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On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus
WASHINGTON - In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump's policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions that reverse his predecessor's ...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden's first act: orders on pandemic, climate, immigration
In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden is signing executives orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigration, to fulfil campaign promises...
Jan 20, 2021
Popular Thai politician charged with defaming monarchy
BANGKOK - Thai officials on Wednesday filed criminal charges against a popular former politician, accusing him of defaming the monarchy by broadcasting criticism of government efforts to secure suppli...
Jan 20, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why US accused China of genocide and what's next
BEIJING - The U.S. secretary of state's accusation of genocide against China touches on a hot-button human rights issue between China and the West. In one of his final acts in office, Secretary of Sta...
Jan 20, 2021
Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel's Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers, is now openly courting th...
Jan 20, 2021
EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House
BRUSSELS - The European Union's top officials breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday that Joe Biden will be taking over as president of the United States, but they warned that the world has changed af...
Jan 20, 2021
Israel pushes settlement construction as Trump leaves office
JERUSALEM - An Israeli watchdog group said Tuesday that the government approved nearly 2,600 new housing units in east Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements a day before President-elect Joe Biden ta...
Jan 20, 2021
Asia Today: China records dozens new cases, defends response
BEIJING - China's capital Beijing recorded another seven coronavirus cases on Wednesday amid a lingering outbreak in the country's north. Another 46 were recorded in Jilin province, 16 in Heilongjiang...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden charts new US direction, promises many Trump reversals
WASHINGTON - Stop. Stabilize. Then move - but in a vastly different direction. President-elect Joe Biden is pledging a new path for the nation after Donald Trump's four years in office. That starts wi...
Jan 20, 2021
Analysis: For Biden, chance to turn crisis into opportunity
WASHINGTON - In the 11 weeks since Election Day, the collision of crises confronting President-elect Joe Biden have gone from staggering to almost unimaginable. More than 170,000 Americans have died f...
Jan 20, 2021