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US presidential election: ‘President-elect Biden’ will have mandate to lead, says House speaker Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was looking ahead to a Joe Biden…

Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala closer to becoming WTO chief, despite Trump blocking her

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is up against South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee GENEVA, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first female and African…

More stimulus needed to help US economy, says Fed’s Powell

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trajectory of Covid-19 remains key to the US recovery and until it is eradicated,…

US presidential election: Democratic candidate Biden on brink of victory in tense White House race

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in the potentially decisive state of…

Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania, closer to Presidency

WASHINGTON,Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic candidate Joe Biden is taking lead in Pennsylvania with 49.4 percent of votes against President…

Update: Storm Eta takes a heavy toll as it tears across Central America

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scores of people, including 50 in Guatemala, have died as the remnants of Hurricane…

Western Digital to invest a further RM2.3 bln in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Western Digital, a leading digital storage equipment manufacturer, has decided to invest an additional…

Covid-19: US daily cases hit new record, topping 120,000

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 120,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the US in the past 24 hours,…

US presidential election: Outcome hanging on results of key states

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The outcome of the US presidential election remained in the balance late Thursday as a…

US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States left the Paris accord on Wednesday, becoming the first country to ever…