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Trump claims Pence has power to reject 'fraudulently chosen electors'
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Pollution level rises in Nepal cities, health emergency declared
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 5 (ANI): For the second day in a row, a thick layer of smog enveloped the Nepal capital Kathmandu. Visibility in the valley went down dramatically in the last two days with the Air Quality Index shown by the US Embassy in the capital remaining over 300 which means
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Biden team aims to end differences with EU, to jointly tackle China: Offic
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Hundreds of members expected on US House floor to certify Biden Wednesday
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The guidelines in place by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be abandoned when the US Congress would gather to certify the Electoral College votes that voted for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.
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Republicans, Democrats vie for US Senate control in Georgia Runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US state of Georgia holds on Tuesday two runoff elections for the Senate which will determine if the Republican Party can halt the Democratic bid to consolidate control over the executive and legislative branches of power.
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UK Judge to rule on Monday whether WikiLeaks founder Assange Can be extrad
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UK district judge Vanessa Baraitser will deliver on Monday her verdict on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States, where he could face up to 175 years in jail for the publication of classified information on the US
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Pelosi re-elected as US House Speaker
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Sunday (local time) officially reelected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to another term with 216 members voting for her.
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New US Senators sworn in to 117th Congress
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress.
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Trump threatens Georgia official to overturn Presidential election result
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): With the US Congress set to verify the Electoral College votes of the Presidential elections on January 6 in a joint session, President Donald Trump in his final bid pressured Georgia Secretary of State to recalculate the vote in his favour.
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US Surgeon General Adams, Fauci defend US COVID data after Trump's "exagge
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): US surgeon general Jerome Adams on Sunday contradicted President Donald Trump's claim of "exaggerated" COVID-19 cases and deaths in the US saying that these numbers are real.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits 77 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 77 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan at 05:24:16 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 0327 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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