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PARIS, France (AFP) — World leaders said they were looking forward to working with Joe Biden, the Democrat sworn in as US president on Wednesday after four turbulent years under Donald Trump. European Union Charles Michel, president of the European Council, tweeted congratulations to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adding: “It’s time to bring back conviction & common sense and rejuvenate our EU-US relationship.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Europe is […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrived at the US Capitol on Wednesday for their official inauguration ceremony. Biden, 78, is to be sworn in at noon (1700 GMT) by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as the 46th president of the United States. Harris, 56, will be the first woman to become vice president. Donald Trump left Washington three hours before Biden’s swearing-in, the first American president […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump left Washington on Air Force One on Wednesday three hours ahead of the inauguration of his successor, Joe Biden. Trump, 74, will be at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida when Biden is sworn in at noon (1700 GMT). He is the first president in more than 150 years to snub the inauguration of his successor. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other allies, just hours before he was due to leave office. “President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals,” the White House said in a statement. The president and his children were not on the list. Bannon was granted clemency having been charged […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump in a farewell address Tuesday said he was the first president in many years to have left office without starting a war. “I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars,” he said, according to excerpts from the address, which the White House said would be broadcast shortly. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to be secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said Tuesday that he agreed with incumbent Mike Pompeo’s finding that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim communities. “That would be my judgment as well,” Blinken said at his confirmation hearing when asked by Senator Lindsey Graham about Pompeo’s determination announced earlier in the day. © Agence France-Presse
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump began his final full day in the White House Tuesday with a long list of possible pardons to dish out before snubbing his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration and leaving for Florida. On Wednesday at noon, Biden will be sworn in and the Trump presidency will end, turning the page on some of the most disruptive, divisive years the United States has seen since the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — First Lady Melania Trump released a farewell message Monday as she prepares to leave the White House, saying that “violence is never the answer,” weeks after the president’s supporters stormed the US Capitol. In a formal, six-minute speech recorded on video, she made only a fleeting reference to her husband as she paid tribute to military families, pandemic health workers and those helping victims of opioid abuse. “The past […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power. “On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26,” tweeted Jen Psaki, Biden’s press secretary. “In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in […]
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire was convicted Monday over a huge corruption scandal and jailed for two and a half years, in a ruling that deprives the tech giant of its top decision-maker. Lee Jae-yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden’s goal of seeing 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine injected within his first 100 days in office is “absolutely” achievable, top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Sunday, days before he is to become the new president’s chief advisor on Covid-19. “The feasibility of his goal is absolutely clear, there’s no doubt about it,” Fauci, the best-known face of the government’s fight against the deadly virus, told NBC’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden will on Thursday present a $1.9 trillion package to revitalize the US economy as it faces an onslaught of coronavirus cases, senior officials in his transition team said. The massive spending plan will raise stimulus checks provided under an earlier measure passed last month to $2,000, and also call for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The incoming president also plans to present a […]
