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House gives final congressional OK to bipartisan $1T infrastructure US bill
The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates
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PM Narendra Modi calls for transparent finance at Biden-led COP26 event
The prime minister on Tuesday underlined the need to ensure transparent climate finance
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Biden administration rolls out new plan to combat gun suicides in US
The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans.
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PM Modi calls for transparent finance at Biden-led COP26 event
Biden opened the roundtable with a message that the Glasgow summit should be a decade of ambition and innovation
The US Federal Reserve's take on greening the economy: Not our job
That puts it well behind its peers who are gearing up to buy green assets, crack down on fossil-fuel lending, and push companies toward lower-carbon choices.
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Glasgow COP26: US ready to lead climate fight, says President Joe Biden
Biden wants $3 billion of US climate finance for adaptation
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A disappointing G20
Its failure to agree on climate casts a shadow on COP26
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Joe Biden calls this decade decisive for fighting climate change
The summit is often billed as essential to putting the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord into action
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Biden tells Erdogan that US and Turkey must better manage disagreements
The Turkish president has said he's open to buying a second Russian missile system, despite the controversy generated by the 2017 deal to acquire the Russian-made system.
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G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax: What it means for business
It aims to deter multinationals from stashing profits in countries where they pay little or no taxes--commonly known as tax havens.
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Biden receives Communion Rome's St. Patrick's Church amid debate in US
About 30 people were at the Mass, and security guards ringed the aisles. The Bidens sat in the last row that had been roped off as reserved.
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PM Modi interacts with Biden and other world leaders at G20 Summit
The prime minister will be participating in the G20 Summit in Rome from October 30-31 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi
10 US states sue Joe Biden administration over Covid-19 vaccine rule
The states have filed a lawsuit to stop Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors
Biden announces Build Back Better Framework, $1.75tn social spending plan
The framework seeks to impose new taxes on the largest corporations and the wealthiest Americans to raise revenue of around $2 trillion over a decade to fully pay for the social spending plan.
US President Joe Biden unveils plan to invest $555 bn on green energy
Amount part of $1.75-trillion tax and spending blueprint, which represents a historic investment in fighting climate change
President Biden bound for global summits as domestic agenda in limbo
As he prepares to push that message at a pair of global summits, his case could hinge on what's happening in Washington.
Democrats' billionaire tax plan puts about 700 people in sights
The levy would apply to taxpayers who for three consecutive years have had assets worth at least $1 billion or have earned at least $100 million three years in a row
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US President Biden urged not to impose CAATSA sanctions on India
Two powerful US Senators on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden not to impose provisions of the punitive CAATSA against India for buying the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia
TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China's govt
Senators at the hearing also voiced concerns that TikTok and rivals YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc , and Snapchat have algorithms that can be harmful to young people
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Billionaire tax hits critics as US president pushes for budget deal
The Democrats' idea for a new billionaires' taxplan quickly ran into criticism
