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Trump claims Pence has power to reject 'fraudulently chosen electors'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject fraudulent electors ahead of the joint session of the US Congress for the certification of the electoral college votes that declared President-elect
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WHO disappointed China hasn't granted entry to coronavirus experts
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6 (ANI): The World Health Organization expressed dissappointment over China not finalising the permissions for the arrival of the team that was to investigate the origin of the coronavirus, said world health body chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday (loc
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Biden plans to invite more former Obama senior officials to his administra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): US President-elect Joe Biden is considering inviting additional former senior Obama administration officials with experience in foreign affairs to his cabinet, Politico reported on Tuesday.
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US study finds 1 in 4 doctors attacked, harassed on social media
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chicago [US], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago found many physicians report being sexually harassed and personally attacked on social media on the basis of their religion, race or medical recommendations.
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Will show our cards at right time to leave Pak govt shell-shocked: PDM Chi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 5 (ANI): The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman issued a warning to the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, saying that the 11-opposition party alliance will show its cards at the right time that will leav
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Biden team aims to end differences with EU, to jointly tackle China: Offic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): As tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to spiral downwards, President-elect Joe Biden aims to end the US' trade war with European allies and work with them to deal with China's trade practices, said a key official in the Biden administration.
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Biden calls for record voter turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): President-elect Joe Biden called on voters in the state of Georgia to turn out in record numbers for US Senate runoffs and promised that their choice on Tuesday will chart a course for the next generation.
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UK PM imposes harsh lockdown for England amid COVID-19 new variant
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and hospitalizations across the country.
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Wall Street slumps at start of 2021, worries of higher taxes, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street began 2021 with its worst loss since November as US stocks sold off on worries about the protracted coronavirus crisis and fears the incoming president Joe Biden might raise corporate taxes if the Democrat party wins control of the Senate a
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Bella Ciao actor Taran Kootenhayoo passes away at 27
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], January 5 (ANI): Canadian Indigenous actor and artist Taran Kootenhayoo who was famous for his role in the indie drama 'Bella Ciao' has passed away on December 31, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
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US looks forward to work with India at UNSC: State Dept
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The United States welcomed India to the United Nations Security Council and said it looks forward to working over the shared interests towards a peaceful, secure India-Pacific, said the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State on Mon
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UK court ruling against Assange's extradition victory for all journalists:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London, January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The decision of a UK court to block WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States is a victory for all journalists, the whistleblower's Ecuadorean lawyer, Carlos Poveda, told Sputnik on Monday.
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