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Biden signs executive orders to expand access to health care

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/29/21

The US President will also issue a Presidential Memorandum to expand women's access to reproductive health care.

HANDOUT - 25 January 2021, Russia, Zavidovo: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting via videoconference with representatives of universities and other higher education institutions to mark the Russian Students Day. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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START

Russia and US agree to extend nuclear disarmament treaty

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/21

The announcement on Tuesday evening followed a first phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden.

20 January 2021, US, Washington: US President Joe Biden delivers a speech after being sworn in during his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. Photo: -/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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PANDEMIC

Biden to renew travel restrictions on EU, Britain and Brazil

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/25/21

The administration plans to renew the travel restrictions, which former President Donald Trump ordered to end on Tuesday.

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INAUGURATION

Biden says 'democracy has prevailed' as he assumes US presidency

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/21

Biden did not mention his predecessor in his inaugural address, just as Trump did not mention Biden in his farewell remarks.

FILED - First Lady Melania Trump speaks at a rally for supporters of president Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, US, on October 31, 2020. Photo: Ron Adar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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US TRANSITION

Melania Trump says first lady role was 'greatest honour' of her life

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/19/21

Without specific context, she made a comment that was likely alluding to the storming of the Capitol by the president's supporters earlier this month.

A view of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Photo: Pixabay.

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WORLD

Visit to Taiwan by US envoy to the UN cancelled due to transition

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/13/21

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, was originally to meet with President Tasi Ing-wen and foreign minister Joseph Wu on Thursday.

FILED - A man with a mouth-and-nose guard walks in front of a mural of former Cuban President Fidel Castro. In Cuba, 5310 people have contracted Covid-19. Photo: Guillermo Nova/dpa

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BEFORE TRUMP'S TERM ENDS

US adds Cuba back on terrorism list

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/12/21

Washington has accused the government in Havana of oppressing its own people, and of aiding and abetting Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

FILED - Christoph Kuckelkorn (r), funeral director and president of the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee, and an employee close a coffin containing a deceased person who died of or with the coronavirus. Both wear protective suits and respirators. For Kuckelkorn, the corona pandemic is palpable. "We have perceptibly a significant increase in corona deaths," Kuckelkorn told the German Press Agency. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

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PANDEMIC

US reports over 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/8/21

In Los Angeles County more than 1 in 5 test results are coming back positive.

November 16, 2020 - Wilmington, Delaware, USA. - Video grab of C-SPAN's coverage of President-elect JOE BIDEN delivering remarks about the American economy.(Credit Image: © C-Span/ZUMA Wire Photo: C-Span/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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US ELECTION

US Congress certifies Biden win

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/21

Trump vows 'orderly' transition after Congress affirms Biden's win.

Screenshot of Donald Trump's video posted on Twitter. Image: Twitter/@realDonaldTrump.

World

CHAOS IN WASHINGTON

Trump to supporters: "Election was stolen, but you have to go home"

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/21

He repeated his baseless allegations that the election was "fraudulent," claims with which he riled up crowds earlier in the day.

The President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinisto. Photo: Twitter/@Finland_OSCE.

World

CHAOS IN WASHINGTON

Niinistö: "Every moment now brings a new impossible from Washington"

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/21

Nordic leaders condemn storming of US Capitol

06 January 2021, US, Washington: A man lies on the ground after having been hit with a rubber bullet allegedly fired by the US Capitol Police as supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol building where lawmakers were due to certify president-elect Joe Biden's win in the November election. Photo: Essdras M. Suarez/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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52 ARRESTED

Four dead as masses of Trump supporters storm US Capitol

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/21

The protests began hours after US President Donald Trump riled up his supporters with baseless allegations of election fraud and encouraged them to march to the Capitol.

04 January 2021, US, Atlanta: Gabriel Sterling, the voting systems implementation manager for the Georgia Secretary of State's office speaks during a press conference held at the Georgia State Capitol, in response to claims made by US President Donald Trump during an hour-long recorded phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, during which the president pressured Raffensperger to find votes in order to change the outcome of Georgia's election which resulted in President-Elect Joe Biden winning the state. Photo: Steve Schaefer/TNS via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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US ELECTION

Members of Congress call on FBI to open criminal probe into Trump

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/5/21

In the two months since the US presidential election, Trump has refused to admit that he lost the election to president-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat.

World

WIKILEAKS

British judge denies Assange extradition to US due to suicide risk

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/21

The US government now has 14 days to lodge an appeal.

31 July 2019, US, Detroit: US Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden (L) and California Senator Kamala Harris attend a Democratic debate. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the US presidential election in November. Photo: Brian Cahn/dpa.

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ELECTION

US Electoral College voting confirms Biden's election victory

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

Biden and his vice president, Kamala Harris , are due to be sworn in on January 20.

04 December 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Pipes of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline are seen stored on the premises of the Mukran Port near Sassnitz. The Mukran Port on Ruegen Island is considered the most important transhipment point for the construction of the pipeline. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

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ENERGY

Russia accuses US of 'aggression' over Nord Stream 2 comments

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/6/20

Opponents of the pipeline, including the US, Poland and Ukraine, say it will give Russia an economic stranglehold over Germany, while the German government says it will create a direct and secure…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

US coronavirus infections, deaths, hospitalizations shatter records

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/5/20

The US, which has a population of around 330 million, has recorded 14.1 million infections and more than 276,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic - far more than any other nation.

24 November 2020, US, Wilmington: US President-elect Joe Biden (L) leaves the Queen theatre after introducing his nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy. Photo: Saquan Stimpson/ZUMA Wire/dpa

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US TRANSITION

Biden announces all-women senior communications team

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/20

The personnel announcement comes less than a week after Biden and Harris presented their nominees for foreign policy and national security positions to the country.

FILED - 24 November 2020, US, Washington: US President Donald Trump pardons 'Corn' as the 2020 National Thanksgiving Turkey during the annual pardoning ceremony of the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House. Photo: Andrea Hanks/White Housevia ZUMA Wire/dpa

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US ELECTION

Trump gives first post-election interview, refuses to concede

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/29/20

Trump lost the election to Joe Biden, a Democrat, but he has refused to concede even as an official transition to a new administration gathers pace.

23 November 2020, US, Lansing: A supporter of US President Donald Trump waves a flag outside the Michigan Secretary of State office during the Michigan Board of State Canvassers meeting. The board subsequently certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, which showed Joe Biden ahead of President Trump by about 150,000 votes. Photo: Jim West/ZUMA Wire/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Trump authorizes federal agencies to work with Biden transition team

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/20

On Monday, the Michigan State Board of Canvassers, the body in charge of making the state's election results official, certified the results of the election, with Biden winning the key swing state.