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Barack Obama still wearing Fitbit watch recalled for burn risk
San Francisco: Former US President Barack Obama has been spotted wearing a Fitbit Ionic watch, which was recently recalled for burn risks. Obama was seen wearing the risky Fitbit watch during a…
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Rishi Sunak’s rise to PM is Obama moment for British Hindus’, says UK Hindu temple leader
London: Rishi Sunak becoming UK’s Prime Minister is “our Barack Obama moment,” said the leader of a Hindu temple that was set up by the Indian-origin leader’s grandfather. Sunak, 42, on Monday…
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Uber used stealth technology to thwart government probe: Report
Washington: A set of leaked documents has shown Uber’s use of stealth technology to thwart government probes and a so-called kill switch to cut access to company servers and prevent authorities from…
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Social media ‘designed’ to weaken democracies: Obama
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has broken his silence after a long time, saying that social media platforms are well-designed to destroy democracies. Speaking at a Stanford University event late on…
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Former US President Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19
Former US President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democratic Party leader shared the news via Twitter. In a tweet sent out in the wee…
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Biden nominates three Federal Reserve officials
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his nomination of three Federal Reserve officials, as he seeks to reshape the central bank amid bumpy economic recovery. Biden on Friday nominated Sarah Bloom…
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Former US President Obama nominated for Grammy award
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has been nominated for the Grammy award for his audio book “A promised Land in the category Best Spoken Word Album, the Recording Academy said in…
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Bezos makes gifts to Obama foundation and NYU medical center
Washington: Former President Barack Obama’s foundation announced Monday that it has received a USD 100 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, which it says is the largest individual contribution it has…
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Biden nominates fundraiser Tsunis for Greece ambassadorship
Washington: President Joe Biden has announced plans to nominate George Tsunis, an influential Democratic fundraiser and hotelier, to be his envoy to Greece. Tsunis had a previous ambassadorial nomination fall apart. Former…
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Tide may be finally turning against Israel in United States
Washington: The tide may be finally turning against Israel in the United States. The contemptuous way Benjamin Nethanyahu treated Barack Obama with and then allied himself very closely with Trump and the…
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Obama ‘appalled’ by anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama on Monday (local time) said he was “appalled” by the violence against civilians in Myanmar following a military coup in February. “The world’s attention must remain…
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Former US President Obama’s Kenyan step-grandmother passes away
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama’s Kenyan step-grandmother and the family’s matriarch, Sarah Obama, has passed away aged 99 years old. Taking to Twitter on Monday, the former President said: “My family and…
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Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review
Washington: President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the US base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House…
- Politics
Host farmers at your house like you treated Obama: Owaisi to PM
Bharuch: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to invite protesting farmers to his residence like he had hosted then US president Barack Obama, and repeal the new farm…
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Twitter to wipe POTUS account’s followers ahead of Biden inauguration day
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential campaign digital director on Tuesday said that Twitter told the Biden team that it would be “wiping followers” from the official POTUS (President of the United…
