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WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department placed sanctions Monday on two senior Chinese officials for what it called “serious human rights abuses” against Uighurs and other minorities in the country’s Xinjiang region. “Chinese authorities will continue to face consequences as long as atrocities occur in Xinjiang,” said Andrea Gacki, the Treasury …

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American community and economic development expert Sameera Fazili to a key White House position. Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House, the Biden-Harris Transition announced on Friday. The National Economic Council coordinates the economic policy making …