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BREAKING: Finally, Trump bows to pressure, okays Biden transition
The General Services Administration, GSA, has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, CNN has…
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Turkey’s trial of Saudi suspects resumes
A Turkish court will resume the trial in absentia of 20 Saudi officials on Tuesday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post newspaper columnist and prominent critic of…
Trump campaign dumps lawyer Powell after vote switch claim
U.S. President Donald Trump’s election campaign on Sunday dumped Sidney Powell, one of the lawyers working to overturn the will of American people. Powell was dropped after she…
Biden to name first cabinet picks today
•President-elect plans scaled-down inauguration •Putin: I’m ready to work with any U.S. leader UNITED States (U.S.) President-elect Joe Biden will announce the first of his Cabinet appointments…
Trump seeks expedited appeal of Pennsylvania court ruling
President Donald Trump’s campaign would seek an expedited appeal after a federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block millions of mail-in ballots. Trump’s personal attorney,…
Trump setting bad American example to despots: News Analysis
The United States has long championed democracy around the world, pushing persistently, if not always consistently, for leaders to give up power when they lose. President Donald Trump…
Trump suffers serious legal defeat in Pennsylvania
US President Donald Trump suffered yet another legal defeat in Pennsylvania on Saturday as he lost a suit seeking a court order to discard millions of mail-in ballots in the state.…
U.S. records over 12 million COVID-19 cases, death toll rises
The United States recorded over 12 million COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with prospects that the number will go higher. More than 12,010,000 cases of the coronavirus were reported,…
Biden was total disaster in handling H1N1 Swine Flu – Trump
US President, Donald Trump has attacked President-elect, Joe Biden, saying he was a total disaster in handling the H1N1 Swine Flu. Trump has refused to concede defeat to Biden in the US poll…
Twitter set to transfer Trump’s @POTUS account to Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump may be foot-dragging over the transfer of power to President elect, Joe Biden, but Twitter Inc is making arrangement for seamless transition at the White…
Trump reels from defeat to defeat as Biden sets for takeover
Joe Biden on Saturday reached the two-week mark since becoming president-elect, with President Donald Trump stinging from back-to-back setbacks in his desperate, unprecedented bid to undo his election…
Trump blames Pfizer, media, big tech for election loss
President Donald Trump is still day dreaming that he won the November 3 election, despite trailing President-elect Joe Biden in both electoral college and popular votes. He renewed his claim…
Donald Trump Jnr contracts COVID-19
Donald Trump Jnr has become the latest member of President Trump’s clan to test positive for Covid-19. His spokesman said the son of the outgoing-US President is self-isolating but is…
Biden denounces ‘irresponsible’ Trump fight to reverse election
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday accused Donald Trump of brazenly damaging democracy, as the incumbent’s campaign to reverse his election loss through fraud claims was dealt another blow with a recount in Georgia.…
Trump’s daughter-in-law considers Senate run
US President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara is considering a Senate run in her home state of North Carolina in 2022, US media reported Thursday. The reports, in the New York Times and Politico, come as Donald Trump…
Remdesivir drug not good for COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organisation in a stunning announcement Friday said Gilead’s drug remdesivir is no longer recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are. According to a WHO…
Officials of Trump’s govt kick as students ask Harvard to blacklist them
Students from Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences have asked the university not to allow officials of the President Donald Trump administration engage in activities at the…
Biden retains Georgia, Trump loses again
The recount of ballots in the US state of Georgia offered no electoral redemption for President Donald Trump. President elect Joe Biden has won again and Trump has lost. In a much…
Barack Obama breaks first-day sales record for a presidential memoir as he sells nearly 890,000…
Ex-president Barrack Obama's memoir, A Promised Land, has sold nearly 890,000 copies on the first day of its release, setting a first-day sales record for Penguin Random House. CNN reports that the former president is well on…
Drug resistant diseases threaten to become next pandemic – FAO
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is threatening to turn into the next pandemic with serious implications for global health, agri-food systems and economies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has warned.…
Trump campaign pays Wisconsin $3m for partial ballot recount – Commission
President Donald Trump’s campaign wired $3 million to officials in Wisconsin to fund a partial recount of votes in the November 3 US presidential election, an official said. The State Elections…
Nancy Pelosi has been reelected to lead Democrats in the House
Nancy Pelosi was reelected to lead Democrats in the House during virtual elections that took place Wednesday. "Congratulations to. @SpeakerPelosi, once again…
UK to ban petrol vehicles by 2030 — another blow for Nigeria’s oil revenue
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says new cars and vans powered by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030. , Johnson said it is part of “a green industrial revolution” to tackle climate change and to create jobs.…
Biden names more top White House positions
President-elect Joe Biden has announced a raft of top White House staff positions, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants to fill out…