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‘No personal consequence’: Biden on importance of Trump attending inauguration ceremony

US president-elect Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the importance of outgoing president Donald Trump attending the inauguration ceremony scheduled for January 20. In an interview with CNN, aired on Thursday, Biden said it would be important only to...

US Coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci apologises for casting doubt over UK’s approval of Pfizer vaccine

Top US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologised on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigour of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against Covid-19, saying he had faith in the quality of their work. Britain announced...

NASA to pay $1 to a company for collecting moon rocks from lunar south pole

NASA will pay $1 to a company to collect rocks from the moon on behalf of the US space agency after the amount was accepted as a winning bid. Colorado-based Lunar Outpost has been awarded a contract to collect...

Apart from Flynn, here are some big names granted pardon or commutation by Trump

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about contacts with the Russian ambassador to Washington. Trump took to Twitter to...

How Trump compares to other US presidents on pardons and commutations

US President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a full pardon to former national security adviser Michael Flynn grabbed international headlines on Thursday. Trump is expected to use his clemency power to pardon or commute the sentences of his allies...

US Elections 2020: In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court

President Donald Trump’s hopes to reverse his election loss in Wisconsin hinge on closing a deficit of some 20,500 votes, an almost impossibly high bar that spurs speculation his true goal is building a case for legal challenges that...

Georgia affirms Joe Biden’s victory as Trump attempts to undermine election

After a painstaking recount, Georgia officials confirmed on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the battleground state on Nov. 3, further narrowing the president’s dubious effort to overturn the election results. The result of the six-day...

Amid US-China trade war, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet at virtual Asia Pacific meet

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering trade differences likely to cloud the meeting. The pair...

US Election 2020: Facebook, Twitter CEOs facing questions on poll measures

A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. But the senators are deeply divided by party over the...

Donald Trump poised to order troop cuts from Afghanistan and Iraq

Donald Trump is expected to issue a formal order drawing down US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 in each country by Jan. 15, a US defense official said, as the president works to deliver on his longtime...

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Trump Launches “$5 Million Trump Card” Website for Wealthy Immigration Hopefuls

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has officially launched trumpcard.gov, a new government website allowing foreign nationals to express interest in...