19 January 2021
Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States this week. Here's our guide to the day's traditions, festivities and, yes, celebrity guests.
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19 Jan: While Joe Biden is officially stepping into the top job at the White House, Donald Trump will be departing. Where will he go and what will the soon-to-be-former president do next?... more
19 Jan: Joe Biden's team says the administration does not intend to lift travel bans from January 26, despite an executive order from Donald Trump in the last few days of his presidency. Follow live.... more
19 Jan: A centrepiece of Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy was the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border. How far did construction get and what are Joe Biden's plans for what Trump called his "big, beautiful wall"?... more
19 Jan: The OECD is set to investigate alleged human rights abuses and serious environmental pollution at Cerrejon, one of the world's biggest coal mines.... more
19 Jan: Their families say they were simply walking home from school or out with their friends when they were shot by Israeli forces. So why is no-one being held responsible?... more
19 Jan: Vaccines undergo rigorous safety checks before they're approved for use. So when there's news of a potential problem — how do we make sense of it?... more
18 Jan: US army officials request all 25,000 members of the National Guard stationed in Washington DC for Joe Biden's inauguration be vetted by the FBI over fears of an insider attack. Look back over the day's live blog.... more
18 Jan: Thousands of people have been caught without face masks in Bali but not all have been hit with a fine — many are getting away with little more than a racing pulse after a round of punitive push-ups.... more
18 Jan: We look at the two-hour presidential address that some thought killed a president, along with other history-making moments, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as the next president of the United States.... more
RUGBY Wearing red's still unfamiliar, but Rene Ranger's starting to feel at home at the Crusaders More...
BUSINESS The NRL's salary cap will be reduced to 9.02 million Australian dollars in 2021 as part of a deal struck between the league and its players, in the wake of the financial impact caused by Covid-19 More...
