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Trump set to leave amid white supremacist domestic terror
M Serajul Islam | Updated at 12:00am on January 21, 2021
US PRESIDENT GW Bush will be one of the three former presidents — Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are the other two — who would...
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Biden begins new era
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:31pm on January 20, 2021
Joe Biden arrived Wednesday to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, vowing a ‘new day’ for the United States after...
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Trump leaves letter for Biden
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 09:25pm on January 20, 2021
The outgoing United States president Donald Trump left a letter to his successor Joe Biden before leaving the White House, spokesperson Judd Deere told AFP...
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Trump leaves with snub to Biden, vow to be back
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 07:47pm on January 20, 2021
Donald Trump left the White House for the last time Wednesday with a vow to stay in the spotlight and an extraordinary snub of Joe...
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World leaders welcome new United States president
Agence France-Presse . Paris, France | Updated at 04:34pm on January 20, 2021
Several world leaders said they were looking forward to Wednesday’s transfer of power in the United States, where Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in...
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Donald Trump grants pardon to 73 people before leaving office
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 01:25pm on January 20, 2021
United States president Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other allies, just hours before he was due...
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Biden to set new paths on immigration
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:43am on January 20, 2021
US president-elect Joe Biden plans to kick off his new administration Wednesday with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and...
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Biden leads COVID memorial on eve of inauguration
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:34am on January 20, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday signalled a new tone for the US government by leading a powerful tribute to the 400,000 Americans lost to COVID-19...
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Bangladesh villagers celebrate selection of Zayn in Biden administration
Our Correspondent . Mymensingh | Updated at 11:52pm on January 19, 2021
Residents of Madarinagar in Mymensingh have celebrated the selection of Bangladeshi-American Zayn Siddique to a key position in the office of the White House deputy...
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Security beefed up across US ahead of Biden’s swearing-in
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:38pm on January 19, 2021
On the cusp of becoming president, Joe Biden pressed Monday for unity, while president Donald Trump remained secluded in the White House at the centre...
