single dose of Johnson & John...
AS US WITHDRAWS TROOPS, TALIBAN TAKES CONTROL OF AN IMPORTANT DISTRICT IN KANDAHAR
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• According to a report by Geo News, Taliban was successful in taking over district of Panjwai following a fierce combat with the Afghan forces
• The American troops had handed over the critical Bagram Air field to the Afghan security forces
Insu...
IRAN DENIES US ACCUSATIONS OF IT HAVING HAND IN ATTACKS ON AMERICAN TROOPS IN IRAQ & SYRIA
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• The Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby had confirmed that these airstrikes were conducted under the guidance of President Joe Biden
• Iran also condemned airstrikes conducted by the Washington on Iranian-backed militants there
Denying the accusat...
US ECONOMY ADDED 850,000 NEW JOBS IN JUNE
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• This addition happens to above the average of the last three months.
• The Thursday’s Labor Department report stated that unemployment claims went down by 51,000 to 364,000
Bright signs of the American economy are clearly as the employers...
RUSSIA BLATANTLY DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN CYBERATTACKS IN THE US
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• The Russian embassy said "We strictly deny the involvement of Russian government agencies in attacks 'on government and private facilities in the United States and abroad
Denying of any part, the Russian Embassy to the United States has said that no ...
US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SLUMP TO 364,000
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• According to a report by the US Labor Department released on Thursday, jobless claims fell by 51,000 to 364,000
• The United States stands only next to India in terms of administering doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Showing that the US economy is imp...
FORMER PENTAGON CHIEF DONALD RUMSFELD DIES AT AGE OF 88
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• Rumsfeld’s family said in a statement that he “was surrounded by family in his beloved Taos, New Mexico.”
• Rumsfeld was known for being smart and combative, patriotic and politically cunning among his circuit
Former US Secret...
ADDITIONAL $41 MILLION TO INDIA AS COVID ASSISTANCE: US
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• This announcement from the US comes at a time when several lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to facilitate more help to India, a long term ally and friend
• The US government led by President Joe Biden recognises India’s support durin...
NO CONCLUSION ON UFOs SEEN BY MILITARY PLANES SAYS US
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• The US report was unsuccessful in finding sufficient evidence to link the sightings to extra-terrestrial life
• The report called as "unidentified aerial phenomenon" (UAP) was released on June 25, examined 144 sightings of UFOs
Accord...
WHITE HOUSE SAYS US LIKELY TO MISS ITS JULY 4 VACCINATION TARGET
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• The White House COVID-19 senior adviser Jeffrey Zients told reporters that it would likely take a few weeks beyond July 4 to meet the target by the President
According to the statement given by the Biden administration officials, the United States is unlikely...