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Donald Trump's First Acts as President

21/01/2017 GMT

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The Trump era begins; The Gambia's president agrees to stand down; French socialists

The Trump era begins; The Gambia's president agrees to stand down; French socialists.

Donald Trump begins his era as President by signing an executive order that repeals some of the 'burdens' of the Affordable Care Act; The Gambia's President Jammeh agrees to step down following negotiations with mediators from other West African countries; France's Socialist Party looks for a new leader.

(Image: President Donald Trump signs his first executive order as President in the White House's Oval Office on 20th January 2017. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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