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Trump pardons for sale, aides make good bucks – NYT
Close associates of outgoing President Donald Trump have been raking in tens of thousands of dollars from wealthy felons seeking a pardon before the president steps down on Wednesday. In his last tumultuous days in…
Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Donald Trump
Online misinformation about election fraud plunged 73 percent after several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies last week, research firm Zignal Labs has found, underscoring the power of tech…
Obama, Bush’s pastor jailed 7 years for fraud
A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking investors out of millions of…
France enforces 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew
Cities, towns and villages across France were practically empty overnight as residents stayed home and businesses shut to observe a nationwide curfew to stem COVID-19…
Biden on Day One plans to cancel Trump travel ban on Muslim countries
Joe Biden plans to end Trump’s restriction on immigration to the U.S. from some Muslim-majority countries, in his first hours as president. He will move to rejoin the Paris climate accord and mandate…
The Pariah Post-Presidency
For four years, President Trump bullied his rivals and intimidated his enemies. He commanded the world stage and commandeered social media, spreading torrents of…
UK to close all travel corridors Monday
All travel corridors to the UK will be closed from Monday, the Prime Minister has announced, ending the quarantine exemption for arrivals from selected nations. The announcement comes…
Biden inauguration: All 50 US states on alert for armed protests
All 50 US states and the District of Columbia (DC) are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. National Guard troops from across the country are…
Democrats Introduce Resolution to Permanently Ban Trump from Stepping Foot on U.S. Capitol Grounds
A Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution on Thursday permanently banning President Donald Trump from entering the U.S. Capitol Complex after he leaves office. The legislation comes on the heels of…
COVID-19: Emirates stops flights to three major cities
Emirates has suspended flights to Australia’s three largest cities as the country further restricts international arrivals over fears of new virus strains. The…
Hundreds of thousands of people leave Britain due to pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of people have left Britain as fallout of the pandemic on the economy, according to a study released on Friday. There is an “unprecedented exodus” of workers born outside…
Trump out, but achievements speak for him
The White House has released a long list of claimed achievements of outgoing US President, Donald Trump for the world to see. Trump was defeated by…
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer vaccine — Officials
Twenty-Three people died in Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with 13 of those deaths — all nursing home patients — apparently…
Trump still adamant on Biden but Pence congratulates Kamala Harris
Mike Pence, outgoing vice-president of the United States, has reached out to Kamala Harris, US vice president-elect, to offer congratulations. According to Associated Press, two people familiar…
Trump’s aides begin packing up at White House
Aides of President Donald Trump have begun clearing their desks at the White House ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Already, 20,000…
Denmark is developing a digital COVID-19 ‘vaccine passport’
Denmark is developing a digital "vaccine passport" for people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, a move that may enable them to travel to countries where such documentation is required during the pandemic. "It…
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to perform at diverse Joe Biden’s inauguration
Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony in Washington next week alongside others in what his transition team said would showcase a diverse America. The two…
Joe Biden tells US Senate to finish Donald Trump’s impeachment process
American President-elect Joe Biden has called on the U.S. Senate to live up to its constitutional responsibilities by impeaching President Donald Trump. Accused of inciting protesters who violently broke into the U.S.…
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan for U.S.[Video]
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus package to jump-start the economy and speed up the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Berlusconi rushed to hospital in Monaco
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been urgently admitted to hospital in Monaco because of heart problems, a spokesman and his doctor said on Thursday. The 84-year-old media tycoon, infamous for his…
Social media giants mishandled Trump, says Wikipedia founder
Twitter and Facebook repeatedly mishandled Donald Trump as he pushed baseless claims, including his assertion that US presidential election he lost was rigged,…
Behold China’s Bullet Train, Faster Than Aeroplane, Travels 600km Per Hour(Video)
China has built a prototype bullet train, a kind of transport system that could rival the speed of an aeroplane. We gathered that according to DesignBoom in 2019, the train can travel at a very high speed of 600km…
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi wears same dress for Trump’s two impeachments
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from California appeared to have a Donald Trump impeachment dress. The 80 year-old four-time speaker was found to have appeared on Wednesday,…
Snapchat permanently bans President Trump
US President Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Snapchat, according to a statement by the platform Wednesday. "Last week we announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump's Snapchat…