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30.03 / 17:49
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EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles
30.03 / 03:01
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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy on military aid blocked by disputes in US Congress, ‘if there is no support, we will go…’
Washington Post as reported by Reuters. "It means we will go back, retreat, step by step, in small steps," he added. "We are trying to find some way not to retreat." Shortages of munitions, Zelenskyy said, meant "you have to do with less.
29.03 / 02:49
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US may soon unveil list of Chinese chip factories barred from receiving tech
United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools, three people familiar with matter said on Thursday, to make it easier for companies to stem technology flows into China. The list could be released in the next couple of months, one of the people said.
27.03 / 04:43
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In a Secret Game of Prisoner Swaps, Putin Has Held Most of the Cards
There were no aides and no note-takers in the Oval Office—just President Biden and his German guest. Chancellor Olaf Scholz came on such short notice that the only plane he could book, a small Airbus 321, had to refuel in Iceland. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the fighting in Gaza dominated the 90-minute meeting.
26.03 / 19:29
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Easter 2024, Good Friday week weather forecast: Two storms predicted. Check locations, key details
Easter 2024 and Good Friday weekend is predicted to be stormy and rain-soaked one as weather forecast shows two storms to hit parts of the US. As a midweek storm lashes the Northwest, attention shifts to the looming threat of an atmospheric river storm set to engulf Southern California over the weekend. With forecasts predicting heavy rainfall and potential flooding, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has wasted no time in issuing a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood threat for the Los Angeles and San Diego areas on Saturday, as per a report in Fox Weather.
26.03 / 03:29
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US raises concerns on Rafah offensive with Israeli defense chief
Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised US opposition to a major ground operation in Rafah with Israel's defense minister on Monday, after a delegation to discuss Washington's concerns was scrapped earlier in the day. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to send the delegation to Washington but cancelled it after the United States abstained on a UN Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire during Ramadan. In his meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Washington, Blinken reiterated US «opposition to a major ground operation in Rafah,» State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
26.03 / 01:17
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Hamas will stick to its ‘original position’ on full ceasefire with Israel
Reuters. The ceasefire deal includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, a return of displaced Palestinians, and a 'real' exchange of prisoners. The United Nations Security Council has also made its first-ever demand for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
25.03 / 17:49
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UNSC adopts cease-fire resolution in Gaza during Ramadan, its first such demand to halt fighting
Gaza. The resolution calls for the truce to lead to a "lasting, sustainable ceasefire" and demands that Hamas and other militants free hostages seized in their October 7 attack that triggered the massive Israeli military campaign.
25.03 / 09:19
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For Islamic state, all sides are targets
The United States and its liberal democratic allies may be facing off with authoritarian powers Russia, Iran and China as wars in Ukraine and Gaza inflame global rivalries. But to Islamic State, they’re all enemies of the Muslim faith that should be annihilated.
23.03 / 08:29
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‘BJP to topple Delhi govt, dead democracy’, How foreign media covered Arvind Kejriwal's ED arrest
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an excise policy-linked money laundering case on March 21, after a series of searches and questioning sessions at his official residence. Following this, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) called for a nationwide protest against the ruling BJP government and the federal agency in this regard.
22.03 / 15:43
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Russia, China veto US bid on Gaza 'ceasefire' at Security Council
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a «hypocritical spectacle» that does not pressure Israel. The United States, Israel's main ally which has vetoed previous ceasefire calls, put forward the resolution which for the first time would have supported «the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire» and condemned the October 7 attack by Hamas.
22.03 / 15:37
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Washington advisor sues Hightower over noncompete language
Hightower Advisors is facing another legal challenge as a leading advisor in its network files a complaint against the firm in Washington.
22.03 / 03:05
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China's SMIC may have violated US export curbs to make Huawei chip, official says
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld
21.03 / 18:53
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India, US resolve last outstanding WTO dispute on poultry
WTO) that they have reached a mutually agreed solution on the outstanding dispute on poultry imports from Washington, thereby resolving all of their seven disputes at the global trade watchdog. In 2015, India lost a long-pending dispute over poultry imports from the US at the WTO. India had prohibited the import of various agricultural products from the US because of concerns related to Avian Influenza.
21.03 / 17:17
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Virginia House leaders dispute governor's claim that their consultant heaped praise on arena deal
Top legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates are disputing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's claim that an independent consultant gave the thumbs-up to his proposal to lure two sports teams to the state
20.03 / 14:57
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US weighs sanctioning Huawei’s secretive Chinese chip network
Biden administration is considering blacklisting a number of Chinese semiconductor firms linked to Huawei Technologies Co. after the telecom giant notched a significant technological breakthrough last year, people familiar with the matter said. Such a move would mark another escalation in a US campaign to ringfence and curtail Beijing’s AI and semiconductor ambitions. It would ratchet up the pressure on a Chinese national champion that’s made advances despite existing sanctions, including producing a smartphone processor last year that many in Washington thought beyond its capabilities.
20.03 / 11:15
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