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Melania's next step after the White House

Melania Trump has done little to dispel rumours of her reluctance to play the game of first lady. Former White House official Omarosa Manigault Newman goes a step further claiming she planned to divorce her husband as soon as she could, postpresidency

Abu Dhabi's non-oil foreign trade zooms despite COVID-19 pandemic

UAE capital with its non-oil foreign trade has enhanced its reach to global and regional markets, with Saudi Arabia registering trade amounting to Dhs32.22 billion

India's virus infections continue to fall, Kerala leads in new cases

Kerala now leads both in daily new cases and recoveries as India announced another milestone in its fight against COVID-19; India’s total caseload has now crossed 8.51 million

Festive Filipinos trying to save Christmas from virus

‘With or without Covid we have to celebrate Christmas whatever it takes, this is a Filipino tradition;’ Duterte and Leni Robredo congratulate US president-elect Biden on his victory

Donald Trump will continue to stir hatred, trouble

Trump has always refused to become a loser and has constructed a fantasy universe where he is always the winner. Furthermore, the Republican party and his ‘base’ of supporters have encouraged his myth-making.

Biden promises unity as Trump refuses to give up

US President-elect begins the transfer of power, launches a transition website prioritising virus, economic recovery, racial equality and climate change; Trump ally urges him to ‘fight hard.’

A HOSTILE SENATE

Positions like US secretary of state, Pentagon chief, and attorney general require Senate confirmation, as do federal judges and, notably, justices to the US Supreme Court

Sultan supports publishing houses with Dhs10 million

The generous gesture of the Ruler of Sharjah comes as a much-needed contribution to sustain the book publishing industry as it was badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

Trump ‘forBiden' by voters

Biden all set to become America’s 46th president; I am honoured and humbled by trust American people have placed in me and in VP-elect Kamala Harris, says Democrat.

For Eva Green, playing an astronaut in ‘Proxima' was truly empowering

‘Proxima’ addresses big issues, from the guilt of being a working mother to having a successful career, and also how fun it is to play an astronaut

The reason why the Biden ‘blue wave' is being overlooked

On the morning of Election Day, Democrats looked forward to witnessing an impending “Blue Wave”: a full repudiation of President Donald Trump and his administration.

Ex-Israeli minister visits Rashid Centre

Dubai: A high level delegation led by former Israeli Minister of Communications, a member of the Likud Party, Ayoob Kara and others paid a visit to Rashid Centre for the Determined Ones and reviewed the services and rehabilitation programmes.

World stock markets mixed as balance tilts to Biden in US polls

Investors expect Democrat Joe Biden will beat President Donald Trump but that Republicans will keep control of the Senate, allowing them to block Democratic policies such as corporate tax hikes

Phoebe Tonkin uses quarantine to create loungewear collection

When Hollywood productions halted, the actress and environmental activist used the downtime to revisit an idea she’d previously put on the back burner

Ronaldo to make Portugal return against France

Germany coach Joachim Loew picked an expanded 29-man squad on Friday for upcoming internationals against the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Spain but is without Niklas Suele, Kai Havertz and Emre Can

Japanese automakers raise profit forecast on rising China demand

Toyota and Honda more than double their earnings’ outlook amid a rebound in China after auto sales were squeezed by the impact of the pandemic

Biden overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia

Pelosi calls Biden ‘president-elect;’ Trump still not ready to concede defeat; some 40,000 votes remain to be counted in Pennsylvania; TV networks halt live coverage of Trump address due to ‘lies.’

What went wrong for Joe Biden with Latinos?

The big story was the Latino vote in Florida. Biden got 52 per cent of this vote, a whole ten points less than Hillary Clinton’s showing in 2016. Much has changed over the last four years that has made the Democratic Party less compatible with Latinos. The political team of Gulf Today has the details

Indonesia sees first recession in 2 decades as COVID-19 spreads

Pandemic hits consumption and business activity, costing millions of jobs and gross domestic product shrinks

PROTESTS MAR VOTE COUNT

Observers from both major political parties were inside the election centre as ballots were processed and counted, and the procedure was live-streamed online at all times

Pak reports highest number of COVID-19 deaths since July

Virus claims 26 more lives on a single day in three months; Pakistan successfully tackled coronavirus without shutting down industries: President; Islamabad’s virus test positivity rate rises to 7.7%

Biden edges closer to win as Trump moves courts

With 264 electoral votes Biden is just one battleground state away from becoming the US president-elect; Trump requests a recount in Wisconsin and files suits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia.

US Elections 2020 - People's Choice

The overall tight contest reflected a deeply polarised nation struggling to respond to the worst health crisis in more than a century, with millions of lost jobs, and a reckoning on racial injustice.

News Groups Rebuke Trump On Election Results Claim

In a stunning scene in the middle of the night, news organizations rebuked President Donald Trump after he falsely said on live television that he had won reelection even as votes were still being counted.

America On Knife-Edge As Result Could Go Either Way

Democrat Joe Biden has 238 electoral votes, Republican Donald Trump 214, says US media; president fires off allegations of election fraud.

Syria Shelling Kills 4 Kids, 3 Others

Syrian government on Wednesday shelled the last rebel last enclave in the country’s northwest, killing at least seven people, including four children, rescuers and activists reported.

Almost 30 Dead As Syria Govt Forces Clash With Daesh

Intermittent fighting, mostly in the Badia, has killed more than 900 regime rebels and 140 allied Iran-backed fighters since March, as well as almost 500 Daesh, said Observatory

OPPORTUNITY TO ATONE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS DECLINED

Given the circumstances, it was important the election had clear and certain narratives. But that is not what we have. The political team of Gulf Today sheds more light on the subject

Anti-Trump Republicans Could Be Biden's Secret Weapon

The vast majority of Republicans are voting for Trump, says a Pew Research Centre survey. But it may not take much to swing a close election. A few disaffected Republicans could be enough to make the difference. The political team of Gulf Today connects the dots

VP Gets Virus Vaccine Shot, Promises A Better Future

VP dedicates UAE Flag Day celebrations to COVID-19 frontliners; UAE reports 1,008 virus cases, 6 deaths; Europe tightens restrictions as Britain, Germany widen testing.