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After Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Published On: January 7, 2021 02:52 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.

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Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

Published On: January 7, 2021 10:54 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: Four people died on the U.S. Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said Wednesday evening, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented effort to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.

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Explainer: Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?

Published On: January 7, 2021 10:41 AM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED STATES, Jan 7: The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday has prompted calls by some lawmakers to remove him from office before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.

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Two top White House officials resign after Capitol violence, more on the way: sources

Published On: January 7, 2021 10:24 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: Two top aides to first lady Melania Trump resigned on Wednesday in the wake of violence on Capitol Hill, and more top White House officials were considering resigning, including national security adviser Robert O’Brien and his deputy, Matthew Pottinger, sources familiar with the matter said.

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Corporate group urges officials consider Trump's removal 'to preserve democracy'

Published On: January 7, 2021 09:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: The head of a major U.S. business group that represents 14,000 companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Pfizer Inc and Toyota Motor Corp urged senior U.S. officials to consider removing President Donald Trump from office after supporters of the outgoing president stormed the U.S. Capitol.

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U.S. lawmaker draws up impeachment papers on Trump after mobs storm Capitol

Published On: January 7, 2021 08:47 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: A Democratic congresswoman on Wednesday said she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after mobs broke into the U.S. Capitol here following Trump's urgings to his supporters to fight to undo his election loss.

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Congress debates certification of Biden's win after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

Published On: January 7, 2021 08:43 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to suspend a session to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

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World stunned by Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election

Published On: January 7, 2021 08:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

US, Jan 7: World leaders on Wednesday expressed their shock as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building where Congress meets in an attempt to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election won by Joe Biden. here

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Congress resumes certification of Biden's win after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

Published On: January 7, 2021 07:21 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7: Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to temporarily postpone a session to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

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WikiLeaks' Assange denied bail by London court

Published On: January 6, 2021 05:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 6: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail on Wednesday because a judge said there is a risk he may abscond while the United States tries to secure his extradition from Britain.

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Oil hits 11-month high after Saudi Arabia pledges voluntary output cut

Published On: January 6, 2021 12:29 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Jan 6: Oil prices rose on Wednesday to their highest since February 2020 after Saudi Arabia agreed to reduce output more than expected in a meeting with allied producers, while industry figures showed U.S. crude stockpiles were down last week.

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Venezuela Socialist Party and opposition convene rival parliaments after disputed vote

Published On: January 6, 2021 11:58 AM NPT By: Reuters

CARACAS, Jan 6: Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party on Tuesday inaugurated a parliament controlled by allies of President Nicolas Maduro, while the opposition convened a rival committee of legislators in a virtual session, following disputed elections on Dec. 6.

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India readies roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines for 300 million people

Published On: January 6, 2021 08:49 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Jan 6: India is set to roll out a COVID-19 vaccination programme by next week, aiming to cover 300 million people by July, its top health official said in what would be one of the world’s largest inoculation drives against the coronavirus.

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China steps up COVID measures near Beijing as local infections rise

Published On: January 6, 2021 08:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 6: Chinese authorities shut sections of highways running through Hebei province that surrounds Beijing on Wednesday and closed a key long distance bus terminal in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang in efforts to stave off another coronavirus wave.

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In sudden u-turn, NYSE scraps plan to delist three Chinese telecom firms

Published On: January 5, 2021 04:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer intends to delist three Chinese telecom giants - a shock reversal of an announcement made only last week and deepening confusion over a U.S. crackdown on firms said to be linked to China’s military.

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England goes into new lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages

Published On: January 5, 2021 02:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 5: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass.

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Williamson hits double hundred, New Zealand flatten Pakistan

Published On: January 5, 2021 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

WELLINGTON, Jan 5: Skipper Kane Williamson smashed his fourth test double-hundred while Henry Nicholls and Daryl Mitchell notched up centuries to fuel New Zealand’s bid for a 2-0 series sweep in the second and final test against Pakistan on Tuesday.

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Breakthrough reached in Gulf dispute with Qatar -senior Trump official

Published On: January 5, 2021 11:54 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Jan 5: A breakthrough has been reached in Qatar’s three-year-old dispute with Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries and an agreement aimed at ending their rift is to be signed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a senior Trump administration official said.

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Bharat Biotech says approved COVID shot trials 'honest'

Published On: January 5, 2021 11:06 AM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, Jan 5: A top executive at an Indian biotechnology company defended its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, approved for emergency use by the government, and said it will produce efficacy data from late-stage trials by March.

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England goes into new lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages

Published On: January 5, 2021 08:38 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 5: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass.

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