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Borders tightened as coronavirus curfew fury spills over
The United States was set to join France, Israel and Sweden in pulling up the drawbridge to certain arrivals, with special concern about new strains of the...
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GALLERY: Joe Biden's inauguration as US President
Go inside the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States at the US Capitol.
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WATCH LIVE: The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Joe Biden is being inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States at the US Capitol's western front. Kamala Harris will be sworn in as his Vice President.
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Trump halts deportation of Venezuelans for 18 months
The 'Miami Herald' said the order could aid up to 200,000 Venezuelans who live under threat of detention and deportation.
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US loses 140,000 jobs in December, unemployment 6.7%: govt
"The decline in payroll employment reflects the recent increase in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and efforts to contain the pandemic," the Labour Department said.
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US logs more than 3,900 COVID-19 deaths in new daily record: Johns Hopkins
The country's leading infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, has warned that the worst of the pandemic was likely yet to come, with the death toll rising at an alarming rate in the winter months and after major holiday gatherings.
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Russia says expects 'nothing good' from Biden
Joe Biden is expected to take a tougher stance against Russia than Donald Trump, whose ascent to the US presidency in 2016 was plagued by accusations of Russian interference to boost his campaign.
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Contradicting Trump, US justice chief fingers Russia in hack
Two days after Trump downplayed what intelligence experts have called the most devastating break in US computer security in years, Barr said he agreed with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's attributing the hack to Moscow.
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China calls Trump cyberattack claims 'a farce'
A large-scale hack of US government agencies including the Treasury was 'under control' as of Saturday, according to the outgoing US President.
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US planning to close last consulates in Russia: report
The closures would leave the embassy in Moscow as the United States' last diplomatic mission in Russia.
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US set to execute woman who cut newborn from mother's womb
Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a crime -- and how to prevent it in future.
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US begins Covid-19 vaccinations as its death toll passes 300,000
The start of the desperately awaited vaccine program coincided with several European countries announcing new lockdowns amid spiralling infections, highlighting the long road to ending the global pandemic.
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US government confirms cyberattack
"We have been working closely with our agency partners regarding recently discovered activity on government networks," a spokesperson for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told AFP.
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US Electoral College set to confirm Biden win as Trump fights on
The results confirm an easy victory for Biden, with 306 of the 538 electoral votes, to 232 for Trump, with 270 required for election.
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US drug regulator denies inteference over Pfizer vaccine
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the two-dose regimen late on Friday night following reports President Donald Trump had threatened to fire the head of the agency if he didn't act that day.
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Biden picks first black Pentagon chief
Lloyd Austin would take responsibility for the 1.2 million active service members, of which about 16% are black.
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Deadline looms to sell US TikTok platform
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on November 25 pushed back the deadline by seven days to resolve the issue, which centres on White House threats to ban the popular social media app, which it says could be used for Chinese espionage.
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US blocks imports of Xinjiang 'slave labour' cotton
Beijing has come under intense international criticism over its policies in the resource-rich territory, where rights groups say as many as one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are being held in internment camps.
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US attorney general says no evidence of decisive election fraud
Bill Barr's comments confirmed the conclusions of the Department of Homeland Security, US intelligence and independent poll watchers that the 2020 election was, in the language of government officials, the "most secure in American history."
