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He further noted that the US accumulated a global network of military bases, and the country's military budget amounts to $770 billion, contrasting the Russian budget that is way lesser, stressing that Russia displays a less aggressive policy than the US. The president said that due to a reluctance from the US side to continue dialogue and negotiations in relation to the INF Treaty, the United States cannot expect Russia to leave things the way they are.

They will be joined by US Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who will also receive the vaccine, the White House said on Wednesday. US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said that Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser, asked him to get vaccinated against Covid-19 "sooner than later."

Vietnam has smartly exploited the disruption of global supply chains, monopolised by China, due to the global spread of coronavirus and the trade-wars. It has attracted companies exiting China. For example, Apple and Samsung have already begun operating in the country. It has even managed to attract Indian companies to invest or increase investment in the country.

As the UK authorised Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for public usage and covered nearly 138,000 people in the first week, the study found that three in four (76 per cent) Britishers would readily take the COVID-19 vaccine shot if recommended by their doctors. Just 8 per cent of the lot said that they would not. 

The bilateral Customs Assistance Agreement was signed by the UK's Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman and US Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson in London on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted an official statement as saying.

The statement also said that Macron was tested after the "onset of the first symptoms and as per the the national regulations in France, Macron will now "self isolate for seven day."

Khan made the appeal during call with Ghani on Wednesday, during which the two leaders discussed the progress in the ongoing Afghan peace process and strengthening of Islamabad-Kabul bilateral relations, Xinhua news agency quoted the Prime Minister's Office as saying in a statement.

Some students who managed to flee the terrorists have said that the attackers were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and rounded up their victims before marching them off. Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa language, started their insurgency in 2009 when the terrorists staged an armed rebellion against the Nigerian government.

India's goods trade surplus with the United States was $22 billion for the four quarters through June 2020, broadly in line with its average level over the preceding five years. India also ran a $5 billion services trade surplus with the United States in 2019.

Two similar cases have been reported in the UK where the same COVID vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech are being used. Earlier, Britain’s medical regulator had said that anyone with anaphylaxis or other severe food-related allergies should avoid getting Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.