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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

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

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

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris attend Church Service before inauguration

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along with their family members attended a prayer meeting at a local historic church in downtown Washington DC

Donald Trump exits White House for last time, says 'it's been great honour'

Trump will be the first president in modern history to boycott his successor's inauguration

China is clearly America's most strategic competitor: Janet Yellen

Yellen has told lawmakers that the United States needs to take on Beijing's 'abusive, unfair, and illegal practices'

Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson as UK welcomes Biden administration

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the start of a new UK-US chapter on Wednesday

Sensex, Nifty soar 1.7% on US stimulus hope; HDFC, RIL and ICICI Bank gain

Indices recoup most of the losses of last 2 sessions

President Trump expected to issue flurry of pardons on last full day

President Donald Trump was expected to spend his last full day in office issuing a flurry of pardons and bidding farewell to the American public from a near-deserted White House

Average US air fares fall to lowest price after Covid-19 pandemic

The average ticket price was $245, down 30% over the same period in 2019 and down 7% over the second quarter, when average prices were $262 a ticket

Biden all set to be sworn in as 46th US President amid heightened security

Biden, 78, will take the oath on his 127-year-old family Bible, which will be held by his wife, Jill Biden

Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health

Third time lucky: Joe Biden to be sworn in as US President on Wednesday

Biden will take the oath to become the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday

Trump to leave office with lowest approval rating since becoming President

As US President-elect Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated as the 46th President of the US on Wednesday

Sensex, Nifty fall ahead of Budget amid global weakness; ONGC falls 4.6%

Sensex declines over 1,000 points in two days