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Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Bolsonaro will wait “a little bit longer” to recognize a winner in the US election

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he will wait “a little bit longer” to recognize a winner in the U.S. presidential election, suggesting there was evidence of fraud in the process.
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:03 UTC
Biden will have an all-female communications team at the White House

President-elect Joe Biden is set to hire an all-female communications team, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Biden selected Democratic spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki as his White House press secretary. Psaki also briefly served as communications director for the Obama administration and as a spokeswoman for former State Secretary John Kerry.
Saturday, November 28th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
Iran's top nuclear scientist ambushed and killed: Teheran points to Israel and Trump

An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb program was killed in an ambush near Teheran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Trump will leave the White House when the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for president-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov 3 election, even as he reiterated his unfounded claims of massive voter fraud.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:42 UTC
Venezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions

Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Chinese president Xi Jinping finally congratulates president elect Joe Biden

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, state media reported on Wednesday, becoming one of the last world leaders to do so.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
France demands online technology giants to pay a “new digital tax” on 2020 profits

France will require online technology giants to pay a new “digital tax” on their 2020 earnings, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, despite Washington's warning that it could retaliate with new tariffs on French imports.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Biden does not want an Ireland/UK guarded border; insists on Good Friday peace deal

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday he did not want to see a guarded border between Ireland and the United Kingdom, adding that he had previously discussed the matter with the British and Irish prime ministers and other European leaders.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:04 UTC
Markets reach new records in Wall Street on Covid-19 vaccines optimism

The Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the 30,000-mark for the first time on Tuesday, as optimism that COVID-19 vaccines will open the way to economic recovery next year fueled Wall Street’s rebound from a pandemic-driven crash this year.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 09:38 UTC
Trump gives go-ahead to presidential transition, but continues with legal challenges

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had given Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, the go-ahead to proceed with a transition for President-elect Joe Biden’s administration despite plans to continue with legal challenges.