(MENAFN - NewsBytes) Mario Draghi has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy on Saturday after forming a national unity government tasked to help the country tackle and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced crisis and economic slump.
Draghi, a former European Central Bank chief, was appointed officially by Italian President Sergio Mattarella at a ceremony held in the presidential palace in Rome.
Here s more. In this article Draghi is the 30th Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Draghi will be presented before Parliament for votes of confidence Key ministers in the cabinet of Draghi Several ministers from the outgoing government to keep their posts The new Italian Prime Minister faces enormous challenges
US inauguration: Joe Biden plans his first acts as president
20 Jan, 2021 11:13 PM
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Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th President of the USA. Video / PBS
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Joe Biden, newly sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, has moved quickly to erase Donald Trump s legacy by signing a series of executive orders that reverse his predecessor s policies. The orders include returning the US to the Paris climate accord, ending Trump s travel ban on some majority-Muslim countries, and mandating mask-wearing in federal buildings.
When asked by a reporter what it felt like to be returning to the White House, Biden said it feels like I m going home . Just after delivering his inaugural address, the President declared he would start working right away to deliver on his agenda.