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Biden administration 'undecided' on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban

The Biden administration indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas

Texas power cooperative files for bankruptcy, citing $1.8 billion grid debt

The largest and oldest electric power cooperative in Texas filed for bankruptcy protection in Houston on Monday, citing a disputed $1.8 billion debt to the state's grid operator

US House passes $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, sends it to Senate

The House approved a $1.9 trillion relief bill in a win for President Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost minimum wage

US Democrats reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans

As many as 140 Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a legislation in the US Congress to prevent future Muslim bans and prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion

US President Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday

Saudi rejects US' report implicating crown prince in Khashoggi murder case

Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected the US' report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for approving the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment false

Syria airstrikes: Biden protected US personnel, facilities, says WH

The White House has said that through the airstrikes in Syria, President Joe Biden protected US personnel and facilities, and deterred the risk of additional attacks "over the coming weeks"

US imposes 'Khashoggi ban' on 76 Saudi nationals for threatening dissidents

The United States on Friday imposed visa restrictions on 76 Saudi individuals who are believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas

Saudi crown prince Salman approved plan to kill Jamal Khashoggi: US report

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US report

Nasdaq, NYSE sue US SEC over planned overhaul of public data feeds

Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange have sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to block a plan by the regulator to overhaul public data feeds that broadcast stock prices to investors

Trump unhappy with attorney's opening statement during impeachment trial

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy with his defense attorney Bruce Castor's opening argument on the Senate floor this afternoon, according to two people familiar with his reaction

Six Republican Senators also say Trump's impeachment trial constitutional

Six Republican Senators joined their Democratic colleagues in the United States Senate on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional

Senator opposes Biden's return to lottery system for issuing H-1B visas

A top Republican Senator has opposed the move of the Biden administration to resort to the traditional lottery system to issue H-1B visas, saying it's giving Big Tech donors "cheap" foreign labour

When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? In 7 years at today's vaccine rates

US science officials such as Anthony Fauci have suggested it will take 70 per cent to 85 per cent coverage of the population for things to return to normal

How China's growing appetite for containers is upending global food trade

The core issue is that China, which recovered faster from Covid, revved up export economy and is paying premiums for containers, making it more profitable to send them back empty than to refill them

US urges Myanmar's military to release detained leaders, threatens action

The US said it is alarmed by reports that the Myanmar military has taken steps to undermine the country's democratic transition, including the arrest of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi

US carrier group enters South China Sea amid rising China-Taiwan tensions

Amid increased tensions between Taiwan and China, a US aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt have entered the South China Sea to promote "freedom of the seas"

Joe Biden discusses Covid-19, boosting ties in call with UK PM Johnson

Joe Biden conveyed his intention to strengthen the "special relationship" with the UK in his first call as the US President with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

World loves Joe Biden but is losing faith in America, says survey

President Joe Biden is popular across much of the world and expected to provide greater U.S. leadership on issues such as fighting Covid, terrorism and climate change, a new multi-nation survey shows

One year, 400,000 coronavirus deaths: How US guaranteed its own failure

After the White House declined to pursue a unified national strategy, governors faced off against lobbyists, health experts, and a restless public consumed by misinformation