Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The Central American nation Guatemala opened a commercial counsellor office in Taipei on Friday in the hope of drawing Taiwanese investments to the country and enhancing bilateral trade.
Joe Biden takes office as the 46th president of the United States with an optimistic call for unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a violent mob tried to undo his election victory.
On a frigid but sunny day at the very Capitol building that was assaulted on January 6, Biden was sworn in moments after Kamala Harris became America's first woman vice president, closing the book on Donald Trump's tumultuous four years.
"Democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed," Biden says before a National Mall that was virtually empty due to the ultra-tight security and a raging COVID-19 pandemic that he vowed to confront immediately. — AFP
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been kidnapped.
Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are now also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been kidnapped.
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