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HAMILTON: A Punjab-origin city councillor says voice mails from a resident who threatened violence against Black people after far-right rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol is a reminder that Hamilton isn’t immune to racism.

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Friday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as Secretary of Defence — the first Black American in the role.

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden agreed to meet next month, the prime minister’s office said on Friday, following a call between the two leaders in which they vowed to join forces to combat coronavirus in North America.

OTTAWA: Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette has resigned amid allegations of workplace harassment.

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has warned that America’s COVID-19 outbreak will continue to worsen before it improves and “the death toll will likely top 5,00,000 next month”.

WASHINGTON: The historic inauguration of Kamala Harris as America’s vice president has further cemented the importance of the relationship between the United States and India, according to a top White House official.

WASHINGTON: For the first time ever, a turban-wearing Sikh has been appointed as a Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS: The US rejoined the World Health Organisation (WHO) in one of the first official orders of the Joe Biden presidency, reversing a key foreign policy decision his predecessor Donald Trump took last year after accusing the UN health agency of incompetence and bowing to Chinese pressure over the …

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States with a call to unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his election victory.

WASHINGTON: In his farewell address to the nation on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump touted his legacy and wished luck to the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but without acknowledging his successor by name.