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[ad_1] Deal World Bank President David Malpass, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, told his staff that he was deeply shocked by the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on Wednesday and that he had been concerned about the events for years. FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David …

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, England – Even when faced with unprecedented difficulties and uncertainty caused by the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the FA Cup still manages to lift football morale. On a night when Aston Villa’s youngsters were expected to be overwhelmed by Liverpool, the boys gave Premier League champions …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: If you ask someone which company is the world’s largest automaker by market value today, you may get the usual answers: Volkswagen, BMW, and Toyota Group. The answer, according to Bloomberg, is Tesla. Tesla, owned by eccentric Elon Musk, has rewarded its shareholders for their patience – its …

[ad_1] BERLIN: German company BioNTech said on Friday (January 8) that a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in the coronavirus variants discovered in Britain and South Africa, which experts say is more contagious than normal strains. of coronavirus. Tests have shown that “antibodies from …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Tokyo woke up to its second state of emergency on Friday (January 8) and many people believed that it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to host the Olympics safely. The Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided last March to postpone the Olympic Games by one …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos resigned on Thursday (January 7), joining a list of officials who resigned from President Donald Trump’s administration in protest of the assault on the United States Capitol by his supporters. Chao, the wife of Republican Senate …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Donald Trump has increasingly isolated himself in the White House, relying on a small group of staunch loyalists and attacking those who dare to oppose him, including Vice President Mike Pence, four said. sources familiar with the matter. Some longtime advisers are avoiding speaking …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation on Thursday (Jan.7), the first Cabinet minister to join a growing roster of Republican President Donald Trump’s departing staff. after the assault on the United States Capitol by his supporters. Chao, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch …

[ad_1] TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures on Thursday (January 7), amid an increase in the number of cases. The decree takes effect at midnight in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, home to 36.8 million people in …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence challenged President Donald Trump on Thursday morning (January 7) when he affirmed the victory of President-elect Joe Biden in November, ending Trump’s futile efforts to subvert American democracy and annul the election results. In a move that angered Trump and left his …