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78-yr-old Joe Biden will be oldest US President to take oath
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): With a promise to 'heal' America, which in recent months witnessed a chaotic election and messy transition of power, Joseph R Biden will take the oath to become the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.
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Johnson congratulates Biden, says he 'looks forward' to working with new a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 20 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden ahead of his presidential inauguration in Washington and said he was looking forward to working closely with his new administration.
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Trump departs from White House for one last time as US President
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): For a final time, outgoing US President Donald Trump has left the White House and made his way to Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, just about an hour prior to the Inauguration Day of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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Rouhani hopes Biden will return to Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, calls Trum
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 20 (ANI): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect Joe Biden to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on Tehran by outgoing President Donald Trump's administration.
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An Inauguration Day like no other in US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): This Inauguration Day, when President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States later today, will be unlike anything seen before.
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Won't attend swearing-in, would attract unnecessary media attention if I c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her maternal uncle Gopalan Balachandran said that he is not attending it amid the pandemic as he believes the risk is not worth taking since it will only draw unwanted media atte
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Kamala Harris native village in Tamil Nadu prepares for celebration
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 20 (ANI): Thulasenthirapuram village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, the place where the United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was born, was all decked up for a celebration ahead of her swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.
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Brayden Harrington, befriended by Biden over stuttering, to be part of ina
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Brayden Harrington, a 13-year-old boy from New Hampshire, who had become famous after bonding with US President-elect Joe Biden over their experience with stuttering last year, will be part of the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.
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Will operationalise India's Major Defence Partner status: Biden's nominee
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): While reiterating the threat posed by China to the US, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Tuesday (local time) said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will operationalise India's "Major Defence Partner"
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National Mall illuminated with pillars of light, 'Field of Flags' for Amer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Thousands of US flags have been placed at the National Mall in honour of the nearly 200,000 Americans who cannot be present for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemi
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Will review US force presence in Mideast to address Russia, China challeng
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will review the US force presence in the Middle East to address challenges from Russia and China.
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Tonight will begin healing together: Biden, Harris pay tribute to American
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday (local time) paid tribute to the thousands of lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic at a memorial held by the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washin
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