Page 101 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
Biden calls Netanyahu, says Israel has right to defend itself
President Joe Biden on Saturday held telephonic conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reaffirmed his strong support for Israel's right to defend itself against terror groups.
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US has no Covid-19 vaccine stockpile ready to be shipped to India
Most unused doses are scattered across the US; gathering and sending them out would be unmanageable.
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Biden revokes Trump's order barring immigrants who cannot afford healthcare
US President revoked a 2019 proclamation issued by former President Donald Trump preventing immigrants from obtaining visas unless they proved they could obtain health insurance or pay for health care
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Neera Tanden lands White House job as senior adviser to Joe Biden
President Joe Biden's lone Cabinet choice who was rebuffed by Congress has landed a job as a White House senior adviser
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Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $5 million in ransom, says official
The company paid the hefty ransom in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency within hours after the attack
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Biden says fuel supply to take time to normalise after pipeline cyberattack
US President Joe Biden said that the country's fuel supply will take time to normalise as the operator of a key fuel pipeline has restarted operations after a cybersecurity attack.
Gaza conflict intensifies with rocket barrages and air strikes: Report
At least 83 people have been killed so far
President Joe Biden signs executive order to prevent cyberattacks in US
Alarmed after cyberattack at a key fuel pipeline last week, US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order, implementing new policies to improve national cybersecurity
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57 US Congress leaders urge Biden to bolster Covid assistance to India
Fifty-seven US Congressmen have written to President Joe Biden, urging him to bolster America's Covid-19 assistance to India
Violence upends Biden administration's Israel-Palestinian outlook
The surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has flummoxed the Biden administration in its first four months as it attempts to craft a more durable and fairer Middle East policy
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Joe Biden urged to take decisive global leadership in fight against Covid
In an open letter, a group of eminent global business and policy leaders has urged US President Joe Biden to demonstrate a decisive American leadership in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic
Joe Biden says confident of meeting Russian President Putin in June
US President said that he is confident that a meeting with his Russian counterpart Putin could be arranged in June, downplaying the impact of the ongoing tension along Moscow-Kiev border to the summit
Biden administration has ignored Pak's outreach for rapprochement: Report
The next FATF plenary review of Pakistan's status is due in June this year.
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Jesse Jackson urges Biden to release AstraZeneca vaccine doeses for India
At a news conference in Chicago, American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson said he would speak to Biden to immediately release 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India
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India welcomes US decision to back IP rules waiver for Covid-19 vaccines
For the past several weeks, India's ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, along with the diplomats from South Africa, had been meeting US lawmakers and officials regarding the proposal
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US backs waiving intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines
'Extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures', says US trade representative.
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US President Joe Biden to make formal announcements on ambassadors soon
US President Joe Biden is expected to soon make formal announcements on several ambassadorial positions, the White House has said.
US President Joe Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
US President Joe Biden has set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70 per cent of adult Americans by July 4
Biden considering naming LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as Ambassador to India
US President Joe Biden is considering naming Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as Ambassador to India
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12 Republican lawmakers urge Biden to not support India's proposal at WTO
Twelve Republican lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to not support a proposal by India and South Africa to the WTO to temporary waive some TRIPS rules amid the coronavirus pandemic
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