Hillary Clinton concedes election, urges open mind on Donald Trump
Democrat Hillary Clinton conceded the 2016 US White House race to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday (Oct 9) and offered to work with the president-elect, who she hoped would be a successful leader for all Americans.
Clinton, appearing at midday after a bruising election loss to the New York real estate magnate, urged supporters to keep an open mind on Trump and give him a chance to lead.
"Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans," Clinton told hundreds of supporters and staff at a Manhattan hotel.
"This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for, and I'm sorry that we did not win this election for the values we shared and the vision we hold for our country," she said to cheers.
Obama says America now 'rooting' for Trump success
US President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday (Nov 9) to work for a smooth transition of power with president-elect Donald Trump, the Republican winner of Tuesday's election, who has promised to undo Obama's top domestic and foreign policy initiatives.
In brief remarks to reporters in the White House Rose Garden, Obama urged fellow Democrats to put aside their disappointment and tried to strike a positive tone after a devastating electoral defeat.
"It is no secret that the president-elect and I have some pretty significant differences," Obama said with a smile about Trump, who had long questioned whether Obama had been born in the United States and his eligibility for office.
Philippines' Duterte says to stop quarrels with US after Trump win
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday (Nov 9) he now wishes to stop quarrelling with the United States, recalling his anger at the Obama administration for criticising him.
The maverick leader, dubbed "Trump of the East" for his unrestrained rants and occasional lewd remarks, has repeatedly hit out at Washington in recent months, threatening to cut defence pacts and end military joint drills.
"I would like to congratulate Mr Donald Trump. Long live," Duterte said in a speech to the Filipino community during a visit to Malaysia.
India's move to curb "black money" will break backbone of traffickers
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has welcomed India's overnight move to withdraw 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation to crack down on corruption and counterfeit currency, saying it would also help to curb human trafficking and child slavery.
The shock currency move, announced late on Tuesday (Nov 8) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to bring billions of dollars worth of unaccounted wealth which people are hoarding, or "black money", into the mainstream economy and curb corruption.
From midnight on Tuesday, the highest denomination bank notes ceased to be legal tender for transactions other than exchanging them at banks for smaller notes.
Vaccine and immune booster show promise as HIV fighters
An experimental HIV vaccine from Johnson & Johnson combined with an immune system booster from Gilead Sciences Inc showed promise at keeping the virus at bay in monkeys even after treatments had stopped, marking yet another step toward the development of a so-called functional cure for HIV.
Both companies are currently testing the products separately in early-stage trials in people with HIV.
The study, published on Wednesday (Nov 9) in the journal Nature, evaluated monkeys infected with simian immunodeficiency virus, the monkey version of HIV, and showed the treatments were much more effective when used together than separately.
