Tag: # United States

New Delhi, May 18 (UNI) The United States will send 20 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccines to countries battling the COVID-19 pandemic by June end. The shipment will be in addition to the 60 million shots of AstraZeneca’s that it has already pledged for distribution, as soon as the drug regulator authorises them, said the White House in a statement. "We will continue to donate from our excess supply as that supply is delivered to us," it said, adding that the US "will not use its vaccines to secure favours from other countries."

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Saying that the United States needs to "win the 21st century", President Joe Biden has stressed the importance of investment in research and development so as not to fall behind the race in the area of technology, such as artificial intelligence, with China and other countries. In his first speech to Congress since taking office in January, Biden on Wednesday also said the US will maintain a "strong military presence" in the Indo-Pacific to deter conflicts. He reiterated his commitment to reasserting US leadership on the global stage by working with allies and partners, reversing the country's retreat from multilateralism under predecessor Donald Trump. He pitched for "once-in-a-generation" investment package proposals aimed at enhancing education and creating jobs to make the country more competitive.

Washington, Jan 12 (Sputnik) The FBI is providing support to state, local and federal law enforcement agencies ahead of possible armed protests that may soon occur throughout the United States, the FBI said in a statement on Tuesday.