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Biden threatens financial, visa sanctions against countries yet to make laws to accommodate homosexuals etc

US president, Joe Biden has threatened to sanction countries that are yet to make laws to accommodate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) people. The Democrat issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding the protection of the rights of LGBTQI people worldwide. Biden’s memo reads, “When foreign …

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Biden pays respects to policeman killed in Capitol attack

US President Joe Biden paid his respects on Tuesday at a solemn memorial in the Capitol to the policeman who died of accidents he suffered there final month in an attack by Donald Trump’s supporters. With the First Lady at his aspect, Biden bowed his head and rested his hand …

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Biden reverses global abortion ‘gag rule’ and expands Obamacare

US President Joe Biden has reversed a ban on federal funds going to international aid groups that perform or inform about abortions. He said the ending of the so-called Mexico City Policy reverses former President Trump’s “attack on women’s health access”. The memo orders a review of a Trump-era policy …

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Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call

US President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says. The conversation included a discussion about the ongoing opposition protests in Russia and an extension of the last remaining US-Russia nuclear arms pact. Mr Putin congratulated the …

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Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders

US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as the 46th US president, he signed 15 executive orders – the first to boost the federal response to the coronavirus crisis. Other orders reversed the Trump …

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LIVESTREAMED: Inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

The United States of America will Wednesday, January 20, 2021 make history by swearing in its 46th President, Joseph R. Biden and a first African-American Vice President, Kamala Harris. The two Democrats were duly elected after a November 3, 2020 election with outgoing president, Donald Trump refusing to concede the …

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Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president

After vowing to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as US president. His oath of office was administered by Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Giving his inaugural address, President Biden said “This is America’s Day. This is democracy’s day. A …

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Biden to block Trump’s Covid rule change on president’s final day in office

US President-elect Joe Biden is to undo one of Donald Trump’s last actions in office by blocking his decree lifting Covid travel bans on visitors from much of Europe and Brazil. Mr Biden’s spokeswoman said now was not the time to be easing travel measures. Joe Biden will take office …

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Joe Biden writes to Akufo-Addo, says he looks forward to the two of them working together

President-elect of the United States of America (USA) Joe Biden has officially written to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who is also president-elect in Ghana, informing him that he looks forward to the two of them working together to deal with the challenges that the people of Ghana and the …

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Senators in final bid to derail certification of Biden’s victory

A group of US senators say they will refuse to certify Joe Biden’s election victory unless a commission is set up to investigate alleged voter fraud. The 11 senators and senators-elect, led by Ted Cruz, want a 10-day delay to audit the unsubstantiated allegations. The move is not expected to …

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