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Category : International
Published on: September 16 2021
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· The US, UK and Australia have announced the formation of AUKUS, a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region.
· This was announced in a joint address by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison and US President Joe Biden for a safer and more secure Indo-Pacific.
· The first project "AUKUS" will help Australia acquire a nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarine fleet.
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About U.S.
v U.S. It is a country of 50 states, covering a vast area of North America, stretching from Alaska in the northwest to Hawaii to the Pacific Ocean.
v Capital: Washington, D.C.
v President: Joe Biden
v Currency: United States dollar
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