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Joe Biden, Lula vow to defend democracy in Americas

Shawdesh desk: United States president Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday at the White House that the two biggest countries in the Americas

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Biden’s State of the Union draws audience of 27.3 million

Shawdesh desk: An estimated 27.3 million people watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on television, the second smallest audience for the annual event in at least 30

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Video conferencing star Zoom cuts staff by 15pc

Shawdesh Desk: The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform — which became a household name during the pandemic — announced on Tuesday it is laying off about 15 per

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US won’t provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine: Biden

Shawdesh Desk; WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Kyiv expands the list of weaponry it needs to be

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US Covid emergency status to end May 11: White House

Shawdesh Desk: The White House said on Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as the Covid pandemic took grip three years ago will officially end May

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Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me

Shawdesh desk: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed President Vladimir Putin threatened to target him with a missile attack before ordering Russian forces into Ukraine. The apparent threat

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Trump warns 2024 election ‘our one shot’ to save America

Shawdesh desk: Donald Trump warned Saturday that the next election would be America’s last chance for salvation as he attempted to revive a faltering third run for the White House

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Biden’s secret documents: the drip, drip of revelations

Shawdesh desk: The first secret documents turned up in Joe Biden’s former private office and home back in November, but it was January before the White House publicly admitted the

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