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Joe Biden may be more inclined to drop charges against Huawei CFO: Canadian MP

Nov 25, 2020, at 03:06 pm

Toronto/Sputnik: The administration of projected US President-elect Joe Biden may be more inclined to drop charges against Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, Canadian Member of Parliament Paul Manly said during a virtual panel assembled to advocate for the executive’s release.

China must drop illusion that US ties will improve during Joe Biden's tenure: Govt advisor

Nov 25, 2020, at 04:18 am

A Chinese government adviser has warned that Beijing should drop the illusion that China-US relationship will improve during the tenure of Joe Biden as US President.

Do what needs to be done: President Donald Trump clears way for Joe Biden's transition

Nov 24, 2020, at 02:54 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump has accepted that the transition process should formally start for  President-elect Joe Biden to take office.

Joe Biden won US presidential polls as it was rigged: Donald Trump

Nov 16, 2020, at 02:33 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump has first time publicly admitted that Joe Biden has won the elections, however, still maintained that the elections were rigged.

'Sal Mubarak': Joe Biden, Kamala Harris wish on Diwali

Nov 15, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris last night (Saturday in the US) wished Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists on the occasion of Diwali.

Donald Trump says Georgia vote recount should stop as matching signatures not shown

Nov 15, 2020, at 02:19 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the recount of votes in the state of Georgia should be stopped, hinting on the fact that there is room for fraud as matching signatures are not being shown.

US President Election 2020: Joe Biden wins Georgia further cementing his victory

Nov 14, 2020, at 03:31 pm

Washington/UNI: US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday won the state of Georgia, becoming the first Democratic candidate to do so since 1992, and further cementing his victory in the most closely fought presidential elections in American history.

Joe Biden to meet with national security experts next week

Nov 14, 2020, at 02:22 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President-elect Joe Biden will meet with national security experts next week, Biden transition team official Jen Psaki said in a press conference on Friday.

PoK activist urges Joe Biden to intervene to heal wounded people of Gilgit Baltistan

Nov 13, 2020, at 02:40 am

Highlighting the atrocities caused by Pakistan on the people of the region, activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Wednesday urged US President-elect Biden  to “heal” the “wounded people and divide people” of PoK and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).

Joe Biden calls Trump’s refusal to concede election ‘embarrassment’

Nov 11, 2020, at 02:00 pm

Washington/Sputnik: Projected US-President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the election an embarrassment that would hurt the incumbent's legacy.

Nearly one-third of Biden voters say they were voting against Donald Trump: Poll

Nov 11, 2020, at 01:54 pm

Washington/Sputnik: Some 29 percent of Americans who voted for Joe Biden claim their decisions were driven not by enthusiasm for the former vice president but by a desire to remove President Donald Trump from office, a poll by Rasmussen Reports said on Tuesday.

Guterres congratulates Biden and Harris, hails UN-US partnership as ‘essential pillar’

Nov 10, 2020, at 09:23 pm

New York: Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory called on Saturday.

WHO’s Tedros says it is time for the world to heal, pushing back on ‘misguided nationalism’

Nov 10, 2020, at 03:38 pm

New York: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Member States on Monday that efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had been set back by a lack of global unity since major agreements were struck five years ago, and welcomed the chance to work with the presumptive new US administration of president-elect Joe Biden.

US-China trade war likely to hit pause under Biden: Investor

Nov 10, 2020, at 02:57 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The trade war between Washington and Beijing would likely be halted under a Joe Biden administration, although the United States would continue to confront China on other fronts, Kyle Shostak, director of Navigator Principal Investors, told Sputnik.

China says Biden yet to be declared president as per US laws and procedures, refuses to acknowledge his victory

Nov 10, 2020, at 04:37 am

Washington/Beijing/IBNS: While leaders across the globe have congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden for his victory, media reports said China has declined to congratulate him stating the final result of the elections are yet to come out.

Melania Trump wants Donald Trump to concede defeat to Joe Biden: Reports

Nov 09, 2020, at 03:45 pm

Washington: US First Lady Melania Trump has now joined other members of her husband president Donald Trump's inner circle to ask him to accept loss and concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden, media reports said.

WHO chief Tedros congratulates Joe Biden on election victory, calls for joint fight against pandemic

Nov 09, 2020, at 02:48 am

Zurich/UNI: World Health Organization Head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their victory in the US presidential election and noted the importance of joint fight against COVID-19.

Joe Biden to reverse Donald Trump policies

Nov 09, 2020, at 02:41 am

Washington/UNI: President-elect Joe Biden will sign a slew of executive orders in very first days of taking office to reverse some of US president Donald Trump's policies over the past four years, media reports said.

Joe Biden could take US back to Paris Climate Deal, WHO: Reports

Nov 09, 2020, at 02:37 am

Washington/UNI: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to make the US part of the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organisation(WHO) soon after being sworn in, media reports said on Sunday.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina congratulates Joe Biden over US Presidential poll victory

Nov 09, 2020, at 12:42 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wished newly elected American president Joe Biden after he registered a victory in the US presidential polls.

US Presidential election: Donald Trump refuses to concede defeat, claims to win polls

Nov 08, 2020, at 04:16 pm

Washington/IBNS: Even as major television networks declared Joe Biden victorious in the 46th US Presidential Election with the Democrat reaching the 270 electoral votes-mark, incumbent President Donald Trump refused to concede defeat and rather claimed to win the polls himself.

National Congress of American Indians congratulates Joe Biden

Nov 08, 2020, at 02:56 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on victory in the presidential election, saying that the turnout from Native voters was pivotal in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona.

US President-elect Joe Biden promises to get coronavirus under control

Nov 08, 2020, at 02:43 pm

Washington/UNI: President-elect Joe Biden has said that the primary objective for the US leadership now is to stop the spread of Coronavirus and he plans to name a group of experts to help with that task.

US elections: Joe Biden’s victory sparks mass celebrations in New York

Nov 08, 2020, at 02:29 pm

New York/UNI: The victory of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the US presidential election has sparked widespread celebrations on the streets of America's largest cities.

I pledge to unite America and win confidence: US President-elect Joe Biden

Nov 08, 2020, at 01:44 pm

Wilmington/IBNS: US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday evening (American time) addressed the nation for the first time after his massive victory in the country's 46th Presidential election and said the people of the nation have spoken up and that he will become a president who seeks not to divide but unite.

While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Nov 08, 2020, at 01:13 pm

Washington/IBNS: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who made history by becoming the first woman Black American and first Asian American to win the second-highest office in the country, in her address to the nation has said that even as she will be the first woman to lead the designation but the trend will definitely not end with her.

Lotus to VPOTUS : Kamala set to bloom

Nov 08, 2020, at 05:41 am

Washington/UNI: Democratic nominee Kamala Harris of Indian origin will be the next United States Vice-President and first woman of colour to hold the second topmost post in the Oval Office as Joe Biden won the US presidential elections, US media said on Saturday.

Breaking News: Joe Biden wins US presidency, Trump loses

Nov 08, 2020, at 04:16 am

Washington/IBNS: Joe Biden has been declared 46th President of the United States on Saturday, defeating Donald Trump, US media said.

Biden says not ready to declare victory, but will win presidential race

Nov 07, 2020, at 10:14 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Joe Biden said on Friday that he was not ready to declare the victory in the election yet but stressed that he would win the race, probably with more than 300 electoral votes.

'Rebuilt blue wall, going to win the race': Joe Biden inching closer to US Presidential Election victory

Nov 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm

Wilmington/IBNS: US Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who is racing towards the White House, on Friday expressed an immense confidence in winning the Presidential race as incumbent Donald Trump is slowly losing out to his challenger.