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Washington, United States | AFP |  Here are key quotes from US President Donald Trump’s inauguration address Friday. Power to the people “We are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another –- but we are transferring power from Washington, DC and giving …

Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump took over Friday as the 45th US president and in doing so inherited the White House Twitter account from outgoing leader Barack Obama. In the first “social media transition” at the White House, Trump became the owner of the Twitter handle @POTUS, …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The following is the complete text of Donald Trump’s inaugural address delivered Friday after he was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States: (download at bottom) Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people …

Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday — capping his improbable journey to the White House and beginning a four-year term that promises to shake up Washington and the world. An estimated 800,000 people will gather …

San Francisco, United States | AFP |  Google is acquiring Twitter’s mobile application developer platform Fabric, a move which could give some breathing room for the social network after charting an independent path without a suitor. Terms of the deal were not announced. Twitter last year was in talks to …

San Francisco, United States | AFP |  Netflix added a record seven million subscribers over the past quarter as part of its global expansion drive, fueling a surge in revenue and profit for the streaming television giant. California-based Netflix said in its quarterly report Wednesday it ended the year with …

New York, United States | AFP | The prospect of a Hillary Clinton comeback after her shock loss to Donald Trump could hardly be less certain, but in New York where she is revered, plenty of people dream of her running for mayor. Her public appearances since the election have …

COMMENT: By Ian Buruma His election is more like an earthquake, unleashing forces no one can control Is there any reason for liberals to feel optimistic after a year of political disasters? Is there even a shred of silver lining to be found in the tatters of , Donald Trump’s …

Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | US motor giant Ford on Monday recalled 4,500 1.6-litre Kuga cars in South Africa after nearly 40 incidents in which vehicles were reported to have burst into flames. Over recent years, the SUV model has been the focus of repeated accounts in South Africa …

New York, United States | AFP | She may be tall, slim and a former model, but incoming first lady Melania Trump faces a new kind of fashion police — designers refusing to dress her because of her husband’s politics. She has posed nude for GQ, modeled in Paris and …