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Biden, in hidden message on White House website, calls for coders

Biden, in hidden message on White House website, calls for coders

-- 2021-01-21 10:39:28

The recently updated website for President Joe Biden’s White House carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough to find it. Hidden in the HTML code on www.whitehouse.gov was an invit...

How world leaders react to Joe Biden's inauguration

How world leaders react to Joe Biden's inauguration

REUTERS 2021-01-21 10:30:42

Here is how world leaders are reacting to US President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, replacing Donald Trump. NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN, IN A STATEMENT: “We have...

'Repair our alliances and engage with the world once again'

'Repair our alliances and engage with the world once again'

CNN 2021-01-20 23:35:18

President Joe Biden pledged to repair alliances and engage with the world once again. "Here's my message to those beyond our borders. America has been tested, and we've come out stronger for it. We w...

Biden tells divided nation 'democracy has prevailed' after assuming US presidency

Biden tells divided nation 'democracy has prevailed' after assuming US presidency

-- 2021-01-20 23:25:55

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country reeling from deep political divides, a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic...

Trump leaves White House, says 'It's been a great honour"

Trump leaves White House, says 'It's been a great honour"

AP 2021-01-20 20:02:35

Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One Wednesday for the last time as president, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divided....

Biden sworn in as 46th US President as tumultuous Trump era ends

Biden sworn in as 46th US President as tumultuous Trump era ends

Agencies 2021-01-20 19:26:02

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president at the US Capitol in Washington. Vice-president Kamala Harris has taken her oath too - becoming the first woman to hold that position. Democratic...

Trump wishes luck to next administration without mentioning Biden

Trump wishes luck to next administration without mentioning Biden

-- 2021-01-20 19:02:39

US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, touted his legacy and wished luck to the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but without acknowledging his successor b...

Biden leads observance of COVID-19 dead on eve of inauguration

Biden leads observance of COVID-19 dead on eve of inauguration

-- 2021-01-20 16:15:07

US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday led a national memorial observance on the eve of his inauguration to honour the 400,000 Americans who have perished from COVID-19 during the 11 months since the...

Biden to block Trump's plan to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions on Europe

Biden to block Trump's plan to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions on Europe

REUTERS 2021-01-20 16:04:20

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted thos...

Trump pardons former White House aide Bannon but not himself, official says

Trump pardons former White House aide Bannon but not himself, official says

-- 2021-01-20 12:33:33

US President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office, a senior administration official s...

EU urges Biden to take global leadership in battle against COVID-19

EU urges Biden to take global leadership in battle against COVID-19

-- 2021-01-19 21:38:18

The world needs American leadership in the battle against COVID-19, the EU’s top diplomat said, urging US President-elect Joe Biden to step up after the Trump administration was widely criticise...

Biden to propose eight-year citizenship path for immigrants

Biden to propose eight-year citizenship path for immigrants

AP 2021-01-19 15:51:10

President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in...

Trump's White House reality show ends after drawing world's attention

Trump's White House reality show ends after drawing world's attention

Reuters 2021-01-19 11:58:06

A red tie, often tied too long. A raised fist, often held high to a supportive crowd. A scowling face. A raised voice. President Donald Trump never hid how he felt. His words and body language made h...

Brazil approves emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines

Brazil approves emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines

Reuters 2021-01-18 15:30:48

Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday (local time) approved emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain’s AstraZeneca, clearing the way for immuni...

Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrants

Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrants

-- 2021-01-17 21:43:16

US President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a long-expected immigration proposal after inauguration to provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United S...

Trump leaving office with lowest approval rating, CNN poll shows

Trump leaving office with lowest approval rating, CNN poll shows

-- 2021-01-17 20:06:07

US President Donald Trump will leave office with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, according to a new CNN Poll, with more Americans than ever in support of removing him from office. Overa...

Facebook bans advertisements for weapon accessories in US

Facebook bans advertisements for weapon accessories in US

-- 2021-01-17 19:07:27

Facebook Inc has banned advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after US President-elect Joe Biden’s ina...

US on alert for potential armed protests as Biden's inauguration looms

US on alert for potential armed protests as Biden's inauguration looms

Reuters 2021-01-17 09:39:34

Ten days after rioters breached the US Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world, cities nationwide were girding for a potential new wave of violent protests over the weekend, erecting barrier...

Biden selects veteran diplomats for top State posts

Biden selects veteran diplomats for top State posts

-- 2021-01-16 20:36:18

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday nominated US foreign policy veteran Wendy Sherman, a key negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, to be the number 02 official at the State Dep...

Trump orders US agencies to minimise procurement from China

Trump orders US agencies to minimise procurement from China

-- 2021-01-16 17:25:40

In another action against China days before he leaves office, US President Donald Trump on Friday directed government departments to look at ways to minimise procurement of Chinese goods and services...

Trump given Morocco's highest award for Middle East work

Trump given Morocco's highest award for Middle East work

REUTERS 2021-01-16 11:41:39

US President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration official told Reuters. In...

Hundreds of migrants detained at Guatemala border as US-bound caravan grows

Hundreds of migrants detained at Guatemala border as US-bound caravan grows

REUTERS 2021-01-16 11:14:37

The Guatemalan military has detained hundreds of migrants at its border as thousands of Hondurans, including many families with young children, continued to walk north on Friday as part of a caravan h...

Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

AP 2021-01-15 22:10:38

US pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed Friday it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2.0 billion doses per year. "This...

Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military, cops

Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military, cops

AP 2021-01-15 21:04:58

As US President Donald Trump's supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body armour trudged purposefully up the marble...

US commission says China possibly committed 'genocide' against Xinjiang's Uighur Muslims

US commission says China possibly committed 'genocide' against Xinjiang's Uighur Muslims

Reuters 2021-01-15 20:20:59

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) said new evidence had emerged in the past year that “crimes against humanity - and possibly genocide - are occurring” in Xinjiang. It...

US adds Xiaomi to its list of ‘Communist Chinese military companies’

US adds Xiaomi to its list of ‘Communist Chinese military companies’

Hindustan Times 2021-01-15 17:49:54

The Pentagon on Thursday added Xiaomi Corporation and eight other firms to the list of companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military in line with an executive order signed by President Donald Tr...

Environmental justice key to tackling climate change, campaigners tell Biden

Environmental justice key to tackling climate change, campaigners tell Biden

-- 2021-01-15 12:39:49

US President-elect Joe Biden must place environmental justice at the heart of his plans to tackle climate change by tailoring policies to address the global inequalities at the root of the crisis, gue...

Trump aides struggle to contain an angry, isolated president

Trump aides struggle to contain an angry, isolated president

-- 2021-01-15 12:31:43

“We are going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue,” President Donald Trump exhorted his screaming supporters before they marched on the US Capitol last week, saying he’d go with them. H...

US tops 10m COVID vaccinations as California expands eligibility for shots

US tops 10m COVID vaccinations as California expands eligibility for shots

Reuters 2021-01-14 19:53:35

More than 10 million Americans had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared on u...

What happens next now that Trump is impeached a second time?

What happens next now that Trump is impeached a second time?

REUTERS 2021-01-14 14:16:04

The House of Representatives on Wednesday made Donald Trump the first US president to be impeached twice, formally charging him with inciting an insurrection just a week after a violent mob of his sup...