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Rudy Giuliani sued for defamation over Dominion claims

American voting machines manufacturer Dominion has sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over alleged false claims made during the 2020 United States Presidential election.

25/01/2021

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Bolivians hope for health at this year's scaled-back Wish Fair

Health is the main thing Bolivians are hoping for this year as they celebrate the annual Wish Fair.

25/01/2021

Mexico

COVID-19: Mexican president Obrador tests positive amid record cases

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who says his symptoms are mild, joins a host of world leaders to have contracted COVID-19.

25/01/2021

USA

Biden signs orders to kick-start economic recovery

US President Joe Biden signed executive orders to kick-start his recovery plan as he warned the effects of the COVID pandemic will deepen.

23/01/2021

USA

Senate agrees to delay Trump impeachment trial to February 8

Senate leaders agreed to delay the former US president's impeachment trial to focus on Cabinet nominations and allow Trump to prepare a legal team.

23/01/2021

Travel News

The female travellers exploring the world through postcards

These female travellers have found that exchanging postcards is a safe way to explore the world during lockdown.

23/01/2021

Europe Decoded

Facebook's Oversight Board to rule on Donald Trump's suspension

Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend Donald Trump to its quasi-independent oversight board.

22/01/2021

USA

Republicans push to delay Trump's impeachment trial until February

House Democrats have already voted to impeach Trump for a second time over charges he incited the assault by his supporters on the US Capitol building which left five people dead.

22/01/2021

USA

US judge rules Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Favoured by Trump supporters, Parler was removed from the Google and Apple app stores and kicked off Amazon's its web-hosting service following violence at the US Capitol.

22/01/2021

USA

Biden signs string of COVID orders and vows 'help is on the way'

US deaths have surged past 400,000, and the new president noted projections that they could reach 500,000 in a month.

22/01/2021

USA

Fireworks light up sky as Hollywood stars turn out for Biden-Harris

The nighttime display followed performances by a parade of celebrities who descended on Washington to welcome the new Biden-Harris administration.

21/01/2021

Cuba

Cuba aims to immunise its population this year with its own vaccine

Cuba wants to produce 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine this year, which would be the first developed in Latin America.

21/01/2021

USA

'Just move on': US Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

With Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, Republicans face profound questions about what the party stands for without Donald Trump in charge.

21/01/2021

USA

US set to rejoin Paris climate deal after flurry of policy reversals

The new president signed the orders just hours after taking the oath of office at the Capitol.

21/01/2021

USA

Watch: Amanda Gorman's 'Hill We Climb' poem wows inauguration audience

The poem, which she finished in the wake of the Capitol Hill riots, was about unity in the US.

20/01/2021

USA

Joe Biden implores Americans to unite in first speech as US president

US President Joseph R Biden Jr implored Americans to come together in an inauguration speech that highlighted several challenges he faces including the COVID-19 pandemic and rise of white supremacy.

20/01/2021

Green News

Deb Haaland: The Indigenous woman making US political history

Congresswoman Deb Haaland has been approved by the US Senate to serve as cabinet secretary in the Biden administration.

20/01/2021

USA

In pictures: Joe Biden becomes the 46th US president

We've picked the best pictures of the day, from Trump leaving the White House for the final time to Biden's first speech as US president.

20/01/2021

USA

Watch: Joe Biden is sworn in as 46th US president

Biden later pledged to be "a president for all Americans".

20/01/2021

USA

Watch: Donald Trump leaves the White House for the final time

Trump, who departed the White House shortly after 14:00 CET with his wife, Melania, said it had been "a great honour, the honour of a lifetime" to serve as president.

20/01/2021

USA

Who is US vice president Kamala Harris?

The top ranks of American politics have historically been dominated by men, almost all of them white. That's now coming to an end.

20/01/2021

Green News

What is the new US Vice President's environmental background?

Kamala Harris makes history today as the first woman to ever be VP, but she has interesting climate credentials too.

20/01/2021

Green News

Biden kicks off ambitious climate plan by rejoining Paris Agreement

The executive order will take 30 days to come into effect and was one of 17 signed by Biden on his first day in office.

20/01/2021

World

America's 46th President: Joe Biden's long road to the White House

Joe Biden fulfills a decades-long ambition in becoming the 46th President of the United States. A former Vice President, Senator and three-time candidate for the nation's highest office, it's been a long road to the White House.

20/01/2021

USA

Biden to reverse Trump policies on COVID, race and climate on day one

The 15 executive actions are an attempt to essentially rewind the last four years of federal policies.

20/01/2021

USA

Trump's final address: 'I fought for you, I fought for your family'

A video praising his administration's legacy and listing economic and foreign policy achievements was released for Trump's final presidential address.

20/01/2021