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Biden welcomes Pope’s visit to Iraq

10:00 pm March 8, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday welcomed Pope Francis‘ historic visit to Iraq, describing it as a ”symbol of hope” for the entire world. ”Pope Francis’ visit was a historic and welcome first for the country. It sent an important message, as Pope Francis said himself, that ‘fraternity is more durable than fratricide, that hope is more powerful than death, that peace […]

Biden urged not to accept India, South Africa’s proposal at WTO on COVID-19 vaccine

11:07 am March 6, 2021

Washington: Four top Republican senators have urged US President Joe Biden not to accept a proposal by India and South Africa to the WTO to waive anti-Covid vaccine patents, saying that waiving all rights to intellectual property would end the innovation pipeline and stop the development of new vaccines or boosters to address variants in the virus. Mike Lee, Tom Cotton, Joni Ernst, and Todd Young, in a […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Biden, Trudeau pledged to counter China, climate change

12:21 pm February 24, 2021

Beijing: U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries’ deep ties and pledging to work together to counteract Chinese influence and address climate change. “The United States has no closer friend, no closer friend than Canada,” Biden told Trudeau […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

8:03 pm February 23, 2021

Washington: The Biden administration has announced the reversal of the stringent Trump-era policy by reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalisation test module to make the path to US citizenship more accessible to all eligible individuals. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Monday that it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalisation civics test […]

Biden to host first virtual meeting with PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmap

4:51 pm February 23, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden will host his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday during which they will jointly unveil a new initiative, a roadmap for partnership between the two neighbours. The US and Canada are close allies, sharing the world’s longest land border and trading hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually. ASTRO ACCENT […]