People wearing face masks walk through the Dupont Circle Market amid the coronavirus pandemic in Washington on February 21, 2021. AFP

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William Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency nominee for US President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Bloomberg

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US Vice President Kamala Harris seen in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on February, 24 2021. EPA

US Vice President Kamala Harris urges black Americans: 'Let's not let Covid get us'

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Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, won a $1 million award from the Israeli Dan David Foundation for “courageously defending science” during the coronavirus pandemic. AP

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Former US President Donald Trump. File photo / Reuters

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The US says Iran under supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his predecessors and compatriots is responsible for 40 years of terrorism. EPA 

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Tim Lenderking, soon-to-be the US envoy to Yemen, speaks at a high-level panel hosted by The National in New York. Ryan Christopher Jones for The National

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Former US president Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, November 26, 2020. AFP

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President Joe Biden waves after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, Washington. Patrick Semansky / AP

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Biden family photos encircle a bust of activist Cesar Chavez behind the Resolute Desk, inside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Reuters

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President-elect Joe Biden is greeted by former President Barack Obama as he arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2021. AP

Biden launches presidency with executive orders reversing Trump 'damages'

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House to board Marine One ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden, in Washington. Reuters

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People make their way near the capitol ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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epa08923391 A Trump supporter holds a placard reading ÔDeep State Voter Fraud! Media and Big Tech Information WarfareÕ as Pro-Trump protesters demonstrate in support of US president Donald Trump in front of the City Hall in Los Angeles, California, USA, 06 January 2021. Right-wing conservative groups are protesting against Congress counting the electoral college votes. Dozens of state and federal judges have shot down challenges to the 2020 presidential election, finding the accusations of fraud to be without merit. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

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Members of the National Guard rest in the Capitol Visitors Centre on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 13, 2021, ahead of an expected House vote impeaching US President Donald Trump. AFP

US National Guard defend Washington round the clock – in pictures

Foxconn is also in talks to fund China based electric-vehicle start-up Byton. EPA

Apple partner Foxconn teams up with Fisker to make electric cars

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Qantas will resume flights to most of its international destinations in late October. Courtesy Qantas

Qantas to restart international flights in October

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Paintings commemorating previous battles adorn a wall on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. Kinmen, an island in the Taiwan strait that is part of Taiwan's territory. Getty Images.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have surprised a woman's shelter in the US with a donation after its roof collapsed during a winter storm. AP Photo

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A US B-1 Lancer bomber squadron has been sent to Norway as competition with Russia grows in the Arctic. Reuters

US-Russian competition heats up in the frozen Arctic

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South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize receives the Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Reuters 

FDA: Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective

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 Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. Global passenger air traffic will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024. Reuters. 

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Hamid Al Zaabi is an accomplished anti-money laundering specialist with 21 years of experience, including extensive work in countering terrorist financing. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation

Office launched to spearhead UAE anti-money laundering efforts

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Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, and Zendaya in a new still from the yet-to-be-named 'Spider-Man 3', set for release in November 2021. Instagram / Tom Holland

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Director Ava DuVernay has put the spotlight on the Golden Globes for their lack of black representation. Getty Images   

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Hillary Clinton with her 2017 memoir 'What Happened', which covered her 2016 presidential campaign against Donald Trump. AFP

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