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Biden is set to take his first step forward in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic with the announcement of a 12-member coronavirus taskforce on Monday.

On the campaign trail, Biden said he would not meet with Kim without preconditions and accused Trump of "emboldening" the North Korean leader.

White House adviser and Ivanka Trump's husband Jared Kushner also reportedly asked his father-in-law to concede his defeat.

The 45th and current president of the US lost the 2020 elections to Joe Biden, who will start his 4-year term in January 2021.

The US president-elect Joe Biden's Irish cousins recently gathered under a pop art-style mural of him to celebrate his victory.

On Monday, a group of leading scientists and experts will be named as transition advisers to help convert the Biden-Harris plan into reality from January 20.

Even if Biden cancels Trump's planned construction of a border wall, strict restrictions against undocumented migration will continue.

The Trump campaign has already mounted legal challenges in several states, but no evidence has emerged of any widespread irregularities that would affect the results.

Several attempts by Russia, France and the United States have failed to achieve a ceasefire.

In a victory speech on Saturday, Biden promised to unify the bitterly divided nation and reached out to Trump supporters.

NBA players actively encouraged fans to exercise their voting rights.

Hollywood celebs took to social media to celebrate the end of Trump's presidency and the historic win of Harris, who becomes the first woman VP of the US.

Jill Biden is readying to replace Melania Trump as the first lady of the US, and is relatable with her "middle class American" wardrobe.

Harris also paid tribute to her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who emigrated from India when she was 19 and died in 2009.

An insurmountable lead in Pennsylvania took Biden, 77, over the top in the state-by-state count that decides the presidency.

Young treated poll workers to lunch in Georgia, one of the all-important swing states.

Republicans had been fighting for months against allowing Pennsylvania to count ballots postmarked by Election Day if they arrive by Friday.

Biden said he and Harris had already been meeting experts on how to control the "skyrocketing" cases of Covid-19.

US president Donald Trump offered little indication on Friday that he was prepared to concede defeat.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson has quashed claims that the former is preparing for a political exit early next year.

The malfunctioning helicopter fired a 30 mm round after being taken out of a hangar at Wattisham Flying Station.

While Kelly flew four space shuttle missions with NASA, McSally was the first woman to fly in combat and to lead a fighter squadron with the USAF

The story of the Indonesian couple has gone viral after they ignored the 61-year age gap to get married last month.

Jacinda Ardern and her ministers made their oaths of office in English and Maori during a ceremony at Wellington's Government House.

The "Gucci Gang" rapper, Lil Pump was seen posing with full-grown tigers and tiger cubs, a chimpanzee, and an elephant.

Several media outlets took Donald Trump off-air mid-speech due to his remarks questioning the integrity of the election process.

The measures include a curfew, restrictions on travel and the closure of schools and non-essential shops.

A Facebook spokesperson said the goal was "reducing the chance for confusion or abuse" and that the ban will likely last about a week.

According to Trump, Democrats were using "illegal votes" to "steal the election from us."