UNITED STATES

Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment

10:29 pm June 4, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to US investors in the latest sign he is not softening Washington’s stance toward Beijing. An executive order issued late Thursday says it aims to solidify and strengthen an order signed last year by his predecessor Donald Trump by […]

Stronger India-US health partnership can be a ‘powerful force’ to fight global COVID pandemic: Jaishankar

11:59 pm May 27, 2021

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasised that a stronger India-US health partnership can be a ”powerful force” to fight the global COVID pandemic as he met top members of America’s corporate sector and discussed India’s priorities and the importance of strengthening critical supply chains and collaboration for production of vaccines and therapeutics. Jaishankar arrived […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

8:48 pm May 25, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 to discuss a full range of issues, a first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders amid escalating US-Russia tensions. ”President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. ”The leaders will discuss the full range […]

Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate

11:04 am May 21, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change. An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks, while protecting workers’ life savings, spurring job creation and helping the United States lower greenhouse gas emissions that […]

US President Joe Biden signs bill to address hate crimes against Asian-Americans

10:55 am May 21, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the President signed into law: S. 937, the ‘COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act,’ which requires the Justice Department to facilitate expedited review of hate crimes and authorizes grants to State, local, and tribal governments to […]