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Joe Biden appoints Dan Smith as acting secretary of state: White House

Biden also appointed Andy Baukol as Acting Treasury Secretary and Monty Wilkinson as the Acting head of the Justice Department

Asian stocks set for strong start after day of gains on Wall Street

The Biden administration is expected to push through a nearly $2 trillion US fiscal stimulus plan

Biden announces return to Paris climate accord, curbs on US oil industry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced America's return to the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change, the centerpiece of a raft of day-one executive orders aimed at restoring U.S. leadership in combating global warming.

President Joe Biden's inauguration goes off with no security issues

From behind miles of fencing, Joe Biden was safely sworn in as president in a Washington on edge, two weeks after pro-Trump rioters besieged the U.S. Capitol

Joe Biden takes over @POTUS Twitter account after inauguration

Joe Biden on Wednesday took over the official @POTUS Twitter account of the President of the United States after his inauguration

Johnson to Trudeau: How world leaders are reacting to Biden's inauguration

Here's how world leaders are reacting to US President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, replacing Donald Trump

Biden vows to repair America's alliances, engage with world once again

In his inaugural speech, the 78-year-old veteran Democratic leader said: "We'll be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress and security"

Amazon offers to help US with vaccine in letter to President Biden

The world's largest online retailer has an agreement with a healthcare provider to administer vaccines at its facilities, Dave Clark, chief executive of Amazon's worldwide consumer business said

Hollywood returns: Gaga, J. Lo headline Joe Biden's inauguration

A slew of glittery celebrities is descending on Washington - virtually or in person - to welcome the new administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a duo popular in Hollywood

Biden looks to galvanise Covid-19 fight, vaccinations as he takes office

Biden takes office a day after the United States marked 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic broke out last March

Democrats take narrow control of US Senate as three new members sworn

Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California took the oath of office in the Senate chamber hours after President Joe Biden was sworn in.

Wall Street closes at record highs as Netflix jumps, Biden inaugurated

Dow up 0.83%, S&P 500 up 1.39%, Nasdaq up 1.97%; FAANGs jump after Netflix results beat estimates

Biden arrives safely at White House, protected by thousands of troops

The unprecedented precautions ensured the new US president and Vice President Kamala Harris took office free of incident in a ceremony outside the US Capitol

President Joe Biden says Trump wrote him a very generous letter

"The president wrote a very generous letter," Biden told reporters at the White House

Joe Biden takes sweeping Day One action on energy, climate, immigration

The new president is also ordering the wearing of masks and social distancing in all federal buildings

US President Biden takes over nation in crisis, urges end to 'uncivil war'

With his hand on an heirloom Bible that has been in his family for more than a century, Biden took the presidential oath of office administered by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts just after noon

Look forward to working with him: PM Modi congratulates Joe Biden

The prime minister also congratulated Kamala Harris on being sworn in as the US Vice President and said he looked forward to interacting with her to make India-US relations more robust

Kamala Harris sworn in as America's first woman Vice President

Harris, 56, 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

On Day 1, Biden to undo Trump's Muslim travel ban, Mexico border wall

The new president's mask mandate will require face coverings and physical distancing for everyone in federal buildings and on federal lands

Gold and Brent crude rise over 1% after Janet Yellen's 'act big' call

Spot gold gained 1.18 per cent to $1,862.10 per ounce by 8.20 pm IST, having risen 1 per cent to a near one-week high earlier