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While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad says being selected as the co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize came as a "surprise" and "great honour" and at the same time comes with "great responsibility." The 25 year old was speaking during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Le réalisateur américain Peter Bogdanovich retrace la vie et la carrière de l'un des plus prolifiques et influents réalisateurs d'Hollywood : Buster Keaton. Cette plongée très personnelle dans les archives de la famille Keaton révèle un artiste visionnaire qui a tout risqué, même sa vie, pour faire rire les spectateurs du monde entier avec des films précieux comme Sherlock Jr. (1924), Le Mécano de la Générale (1926), Cadet d'eau douce (1928) et tant d'autres.
Sandi Toksvig took over the reigns of the Channel 4 show from former fan favourites Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins and she says the new line up is bonding well saying; 'it's illegal how much fun we're having'.
Russian winter athletes, including skeleton racer Olga Potylitsina, European skeleton champion Elena Nikitina, Skeleton racer Alexsandr Tretyakov, and cross-country skier Alexei Petukohv reacted to the news. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in a press conference in Lausanne it would ban Russia from participating at the next Winter Olympics 2018, allowing clean Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag.
Liverpool fans arriving to Moscow for a Champions League draw with Russian team Spartak were pleasantly surprised with a warm welcome from Russian fans, including free T-shirts. The event is part of an initiative dubbed 'Gentlefan,' which first started in February 2017 when Rostov fans offered their Manchester United counterparts warm blankets prior to the rainy match. The tradition is picking up steam with Liverpool as well as Manchester United supporters receiving free merchandise in Moscow this September, and will continue next summer during the World Cup.