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Taiwan-Biden ties off to strong start with invite for top diplomat

President-elect Joe Biden is seen during his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2021.  u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

Silver lining: Biden's scrapping of Keystone pipeline allows Canada's Trudeau to move on

US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks during a televised speech on the current economic and health crises at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware January 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn

White House says Biden will be discussing Iran with foreign partners

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki takes questions from journalists in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic

White House says US$1.9t Covid-19 relief proposal based on specific needs

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki takes questions from journalists in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic

White House: Biden will leave mechanics of Trump impeachment trial to Senate

In this file illustration photo taken May 27, 2020 a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia. u00e2u20acu201d AFP picnn

Twitter says it locked account of China's US embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

Avril Haines speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be President-elect Joe Biden's national intelligence director in Washington January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Pool via Reuters

US Senate approves Haines as Director of National Intelligence

An elderly woman arrives at a triage area at the Santa Maria hospital during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Lisbon, Portugal April 9, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

Portugal minister says UK Covid-19 variant spreading rapidly across country

Rescuers are seen at the site where workers were trapped underground after an explosion at the gold mine under construction, in Qixia, Shandong province, China January 13, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Handout via Reuters

China rescuers prepare escape route for trapped gold miners, one confirmed dead

Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California take the oath of office before Vice President Kamala Harris in the Senate chamber at the US Capitol in Washington  January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Senate TV pic via Reuters

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

A man performs push-ups as punishment for not wearing or improperly wearing face masks amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, along a street in Badung, Indonesia's resort island of Bali. u00e2u20acu2022 AFP pic

Foreigners without face masks punished with push-ups in Bali

An American woman and self-described digital nomad Kristen Gray looks on after being examined at the Indonesian Immigration office in Denpasar, Bali January 19, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. u00e2u20acu2022 Antara Foto pic via Reuters

Gay US couple to be deported after calling Bali 'queer friendly'

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave at the crowd as they head to the White House after the 2021 inauguration, in Washington January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic

Biden's return to Paris pact just a first step for US climate action

A dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

Covid-19: Oxford scientists preparing vaccine versions to combat emerging virus variants, says report

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, November 10, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Pool pic via Reuters

China imposes sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials including Pompeo

US President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic

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