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Russia on Tuesday signaled the demise of a long-running United Nations humanitarian operation in Turkey delivering aid to 4 million people in rebel-held northwest Syria after it vetoed a nine-month authorization renewal at the UN Security Council. The first United Nations aid convoy through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey. AFP Russia then failed in its own bid for a six-month extension of th
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The United States Congress, in the early hours of January 7, officially announced Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next US president and vice president respectively. The confirmation means January 19 will be president Donald Trumps final day in the White House, with the Biden-Harris duo set to be sworn-in the next day. US President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Since he was announced as the president-elect by the US media in November, Biden has announced his nominees for several key portfolios. Except for the vice president, who is elected alongside the president, the cabinet nominees are appointed only after confirmation by the US Senate. Heres a look at some of the nominees a
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stanley website 70th person to hold this office. 2. Janet Yellen secretary of treasury : A former chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, and the first woman in that post, Yellen was nominated by Biden on November 30, 2020. If confirmed, Yellen will also be the first female secretary of treasury of the US. She will succeed the incumbent and 77th treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin. 3. Lloyd Austin secretary of defense : Nominated on December 8, 2020,
