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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the "resounding rebuke" that both houses of Congress delivered by overwhelmingly overriding Trump's veto.

South Korean media said it was the first time since 1995 that a North Korean leader has sent a New Year card to the country's citizens.

After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns.

Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords passed the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill on the same day.

Video footage shot by AFP shows what appears to be a missile striking the airport apron, which moments before had been packed with crowds, and exploding into a ball of intense flames.

Including the defense bill, Trump has vetoed nine bills during his four years in the White House. Congress has not previously mustered the votes needed to override any of his vetoes.

Morey, then the Rockets' general manager, tweeted "Fight for Freedom, stand with Hong Kong" in October 2019.

He also reportedly mentioned his wish of having an aircraft carrier commissioned and named after him.

Brazil, with more than 191,000 deaths, has the second-highest death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after the United States.

On December 24, Britain and the European Union agreed a post-Brexit deal that allayed the threat of disruption to business on January 1, when measures extending free trade are set to end.

Trump's campaign has lost dozens of court challenges in several contested states, with judge after judge saying they showed no evidence of any significant fraud.

Zhang is the first to face trial of a group of four citizen journalists detained by authorities earlier this year after reporting from Wuhan.

For days, Trump refused to put his signature on the relief package approved overwhelmingly by Congress following months of negotiation, calling it a "disgrace."

Some quipped that it wasn't the real Melania as she could never be this happy around her husband of 15 years.

A commutation removes the punishment but leaves the conviction in place.

The stock market has shrugged off the political chaos, closing higher for the past two days, focusing on hopes the coronavirus vaccine rollout will bring an economic recovery.

The Home Owner's Association Board reiterated that unless they can provide biblical references that notes the cross as a symbol of Christmas, they will not consider this to be a Christmas decoration

The United States -- the worst-hit country in the world -- has already started inoculations, and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that more than one million people have been vaccinated.

Trump dropped the bombshell via a pre-recorded statement made in the White House and sent out on Twitter.

This comes after the Mistress had just returned from being imprisoned last year to rejoin the King's royal harem after previously being accused of seeking to undermine the Queen.

Although the door has all but shut on his efforts to overturn the vote results, Trump has remained defiant.

Ahead of Biden's inauguration one major formality remains, when Congress, presided over by Vice President Mike Pence, opens up and counts the electoral votes on January 6.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had said after a crisis call that they would "go the extra mile" to find common ground.

New Zealand Prostitutes Collective Dame Catherine Healy calls the case a milestone as she warned brothel operators to uphold labour rights.

Labour unrest is not uncommon in India, with workers paid poorly and given few or no social security benefits.

A GoFundMe has subsequently been set up to supply homes along the street with Christmas lights.

Failure to secure a deal in time for the end of the transition period on December 31 would see Britain revert to World Trade Organization rules, with tariffs and quotas, from January 1.

The lawsuit came as all 50 states plus Washington, DC have formally certified their vote tallies, opening the way to convene the Electoral College in five days.

Paty's death is one in a string of jihadist-inspired attacks in France which include the 2015 shooting sprees at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan concert hall.