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12 Hong Kongers plead guilty for organising Tiananmen Massacre vig
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Hong Kong, September 9 (ANI): Twelve Hong Kong democrats have pleaded guilty to taking part in or inciting others to participate in last year's banner Tiananmen Massacre vigil.
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US lawmakers urge Biden to extend August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): As US President Joe Biden decided to stick with the August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, several lawmakers including Democrats and Republicans have called Biden to push back the deadline as the move risked leaving US allies behind.
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to resign in November
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden] August 22 (ANI): Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of the Social Democrats party on Sunday announced that he will step down as party leader in November.
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Trump blasts Senate Republicans for 'terrible' infrastructure deal
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump has blasted Senate Republicans for striking a deal with Democratic counterparts on a near 1 trillion dollars infrastructure package.
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US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tens
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Senate Republicans on Tuesday (local time) blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights.
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'Hate has no place in America': President Biden to sign anti-Asian
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has announced that he will sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Thursday, paving the way for the legislation to stop hate crimes against Asian Americans that have occurred since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Won't support bipartisan deal for 9/11-style commission to probe J
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 19 (ANI): The US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said he will not support bipartisan legislation for the 9/11-style commission to probe the January 6 Capitol riot as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has "refused to negotiate in good faith" on the parameters of t
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Former US Vice President Walter 'Fritz' Mondale dies at 93
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Walter 'Fritz' Mondale, who served as vice president under President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 93.
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White House budget chief nominee Neera Tanden withdraws nomination
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 3 (ANI): Indian-American Neera Tanden on Tuesday withdrew her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget after the Democrats failed to secure enough votes in the Senate to secure her confirmation.
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US House Democrats reintroduce police reform bill named in honor o
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): US House Democrats on Wednesday (local time) reintroduced policing legislation named in honour of George Floyd, whose death in police custody last year sparked nationwide calls to address police misconduct and racial injustice, CNN reported.
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US House Democrats follow Senate with Citizenship Bill for 'Dreame
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Democrats followed the Senate in introducing President Joe Biden's US Citizenship Act, opening a path to citizenship for long-term residents who entered the country illegally as well as other categories of immigrants, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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House Democrats conclude their case against Trump during impeachme
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): On the third day of former US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, House Democrats have concluded presenting their case against him in the Senate trial.
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