Tag: United States
Health
Pandemic eviction bans found to protect entire communities from Covid-19 spread
With widespread job loss in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic, many state and local governments temporarily halted evictions last spring
World
China, US agree to cooperate on climate crisis
China and the United States are the world's top carbon polluters, pumping out nearly half of the fossil fuel fumes that are warming the planet's atmosphere
World
Biden announces complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Biden went to the ANC to pay homage to the American soldiers who died in the Afghanistan war, which began in 2001 after Al Qaeda terrorists based in Afghanistan attacked the WTC
India
India-Pakistan tension may escalate, full-scale war possible: US intel
The fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria has a direct bearing on US forces, while tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan remain a concern for the world
World
Think-tank in US says ‘no nation more important than India’ in countering China
The think-tank cautioned, however, that 'overreliance' on India as an IT service provider could prove an issue if major disagreements surface
World
Mossad of Israel believed to be behind Iranian nuclear failure
Israel has once again severely dented Iran's plan to develop nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies of Tehran have...
Economy
Pentagon budget kept under check by Biden
Trump had pushed up the Pentagon budget beginning 2018 after years of austerity due to the lengthy recovery from the 2008 subprime crisis
India
US Navy operation near Lakshadweep without India’s consent
The US Navy conducts patrols in EEZs of different countries, but making a provocative statement about India is unusual, said an Indian officer