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Banda Aceh, Feb 23 (EFE/EPA).- College students in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh on Tuesday abided by social distancing rules as they attended graduation ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia has so far recorded over 1.2 million cases and 34,691 deaths of COVID-19. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOT LIST: COLLEGE STUDENTS ATTEND GRADUATION CEREMONY IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
At least three top Republicans plan to miss President Donald Trump's farewell ceremony. House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin McCarthy will attend church with Joe Biden. Vice President Mike Pence is unable to make it due to logistical issues, says Business Insider. Many people see this as the final snub to Trump from his once-closest allies. Others may also fail to attend but none so far have been confirmed outside of these three. Joe Biden is set to take office tomorrow and become the 46th President of the United States.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas plans to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. This comes after weeks of elevating misinformation about the election results. Cruz has faced immense backlash and increasing pressure to resign following his objection. Biden has even criticized the Texas senator and said he should be defeated in 2024. Since November, Cruz has sown doubts into the electoral process, says Business Insider. Cruz's communications director, Lauren Blair Bianchi, also left her job in the wake of the siege.
Taguig City, May 22 (EFE/EPA).-Graduating students from a local science and technology high school in Taguig, Metro Manila, on Friday attended the so-called 'Cyber-Graduatuion Ceremony' with the help of student-made robots, as the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic that has already claimed the lives of 857 Filipinos.The robots were made by the school's very own robotics team with a goal to properly send off the graduating students of 2020 amid the social-distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus crisis (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE CYBER-GRADUATION CEREMONY OF STUDENTS FROM THE SENATOR RENATO “COMPAÑERO” CAYETANO MEMORIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL (SRCC) IN TAGUIG CITY IN METRO MANILA IN TAGUIG CITY, THE PHILIPPINES.