US & Canada
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Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian oil, gas, chemical industries
Ottawa: Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian oil, gas and chemical…
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Canada super visa changes to benefit Indians
Toronto: Indians will benefit the most from changes introduced by Canada to its super visa programme for parents and grandparents. Under…
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Students protest in Washington D.C. against gun violence
Washington: A group of students gathered in Washington, D.C., calling for actions from US politicians in the wake of mass shootings…
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US fighter pilot killed in California plane crash
Washington: A pilot of the US Navy fighter jet was killed in a crash, which occurred in the Mojave Desert,…
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3 killed in shooting outside US church
Washington: Three people, including the gunman, were killed during a shooting incident outside a church in the US state of Iowa,…
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Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions
Washington: US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to take action on gun violence in a prime-time address from the White…
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5 killed in Oklahoma hospital shooting
Washington: Five people, including the gunman, were killed in a shooting spree that took place at a hospital campus in Tulsa,…
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US Second Amendment was never absolute in gun control push: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that the Second Amendment, which protects the right to keep and bear arms, to the…
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US national average fuel price hits new record high
Washington: The US national average price for a gallon of regular fuel hit a fresh record high of $4.619, according to…
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Biden to visit Uvalde to mourn school shooting victims
Washington: US President Joe Biden and First Lady will visit Uvalde on Sunday during which they will mourn the 21 people…
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Biden signs order aimed at reforming federal police practices
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at reforming federal police practices. The action came on the…
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Texas shooting: 21 dead, including 19 kids in primary school attack
Washington: Nineteen young children and two adults have died in an alleged shooting at a primary school in south Texas. The…
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Australians vote in tightly-contested federal election
Canberra: Voting for Australia’s federal election is underway on Saturday, where either the ruling Liberal-National Coalition or the opposition Labor party…
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10 killed in US supermarket shooting, being probed as hate crime
San Franciso: A heavily armoured gunman killed 10 people and injured three at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, authorities said,…
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Modi highlights traditional medicine’s role in fighting Covid
New York: India is using its traditional medicines to back up the fight against Covid-19 even as the country has vaccinated…
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US federal deficit totals $360bn in first 7 months of FY2022
Washington: US federal budget deficit totalled $360 billion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2022 (from October 2021 through…
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UK Queen pulls out of Parliament opening speech
London: The Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II has pulled out of the State Opening of Parliament and the reading…
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US judge dismisses Trump’s Twitter ban lawsuit
San Francisco: A judge has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit by former US President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from…
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Biden announces new White House press secretary
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that Karine Jean-Pierre has been named to be the next White House press secretary. Jean-Pierre,…
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Biden names Indian American Verma to body that monitors US spies
Washington: US President Joe Biden has named Indian American Richard Verma, who is also a former ambassador to India, to a…
