The US sends reinforcements for Afghan withdrawal
The United States has deployed extra military resources to protect American and coalition forces withdrawing from Afghanistan. Heavy bombers and
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The US backs waiver on vaccine patents to boost supply.
The US has thrown its support behind a move at the World Trade Organization to temporarily lift patent protection for
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US to share up to 60m vaccine doses
The US will share up to 60 million doses of its AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries as they become available,
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US says troops to leave Afghanistan by 11 September
US President Joe Biden is set to announce that American troops will leave Afghanistan by 11 September, officials have told
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The Attorney-General has informed the supreme court that the government has not decided to sign the MCC agreement.
The attorney general has informed the supreme court today that the government has decided not the sig the MCC agreement.
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on unannounced Kabul visit
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, weeks before a planned withdrawal of all remaining
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The US and allies promise one billion jabs for South East Asia
The leaders of the US, Australia, India and Japan have agreed to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine to
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Biden signs 1.9 trillion US dollars relief bill into law.
US President Joe Biden has signed a 1.9trillion dollar economic relief bill that aims to help Americans impacted by the
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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has won Sweden’s Olof Palme human rights prize for 2020. Organisers said the
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US to take tough stance on China’s human rights
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed hope of working with China on climate change, but suggested he
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