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Topic: US Senate

China plans to ban wildlife trade, why AI failed during pandemic & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

US Senate passes bill to delist Chinese companies from American stock exchanges

The bill was approved by unanimous consent and would require companies to certify that they are not under the control of a foreign government.

US Senate passes Uighur Humans Rights Bill in latest shot at China

The bill condemns the internment of more than 1 million Uighurs and imposes sanctions on China over human rights abuses against Muslim minorities.

US Senate moves toward vote to pressure China over Uighur rights

The legislation, aimed at punishing Beijing for its treatment of Uighur Muslims, signals rising anti-China sentiment in Congress amid the pandemic.

Trump’s presidency on shaky ground as US House votes to carry out impeachment inquiry

Donald Trump will become the fourth president to face an impeachment inquiry, but could well be the first to be impeached and seek reelection.

Boeing CEO to tell US senate, ‘We made mistakes’ in 737 Max jet

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg will be the first company official to publicly testify on Boeing’s role in crashes that killed 346 people.

Facebook’s biggest challenge with Libra might be its own reputation

Given Facebook's failures around privacy, a near-unanimous notion among US lawmakers is that the tech giant shouldn’t be trusted to create a new global currency.

US gives India NATO-like status as senate passes legislative provision

The amendment provides for increased US-India defence cooperation in the Indian Ocean in humanitarian assistance, counterterrorism and maritime security.

US Senate seeks to take back foreign policy control from Donald Trump

Theresa May finds herself without EU support in Brexit negotiations, and Titanic wreckage was discovered in 1985 as part of secret US mission.

Dubai princess ‘grabbed off Indian coast’ had planned escape for 7 years

China is funding a satellite project in the US and US senators believe Saudi crown prince involved in Khashoggi murder.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?