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The Mob At The Capitol May Have Put National Security Secrets At Risk
When insurrectionists occupied the US Capitol on Wednesday, they did not alter the outcome of the presidential election, but they did ransack the offices of lawmakers, rifle through computer files and emails, and steal personal…
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Georgia election: Trump voter fraud claims and others fact-checked
US President Donald Trump and others have made new unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud following the rerun of two crucial Senate races in the state of Georgia. With the Democrats looking likely to win both seats and with them control…
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Biden to replace inaugural parade with short walk to White House
WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden will receive a shortened military escort to the White House instead of the traditional inaugural parade that stretches from the US Capitol after his swearing-in on Jan 20, his inaugural committee…
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Singapore Parliament to be live-streamed for first time on Monday
SINGAPORE – Parliamentary proceedings will be live-streamed for the first time on Monday (Jan 4), said the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) in a statement. The live streaming will commence during Monday’s sitting, which…
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Singapore and Malaysia high speed rail project terminated
The twice-delayed high-speed rail (HSR) project between Singapore and Malaysia will no longer go ahead, after both countries were unable to reach an agreement on changes proposed by Malaysia. The termination of the agreement was announced…
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Biden says Trump coronavirus vaccine plan falling ‘far behind’
US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday (Dec 29) vowed a relentless effort to fight Covid-19 the moment he takes office, as he warned that Donald Trump’s vaccination drive was falling dangerously short. Speaking after a briefing by…
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Polarised Argentine Senate set to vote on legalising abortion
BUENOS AIRES – A polarised Senate will decide on Tuesday (Dec 29) whether to legalise abortion in Argentina, in a vote experts say could go either way. The Bill proposed by President Alberto Fernandez already passed the Chamber of…
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Pelosi Is Daring Republicans To Pass $2,000 Direct Checks
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered Wednesday to immediately pass $2,000 direct checks to US residents, hours after Trump called for them to be included in the coronavirus aid bill that passed Monday. The move puts…
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Trump campaign will again ask US high court to upend election results
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s campaign said on Sunday (Dec 20) it would again ask the US Supreme Court to overturn results from the Nov 3 election, its latest long-shot effort to subvert the electoral process and sow doubt over…
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Mike Pence, Joe Biden to get Covid-19 vaccine in bid to build public support
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Mike Pence will receive the coronavirus vaccine in public on Friday (Dec 18) as the outgoing US administration and President-elect Joe Biden’s team try to build support for a mass inoculation to stanch the…
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