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Caspian Debt receives $20 mn from US govt agency as long-term debt
Caspian aims to use the funds to invest in under-served emerging enterprises and women-centric businesses.
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Covid-19: US to begin treating seriously ill patients with Remdesivir drug
Gilead has accelerated its production of the antiviral and last week said that it was confident it would have "several million" doses available by the end of this year
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Gilead Sciences reports positive data in remdesivir trial for Covid-19
The company issued a news release early Wednesday commenting on the study from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases without providing details of the results.
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NY Covid deaths below 400 for 1st time in April; lowest daily toll in Spain
Overall, Italy has registered 26,644 deaths of those with known coronavirus infections
 "NY Covid deaths below 400 for 1st time in April; lowest daily toll in Spain")
Covid-19: Trump threatens those refusing deportees with new visa sanctions
Orders Homeland Security secretary to notify the State Department if any country's government 'denies or unreasonably delays' the repatriation of its citizens deported from the US
 "Covid-19: Trump threatens those refusing deportees with new visa sanctions")
US nearly runs out of emergency stockpiles of medical supplies: Reports
The US has frozen shipment of personal protective equipment outside the country, said media reports
 "US nearly runs out of emergency stockpiles of medical supplies: Reports")
US govt renews 4 restrictions on Iran's nuclear program for 60 days
The restrictions related to non-proliferation work on the Middle East country are designed to make the Iranian nuclear program less capable of producing weapons.
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Sanofi, US govt join hands to expedite development of coronavirus vaccine
Sanofi plans to further investigate an advanced pre-clinical SARS vaccine candidate that could protect against COVID-19
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Indian-American named 1st woman CTO of US' communications commission
Ghosh received her Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1991, and B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1986
 "Indian-American named 1st woman CTO of US' communications commission")
Doctors fear Assange 'could die' in UK prison, say he needs hospital care
He also appeared confused whenever he was asked to talk at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.
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US govt posts $134-billion budget deficit in October: Treasury dept
Fiscal year 2019 saw a widening in the deficit to $984 billion, the largest budget deficit in seven years
 "US govt posts $134-billion budget deficit in October: Treasury dept")
US proposes to bring tougher work permit rules for immigrant workers
The public can comment on the proposed rule until January 13
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Huawei technicians helped Uganda, Zambia govt spy on political opponents
Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation
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US not asking Southeast Asian nations to 'choose' on China: Mike Pompeo
The rivalry between the two superpowers is framed by a trade war that has cramped global growth, and seeded uncertainty across Asia's economies
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France won't back off from taxing Facebook, Google despite US trade threat
US shouldn't use trade tools against tech tax, says France
 "France won't back off from taxing Facebook, Google despite US trade threat")
Nancy Pelosi, an ardent supporter of US-India ties elected Speaker of House
Pelosi took the gavel as Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives in the new Congress after the mid-term elections
Divided US government raises questions on Trump's political control
After the midterm elections ushered in the most diverse freshman class in history, House Democrats intend to put a spotlight on the issues that worked well for them during the campaign
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800k to 2 mn religious minorities held in Chinese internment camps, says US
At first, China denied the existence of such camps, but as public reports have emerged, Chinese authorities now assert that they are 'vocational education centres'
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Now, US charges a Russian woman with interfering in its midterm polls
Khusyaynova bought Internet domain names and Facebook and Instagram ads as well as spent money on building out Twitter accounts and paid to promote divisive posts on social media
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US to block China Mobile's entry into telecom biz over security concerns
US senators and spy chiefs warned in February that China was trying, via means such as telecommunications firms, to gain access to sensitive US technologies and intellectual properties
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