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This was Ms. Yellen’s first call with Ms. Sitharaman after she became the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States in January this year. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spoken over phone with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during which she appreciated India s role as a critical partner in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed the global economic outlook. This was Ms. Yellen’s first call with Ms. Sitharaman after she became the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States in January this year. During the call, she conveyed her intention to collaborate closely to support a strong global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, fight inequality, and advance a bold climate agenda, the Department of Treasury said in a readout of the call on Monday. Yellen appreciated India’s role as a critical partner in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, it said.
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The statement from the White House comes amidst reports that European Union has been told by the US that they cannot expect any AstraZeneca shipments anytime soon.
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During his his first prime-time address he directs States to lift qualifications for vaccinations by May 1
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During his his first prime-time address he directs States to lift qualifications for vaccinations by May 1
One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus , President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help.