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U.S. congressional panel trims guests at Biden’s inauguration
A U.S. congressional committee, citing the pandemic, said it would significantly limit the number of guests allowed to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony…
French President Macron catches COVID, now in isolation
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined the league of presidents and prime ministers who contracted the COVID-19. He is now self-isolating. The 42-year-old will continue to run…
China breaks world record in jailing journalists – Report
China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists for the second year in a row, according to a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The CPJ is an independent…
Joe Biden thrashes Trump in Electoral College
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that formally confirmed his victory in the 3 November election and ended Donald Trump’s…
Trump’s attorney-general William Barr resigns
U.S. Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, has given notice of his resignation amid public criticism of him by Trump. Trump…
Hillary Clinton wants U.S. electoral college scrapped
Former U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Monday renewed her call for the abolition of the country’s Electoral College. She made the call in a tweet shortly…
Time to respect the people’s will – Biden tells Trump
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said it was time for outgoing President Donald Trump to stop grandstanding and concede the Nov. 3 election. Addressing the nation shortly after the Electoral College confirmed his…
Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
Singapore has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, and expects to receive the first shipments of the shots by the end of December, the prime minister said Monday. The city-state…
U.S. treasury, others under cyberattacks by hackers
The U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, alongside other government agencies have been targeted by hackers, several media reports indicated on Sunday. National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot told dpa “the U.S.…
Britain, EU extend post-Brexit trade talks’ deadline
Britain and the European Union have agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond a deadline set for yesterday after leaders conducted a call on “major unresolved topics”. British…
Electoral College will vote today, confirming Joe Biden’s U.S. presidential win
Electors will gather in state capitols across the country on Monday to formally vote for Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, effectively ending President Donald Trump’s frenzied but failing attempt to overturn his…
Missile strike? Oil ship explodes in Saudi Arabia port city of Jeddah
An explosion rocked an oil ship off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah on the Red Sea, with the owners saying it was hit by an external object. Dryad Global, a…
Biden orders Trump White House deep-cleaned of virus
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden was reported to have ordered a deep cleaning of the White House after Trump vacated the place next month. The Daily Mail said Biden ordered a…
Trump now deposed king ranting – William Barr
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has become a ‘deposed king ranting’, according to the opinion of Attorney General William Barr. A report quoting CNN said Barr was…
U.S. sets new COVID -19 daily records
The U.S. has smashed its previous high of 3,124 daily COVID-19 deaths as it set another Friday for the record books. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University,…
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rejects Biden job offer
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the African-American mayor of Atlanta Georgia has rejected a cabinet job offer from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
COVID-19: Christmas celebrations could turn to tears – WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday cautioned that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep up their guard against COVID-19 during the festive season.…
Trump bashes U.S. Supreme Court for lacking ‘courage, wisdom’
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump railed against the country’s topmost court for dismissing a lawsuit by Texas attorney-general, seeking to block electors in four…
How Trump tried to woo Supreme Court justices before verdict
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump made desperate efforts to make the U.S. Supreme Court justices accede to the prayer of Texas to block electors in four battleground states. This he did by sheer…
Trump hits dead end at U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. President Donald Trump has finally reached the end of the road with his ploy to upturn the results of the November election, dismissed by the Supreme Court. In a short…
Biden administration will be full of scandal – Trump
US President Donald Trump says the administration of Democrat Joe Biden will be full of scandals for many years. He also urged the Supreme Court to follow the constitution and do the…
TIME magazine names Joe Biden, Kamala Harris as its Person of the Year
TIME Magazine has named U.S. president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris as its person of the year. “For changing the American story, for…
U.S. election: Georgia, 3 other states tackle Texas, Trump at Supreme Court
Four U.S. states that President Donald Trump lost in the Nov. 3 election on Thursday responded to the lawsuit filed by Texas at the Supreme Court seeking to undo…
World’s richest banker Joseph Safra dies
Joseph Safra, the world’s richest banker and the wealthiest person in Brazil, has died at age 82, his company Safra Group announced. He died of natural causes, according to a statement from his…