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World leaders welcome US transfer of power to Biden

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The Capitol building is surrounded by American flags on the National Mall on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th US president. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Paris

Several world leaders said they were looking forward to Wednesday's transfer of power in the United States, where Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as president after four turbulent years under Donald Trump.

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