Tag: Debate

• Saturday, October 10th 2020 - 08:27 UTC

  Trump/Biden October 15 debate cancelled: campaigns have announced alternate plans for that date

  

  The Oct 15 presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will not proceed, the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement on Friday, adding that both campaigns had announced “alternate plans for that date.”

• Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Mike Pence and challenger Kamala Harris will debate separated by a plexiglass barrier

  

  US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris will be separated by a plexiglass barrier during their debate on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter said, in an effort to lower the risk of coronavirus transmission.

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Bolsonaro blasts Biden for “disastrous and unnecessary” comments on the Amazon rainforest

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Wednesday at Joe Biden for the US Democratic presidential candidate's “disastrous and unnecessary” comments on the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in his first debate with Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Trump turned the debate with challenger Biden into a dog fight and near chaos

  

  The first debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos on Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  First Trump/Biden presidential debate Tuesday evening in Cleveland

  

  Cleveland on Tuesday will see US President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden go head to head for the first time on the same stage amid a bitterly acrimonious campaign in a dangerously divided United States.

• Thursday, November 28th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Colombian president caught between demands from businesses and people protesting in streets

  

  Widespread street protests in Colombia are likely to force embattled President Ivan Duque to make major changes to his tax reform proposal if he wants to pass the bill before a year-end deadline.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 06:11 UTC

  First on-line presidential hopefuls debate attracts 50 million Brazilians

  

  Three major candidates for the Brazilian presidency joined the first online debate Wednesday, which was followed by an estimated 50 million people and less than two months before ballot day, October 3.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:29 UTC

  First Brazilian presidential candidates’ debate will be on internet

  

  The first debate between Brazilian presidential candidates will be done exclusively for Internet, with the backup organization of the country’s four most important portals which make up an estimated 95% of internet users.

• Friday, April 30th 2010 - 05:23 UTC

  “Momentum” for Tory Leader Cameron After Final Debate, According to BBC

  

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made on Thursday a plea to voters not to risk change as he sought to salvage Labour's election campaign in the final TV debate before polling day.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 18:04 UTC

  Colombian Surprise: Green Party Candidate Leads Presidential Race

  

  Colombia’s Green party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus arrives for Wednesday’s night television debate as favourite following on his spectacular rise in public opinion polls.