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Iran, pressured by power blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin

Rolling outages left millions without electricity for hours

World leaders laud US return to climate fight under Biden administration

World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change

Germany's Merkel stands by Russia pipeline that United States opposes

This is likely to be an irritant in generally improved relations with the new Biden administration

Google, group of French publishers sign copyright news payment deal

This paves the way for the internet giant to make digital copyright payments for online news content

US to join global coronavirus vaccine programme: Anthony Fauci

Biden to order the US to support projects to deploy Covid-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to people in need around the world

Ready to serve, says Harris after her inauguration as US Vice President

Harris, the 49th US Vice President, will serve as the deputy of President Joe Biden, 78, who also took the oath of office, becoming the 46th US President.

Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson as UK welcomes Biden administration

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the start of a new UK-US chapter on Wednesday

Inheriting a confluence of crises, Biden will take helm as US president

US has seen a near-death experience as a democracy. Americans who will watch the new president be sworn in are now acutely aware of how much it needs to be protected

In first hours as President, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus

Biden set to sign a series of executive orders, that will return US to Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization, and revoke the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

European Union sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House

EU officials warned that the world has changed after four years of Donald Trump and that Trans-Atlantic ties will be different in the future

Israel pushes settlement construction as Donald Trump leaves office

An Israeli watchdog group said that the government approved new housing units in east Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements a day before Biden takes office

Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health

Bank of America fourth quarter profit fell 18% but topped Street views

Bank of America says its fourth-quarter profit fell nearly 18 per cent to $5.47 billion

Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop Covid-19 pandemic

The WHO panel also questioned whether the UN health agency should have labelled it a pandemic sooner

European aviation agency: Boeing 737 Max to be cleared next week

The move follows nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes

Thailand court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king

The country has a strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy

China sees virus outbreaks across its northeast prompting lockdowns

The lockdowns and travel bans come ahead of next month's Lunar New Year holiday

WHO chief Ghebreyesus lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

The WHO chief said it's not right that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against before older people or health care workers in poorer countries

A voice in everything: Harris prepares for key role in Biden's White House

With the confluence of crises confronting Joe Biden's administration, Kamala Harris is expected to have her say in all aspects of Biden's agenda

Dramatic drop in Saudi Arabia executions after laws changed in 2020

Saudi Arabia was for years one of the world's most prolific executioners