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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…
Trump loses case in Pennsylvania in another blow
In another major legal blow, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint by Donald Trump’s campaign that observers weren’t allowed close enough to observe the electoral count…
Trump fires election security official who contradicted him
Donald Trump says he has fired a top election official who contradicted the US president's claims of voter fraud. President Trump said he "terminated" Cybersecurity…
Twitter appoints famous hacker Zatco head of security
Social media giant Twitter has appointed Peiter Zatko, one of the world’s best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation. The company on Monday night…
Jeff Bezos announces nearly $800 million in grants to 16 groups fighting climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday that he will give $791 million in grants as part of his Bezos Earth Fund to 16 organizations that are working to protect the environment. The fund is part of…
Lifting of Qatar blockade a ‘priority’ – Donald Trump’s adviser
Qatar has been under an air, land and sea blockade imposed by fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain as well as non-GCC member Egypt – since June 2017. The…
Donald Trump last week asked for ‘options’ for attacking Iran – NYT
US President Donald Trump had considered attacking Iran to stop its growing nuclear programme but was advised against any such move during his last weeks in office, the New York Times has reported. During a meeting with the US…
“This isn’t a game” – Michelle Obama tells Trump
Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday blasted President Donald Trump for his refusal to concede after losing the Nov. 3, presidential election. In an Instagram post,…
Trump’s transition sabotage threatens vaccine rollout
President Donald Trump's refusal to coordinate with President-elect Joe Biden on the critical Covid-19 vaccine is bringing a staggering possibility into clearer view: that an outgoing US commander in…
Republicans withdraw four lawsuits against election results
Trump-aligned voters in four states dropped their lawsuits Monday morning, which had been designed to trip up President-elect Joe Biden's path to the White House.…
What Americans want from us – Joe Biden
US President-elect, Joe Biden has revealed what Americans want from his coming administration. Biden defeated President Donald Trump at the US presidential poll, but the president has refused…
Normal life back next year – Vaccine Creator
The impact of a new Covid-19 vaccine will kick in significantly over summer and life should be back to normal by next winter – March/April, one of its creators, Prof. Ugur Sahin, has said. Sahin, BioNTech co-founder, also…
Coronavirus vaccine eclipses US elections as economic game-changer
President Donald Trump may not have moved on from the election yet, but investors sure have. It started on Monday when Pfizer announced that the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Germany’s BioNTech proved 90 percent…
Joe Biden presents new challenge for Boris Johnson
President-elect Joe Biden’s win could have a big impact on Great Britain, which is seeking to finalize its departure from the European union, given Biden’s support for the Northern Ireland peace…
Joe Biden will be the next president of US – Obama tells Trump
Former U.S. President Barack Obama has told his successor Donald Trump that Joe Biden is unstoppable as the next president, despite Trump’s legal shenanigans. Obama said that he…
Trump says he is filing ‘big cases’ over US election
U.S. President Donald Trump pushed further Sunday night his claim of electoral fraud in the election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden, by promising to file ‘big cases’. Although, he did not…
US election: Trump retracts, says I didn’t concede defeat
President Donald Trump appeared accidentally to admit his election defeat in a tweet on Sunday morning — before reversing course to claim he won, and once again push unsubstantiated…
UAE approves 10-year golden visa for PhD holders, top graduates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a 10-year golden visa for all PhD holders based in the country. It also approved golden visas for graduates who have a minimum of 3.8 grade point average from UAE-accredited…