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US Election Results 2020 live: Trump alleges ballot counting abuse

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 11, 2020, 00:49:46 IST

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US Election Results 2020 live: Trump alleges ballot counting abuse

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. Joe Biden took the first steps on Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried to sow doubt about the election results. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

19:37 (IST) Nov 09

Indian-American physician named co-chair of President-elect Biden's coronavirus task-force

Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy on Monday was named one of the three co-chairs of the Covid-19 task-force that will guide President-elect Joe Biden on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 236,000 lives in the country. Dr Murthy, 43, a former US Surgeon General, along with two other co-chairs -- Dr David Kessler and Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith -- would lead a team of leading public health experts who will advise Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the deadly virus.

19:06 (IST) Nov 09

Vaccine news gives 'hope,' but long battle ahead: Joe Biden

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18:41 (IST) Nov 09

Joe Biden announces coronavirus team as US cases soar

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the scientists who will lead his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, signaling his plans to prioritize Covid-19 from the outset. The advisory board will be led by three co-chairs: epidemiologist and former Federal Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner David Kessler, former surgeon general Vivek Murthy, and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith, according to a statement from the Biden transition team.

18:16 (IST) Nov 09

Trump cheers Pfizer Inc's experimental Covid-19 vaccine results

STOCK MARKET UP BIG, VACCINE COMING SOON. REPORT 90% EFFECTIVE. SUCH GREAT NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 1604925104000

17:38 (IST) Nov 09

WHO chief looks forward to working "very closely" with Biden team

The World Health Organization chief welcomed efforts on Monday to strengthen the Geneva-based body through reform and said that it was looking forward to working closely with the administration of US President-elect Joe Biden. "We welcome any and all efforts to strengthen this organisation not for its own sake, but the sake of the people we serve," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told health ministers at the start of its resumed annual meeting.

17:06 (IST) Nov 09

President-elect Biden's hopes for Democratic agenda hang on Georgia runoffs

President-elect Joe Biden's hopes of enacting major Democratic priorities like expanding healthcare access, fighting climate change and providing more coronavirus aid are going to hang on a pair of US Senate races in Georgia in January. Democrats fell short of their goal of taking a Senate majority and actually lost seats in the House of Representatives, making Republicans well positioned to block major Biden legislative initiatives. That leaves Biden's party with the daunting task of trying to unseat two incumbent Republican senators in the traditionally Republican-leaning state, where Biden himself holds just a narrow lead over President Donald Trump as vote-counting continues.

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16:04 (IST) Nov 09

US President-elect Joe Biden knew Germany well. It is crucial to keep working on the relationship between the United States and Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel

15:32 (IST) Nov 09

Russia on Monday said it would wait for the official results of the US presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.

14:41 (IST) Nov 09

Russia elections chief casts doubt on US president vote

Russia's elections chief said Monday that voting by mail in the US presidential election had paved the way for massive voter fraud, echoing rhetoric from the campaign of Donald Trump. Ella Pamfilova, the head of Russia's elections commission, said she had carefully studied mail-in voting in the United States and found the process vulnerable to fraud.

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14:19 (IST) Nov 09

China declines to acknowledge Biden victory

China declined Monday to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has yet to concede and has launched several legal challenges, many world leaders congratulated Biden and running mate Kamala Harris after the Democrats were declared winners at the weekend and spontaneous celebrations erupted across American cities.

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13:39 (IST) Nov 09

From 'love' to 'thug': Biden win to change US-North Korea dynamic

Headline-grabbing summits between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will be off the agenda for some time, analysts say, after US president-elect Joe Biden characterised Kim Jong Un a "thug", in contrast to Donald Trump's declarations of love.

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12:59 (IST) Nov 09

Desi doctor likely to be face of Joe Biden’s Covid task force

At a time when the whole of the country is rejoicing the prospect of Kamala Harris becoming the first woman vice-president of the United States, there could be more reason for Indians to feel elated about.Indian-American surgeon Dr Vivek Murthy, 43, is likely to be inducted into Presidentelect Joe Biden’s Covid-19 task force. If Dr Murthy is appointed to the key post, the people of Karnataka’s Mandya will have an added reason to celebrate, as his father, Lakshminarasimha Murthy, traces his roots back to the Old Mysore district.

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12:00 (IST) Nov 09

Read: For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

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11:43 (IST) Nov 09

Donald Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January. The General Services Administration is tasked with formally recognizing Biden as president-elect, which begins the transition. But the agency's Trump-appointed administrator, Emily Murphy, has not started the process and has given no guidance on when she will do so.

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11:32 (IST) Nov 09

Biden campaign urges federal agency to approve official transition

President-elect Joe Biden's campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the US General Services Administration to approve an official transition of power despite President Donald Trump's refusal to concede.

11:15 (IST) Nov 09

A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?

As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of economic and environmental revival jostle with needling anxiety and fears of inattention. From security to trade to climate change, a powerful US reach extends to nearly every corner of the Asia-Pacific. In his four years in office, President Donald Trump shook the foundations of US relations here as he courted traditional rivals and attacked allies with both frequency and relish.

10:48 (IST) Nov 09

Joe Biden's 'atmanirbhar' US may stick to old trade tricks with India

For all the bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump, one area where India and the US failed to bridge the rift was trade. Experts believe that life isn’t going to change drastically for India under Joe Biden. After all, his stance on business and trade is similar to the current position. While he attacks Trump’s policies for encouraging offshoring and overseas investments, his website talks of “Made in all of America by all of American workers”, indicating a bias against foreign goods, especially from China.

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10:40 (IST) Nov 09

Read: How Joe Biden Won the Presidency

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10:22 (IST) Nov 09

'Don't worry' - pro-Trump Taiwan seeks to reassure over Biden

Taiwan's top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue US support for the Chinese-claimed island, which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump.

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10:00 (IST) Nov 09

Melania wants Donald Trump to concede defeat to Joe Biden

US First Lady Melania Trump has joined other members of her husband Donald Trump's inner circle asking him to accept his loss and concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden, informed a source familiar with the conversations.