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Biden pitches $6 trillion budget to ‘reimagine’ US economy

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget to “reimagine” the US economy and stave off Chinese competition, though driving the United States into record debt

Biden vows to help ‘rebuild’ Gaza, insists on two-state solution

Shawdesh desk: President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees ‘opportunity’

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a

Pfizer Covid-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12

Shawdesh DEsk: US regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head

US, UK govts co-fund actions to reduce pollution in Dhaka’s rivers

Shawdesh Desk: A new anti-pollution advocacy project called “Promoting Democratic Governance and Collective Advocacy for Environmental Protection in Dhaka City,” formally launched on Friday aiming to reduce pollutions in Dhaka’s

US backs giving poorer countries access to Covid-19 vaccine patents

Shawdesh Desk: The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts

North Korea accuses Joe Biden of pursuing hostile policy over its nuclear programme

Shawdesh desk: North Korea has hit out at the Biden administration as it prepares to unveil its strategy for dealing with Pyongyang and its nuclear programme. The foreign ministry said

Climate change: Biden summit to push for ‘immediate’ action

Shawdesh Desk: The US will attempt to re-assert its global leadership on climate change as President Joe Biden hosts 40 leaders at a virtual summit in the White House. It’s