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US Congress approves bill to ban TikTok

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese...

Ukraine will lose war if Congress withholds aid, says Zelensky

KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine will lose its war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve a major military...

US Senate passes $1.2t gov’t funding bill, averts shutdown

The US Congress approved a funding bill Saturday in a rare show of cross-party unity, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a...

US Congress leaders agree on deal to avoid government shutdown

Congressional leaders in Washington have reached a deal to keep the government funded until early March, a source familiar with the negotiations told AFP...

US Congress averts chaos of shutdown

Washington, DC – The US Congress passed a stop-gap funding bill Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to keep federal agencies running for another two months...

Last-gasp deal averts US government shutdown

The US Congress passed an 11th-hour funding bill Saturday to keep federal agencies running for another 45 days and avert a costly government shutdown...

Stock market extends retreat; BPI, SMIC lead active gainers

Stocks fell Wednesday, following a downbeat lead from Wall Street as investors braced for Fed boss Jerome Powell’s testimony to the US Congress. The PSE...

Yellen warns of ‘chaos’ if US fails to raise debt ceiling

WASHINGTON, USA—US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that unless Congress acts soon to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, “financial and economic chaos would...

USTR backs resumption of trade privileges for PH

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Tuesday she fully supports the resumption of the US Generalized System of Preferences to sustain trading collaboration between...

US federal agencies given 30 days to set TikTok ban

The White House on Monday gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline...

Zelensky gives Ukrainian battle flag to US Congress

President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a Ukrainian battle flag to US lawmakers following an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Zelensky said the...

US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage, Biden to sign

Washington—The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign...

US Congress urged to pass $52-b chip subsidies

WASHINGTON, United States—President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor manufacturers with $52 billion in subsidies to cut...

PNP to US Congress: Specify human rights raps

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday appealed to American lawmakers to specifically cite accusations of human rights violations hurled against the institution. “I hope...
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