Category: Foreign
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New York governor should resign if sexual misconduct allegation confirmed – Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden told ABC News that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign if allegations that he sexually harassed and assaulted women were confirmed by an ongoing investigation. When asked if he thought Cuomo should resign if the investigation confirms sexual misconduct, Biden briefly said “yes.” “I think he’ll probably end up being…
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Biden inaugural rehearsal evacuated amid fire near U.S. Capitol
Participants at a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were evacuated from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday after a fire broke out near the building, according to officials. With tensions still high in the wake of the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, security officers rapidly whisked away the participants,…
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Boxing icon, Pacquiao takes over as head of Philippine ruling party
Philippine boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao has taken over as head of the ruling political party in the country, it was announced on Thursday. Pacquiao, who is a senator in the Philippines, was sworn in as the national president of the political party of President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night, said Ron Munsayac, Executive Director of…
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Germany to hold general election Sept 2021 —Official
The German government on Wednesday agreed on the date for the next general election, September 26, 2021, to choose a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, government spokeswoman Martina Fietz said. The government “proposes to the federal president the date of Sunday, September 26, 2021,for the election of the 20th Bundestag (lower house of parliament),” Fietz…
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Saudi Arabia denies Netanyahu held secret meeting with crown prince
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Saud denied on Monday reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Israeli news outlets reported Netanyahu went for a meeting that was also attended by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday. “I have seen press…
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China launches first independent mission to Mars
China successfully launched Tianwen-1 — its first independent mission to Mars on Thursday. According to Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5 rocket carrying the spacecraft ignited at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s tropical Hainan province at 12:41 p.m. (0441 GMT). A live stream of the launch hosted by Chinese media company…