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Bridges represent more than physical structures

President Joe Biden Bridges represent more than physical structures. They connect communities and ensure commerce can flow – getting goods from ships to shelves.

Our infrastructure law invests $40 billion to rebuild our nation’s bridges, the single largest investment in bridges since Eisenhower.

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Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr in deal worth more than 200m euros

Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday signed for Al Nassr of saudiarabia the club announced, in a deal believed to be worth more than 200 million euros.

The 37-year-old penned a contract which will take him to June 2025.

I can’t wait to discover a new football league in a different country, said the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus player.

The Portuguese star was pictured on the Al Nassr Twitter feed holding a blue and yellow shirt with his favoured number seven printed on the back.
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Merry Christmas President Biden

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This Christmas, you’ll pay less to fill up your tank and get home than you did this time last year. #Worldnbc

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Secretary Antoine Blinken together with Secratry Defence

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Together with SecDef, met with three close partners of the United States @mohamedbazoum of Niger, @HassanSMohamud of #Somalia and @IsmailOguelleh of #Djibouti to discuss security cooperation and other shared priorities, including climate, health, education, and food security.

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No quarantine for Indian travellers fully vaccinated with Covishield

No quarantine for Indian travellers fully vaccinated with Covishield or other UK-approved COVID vaccines in UK from October 11  Alex Ellis, #British High Commissioner to #India

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Biden gets Covid-19 booster shot after authorisation

 

#usa President Joe Biden received his Covid-19 booster shot on Monday, days after federal regulators recommended a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for Americans age 65 or older and approved them for others with pre-existing medical conditions and high-risk work environments.

 

The most important thing we need to do is get more people vaccinated,” Biden said before getting the booster, adding that he did not have side effects after his first or second shots.

 

Biden, 78, got his first shot on December 21 and his second dose three weeks later, on January 11, along with his wife, Jill Biden. Biden said the first lady, who’s 70, would also receive the booster dose, but she was teaching on Monday at Northern Virginia Community College, where she is a professor of English.

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Usa military officials to testify on Afghanistan withdrawal

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chief of Staff chairman General Mark Milley are set to face tough questions from legislators over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

On Tuesday, the military officials, along with General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command who oversaw the withdrawal, will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee. On Wednesday, the officials will appear before the House Armed Services Committee.

The proceedings will yield, to date, the most extensive public comments from the officials on the August 30 withdrawal, a deadline set by President Joe Biden after his predecessor Donald Trump reached a withdrawal agreement with the Taliban in 2020.

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China calls for end to sanctions on Afghanistan as early as possible

China calls for end to sanctions on Afghanistan as early as possible

The various unilateral sanctions or restrictions on #Afghanistan should be lifted as soon as possible, said China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

 

Economic sanctions on Afghanistan must end, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement, citing Wang at a virtual G20 foreign ministers meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday.

 

Afghanistan’s foreign exchange reserves are national assets that should belong to the country’s people and be used by its own people, and not be used as a bargaining chip to exert political pressure on Afghanistan, he said.

 

On September 15, the Russia and China allies conducted a series of meetings on Afghanistan held in the war-torn country’s neighbour, Tajikistan.

 

Moscow and Beijing have moved to assert themselves as key players in the region, after the United States’ hasty retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country

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64 people have been killed as fire rips through Iraq COVID ward

64 people have been killed as fire rips through -Iraq COVID ward

More than 100 were also- injured in the fire that broke out at the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of #Nasiriya late on Monday, health officials said.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced removing chain of command from sexual assault cases

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced that he will work with Congress to remove the prosecution of sexual assault and domestic violence cases from the military chain of command.

The moves were among recommendations made by an Independent Review Commission that Austin had appointed to look at the issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military.

That panel presented their findings on Monday and while Austin said in a statement issued Tuesday evening that he would be making specific recommendations to President Joe Biden, he said “I know enough at this point” to announce the moves