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New York (AFP) - Time magazine named President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as "the spirit of Ukraine" as its 2022 person of the year on Wednesday, for the resistance the country has shown in the face of Russia's invasion. Calling Zelensky's decision to remain in Kyiv and rally his country "fateful," Time editor in chief Edward Felsenthal said this year's decision was "the most clear-cut in memory." Since Russia's February 24 invasion, Zelensky has delivered daily speeches that are followed not only by Ukrainians but by citizens and governments around the globe. He has appeared on the front lin...
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Washington (AFP) - The day after his 18th birthday, Salvador Ramos, a troubled teenager from small-town Texas, bought an assault rifle. A week later, he walked into a local elementary school, where he shot and killed 19 young children and two of their teachers. Authorities are still trying to piece together what drove Ramos to commit America's worst school massacre in a decade, but here is what is known so far about the shooting: How the shooter attackedDescribed as a long-bullied youth with a history of self-harm, Ramos turned 18 on May 16 and bought an assault rifle the very next day. He pu...
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New York (AFP) - US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were named Time magazine's 2020 "Person of the Year" on Thursday for their election victory over Donald Trump. "For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world," Time said, explaining its choice. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement and President Trump. Time's magazine cover boasts portraits o...
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New York (AFP) - US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine's 2020 "Person of the Year," the publication announced Thursday. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement, and President Donald Trump who Biden defeated in November's election. Time's magazine cover has a picture of Biden, 78, and Harris, 56, with the subtitle "Changing America's story." Biden beat Trump by 306 electoral college votes to Trump's 232 to end the real estate tycoo...
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Washington (AFP) - Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump.The wait has fueled tension across the polarized nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats are engineering fraud.But the delay was widely expected, often for reasons specific to individual states, which under the US system each conduct their own polls:Competitive states take longerCalifornia, the nation's most populous state, was quickly called for Biden after po...
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