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Japan shares fall on Covid worries, Asia sees rally over Biden inauguration

Hong Kong''s Hang Seng added 0.9% to 29,921.79, while the Shanghai Composite rose nearly 0.4% to 3,579.93

Canada in touch with Biden administration about disputed oil pipeline

Trudeau said that over the last several days, including Tuesday, his officials have communicated arguments in favour of the Keystone XL pipeline to the highest levels of his administration

Mike Pence heading back to Indiana hometown after Biden inaugural

The Republican former Indiana governor and his wife Karen are expected to attend Biden''s inauguration and will then fly into the Columbus Municipal Airport

President Trump expected to issue flurry of pardons on last full day

President Donald Trump was expected to spend his last full day in office issuing a flurry of pardons and bidding farewell to the American public from a near-deserted White House

GM teams up with Microsoft to accelerate rollout of self-driving cars

Microsoft's Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to "commercialise its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale."

La Liga: Lionel Messi suspended 2 matches for hitting opponent

The Spanish soccer federation suspended Lionel Messi for two matches on Tuesday after he hit an opponent in an incident away from the ball in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Amateur clubs cleared to play in French Cup, says football federation

The French soccer federation says amateur clubs will take part in this year's French Cup after the ministry of sports agreed to the move amid the coronavirus pandemic

Atletico Madrid appeals to CAS in attempt to suspend Trippier ban

Atletico Madrid appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday to suspend Kieran Trippier's ban for breaching betting rules

US: Biden's national security Cabinet nominees face Senate tests

The most controversial of the group may be Lloyd Austin, the recently retired Army general whom Biden selected to lead the Pentagon.

Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes parts of Argentina and Chile, no damage reported

The US Geological Survey said the quake on late Monday had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 and its epicentre was 27.6 kilometres (17 miles) southwest of the town of Porcito

US: Schumer calls for speedy confirmation of Joe Biden's Cabinet picks

His comments were part of a broader push by Biden allies to encourage speedy confirmations of some of his top nominees

US: Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants on Day 1

The bill is set to be introduced after Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the legislation and granted anonymity to discuss it.

Joe Biden picks Rohit Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles

The pick comes as Democrats are eyeing ways to provide student loan relief to millions of Americans as part of a Covid-19 relief package

US: California officials urges stop to 300K vaccines after some fall ill

The state has recorded more than 33,600 deaths related to COVID-19

Pakistan: PM Imran Khan angry over reports Arnab Goswami knew about strike

Imran Khan took to Twitter to respond to Indian media reports of an exchange on the WhatsApp messaging service between popular Indian TV anchor Arnab Goswami and Partho Dasgupta

Andrea Pirlo's position precarious heading into Italian Super Cup

Rarely has a coach's job depended on the Italian Super Cup, but rarely has Juventus got off to a worse start to the season over the past decade.

Joe Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were joining Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects on Monday

Angela Merkel, governors to meet amid fears over new coronavirus variants

Germany's infection rate has stabilized in recent days, indicating that existing restrictions may have been effective in bringing down the numbers

Messi facing lengthy suspension after lashing out in Super Cup defeat

Messi could be suspended for up to 12 games for the red card he received in the final minutes of his team's 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in Seville on Sunday

Joe Biden's inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp

Biden was not participating in the rehearsal