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Journalist Khashoggi death, Saudis received paramilitary training in US -New York Times

Editorial Bureau June 23, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – The New York Times has reported that a State Department approved contract provided paramilitary training to four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The training was provided by Tier 1 Group, which is owned by

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US firms to pay less tax than foreign rivals, Biden’s new proposal

Editorial Bureau June 22, 2021

A tax hike proposed by President Joe Biden will make it possible for US companies to pay less income tax than their overseas competitors. The announcement comes as part of the investigation has made by a news agency after analysing filings by hundreds of US and international firms. The analysis undercuts arguments by some company […]

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Violence between Afghan and Taliban surge, Biden to meet President Ghani

Editorial Bureau June 20, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah will have a meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The agenda of the meeting is expected to be withdrawal of US troops across the country amid a surge in fighting between Afghan […]

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Biden to have a meeting with Afghan President Ghani amid surging violence

Editorial Bureau June 20, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – US President Joe Biden will meet at the White House with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday to discuss US troop withdrawal amid a surge in fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban across the country. In their first face-to-face […]

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Heatwave blankets US, Texas and California urge consumers to conserve energy

Editorial Bureau June 17, 2021

As homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a scorching heatwave blanketing the US Southwest, Texas and California urged consumers to conserve energy this week to reduce stress on the grid and avoid outages. High temperatures were expected to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) through the weekend in parts of several states […]

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‘A lot of issues’ at first summit with Biden, for Putin

Editorial Bureau June 16, 2021

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) – US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in a lakeside Geneva villa on Wednesday. This was their first summit since Biden took office. Both have said they hope their talks can lead to more stable and predictable relations, even though they are at odds over everything from arms […]

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US purchases another 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Editorial Bureau June 16, 2021

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday the US government has purchased another 200 million doses of its authorised COVID-19 shot, which includes the option to buy other coronavirus vaccine candidates from the company’s pipeline. The United States has now ordered a total of 500 million Moderna vaccine doses to date, with 110 million set for delivery […]

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Access to $5 billion credit line, GM’s self-driving car unit to purchase vehicles

Editorial Bureau June 15, 2021

BERKELEY (US)-General Motors Co’s majority owned Cruise self-driving car subsidiary said on Tuesday it would gain access to a multi-year $5 billion line of credit with GM’s finance arm to fund its purchase of Origin vehicles starting in early 2023. “This bumps up Cruise’s total war chest to over $10 billion as we enter commercialization,” […]

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Biden, Erdogan confident about ties but divulged no breakthrough

Editorial Bureau June 14, 2021

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sounded upbeat after their first face-to-face talks on Monday, although they did not announce major breakthroughs in the relationship between the two allies, at odds over Russian weapons, Syria, Libya and other issues. “We had a positive and productive meeting, much of it […]

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Blue Origin’s maiden trip, trip to space with Bezos auctioned at $28 million

Editorial Bureau June 13, 2021

SEATTLE (US) – Concluding the month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on the Blue Origin’s maiden voyage next month, a seat on a spaceship ride with billionaire Jeff Bezos went for $28 million. Within four minutes of the open of Saturday’s live phone auction, bids reached beyond $20 million. The bidding closed seven minutes […]