Tag: Joe Biden

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Biden pledges to protect farmers and consumers with greater competition in beef, pork and poultry processing plants

  

  In one of his first 2022 conference meetings, United States president Joe Bided and members of his cabinet discussed the need for greater competition in beef, pork and poultry processing, and announced a one billion action plan for fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain, helping to bring down prices for consumers and ensure farmers and ranchers get a fair price for their product

• Friday, December 31st 2021 - 18:34 UTC

  Biden congratulates Chilean president elect and both leaders agree on an agenda of issues to discuss

  

  United States president Joe Biden on Thursday contacted Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric to congratulate him on his electoral victory on 21 December and to talk about future collaboration and cooperation between the two countries.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  US halves quarantine time for new COVID-19 cases

  

  Health authorities from the United States have agreed to cut by half the 10-day isolation period people newly-infected with SARS-CoV-2 needed to go through after catching the disease, it was announced Monday.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 13:01 UTC

  Biden outlines new COVID-19 situation in the US amid Omicron

  

  US President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the new Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 was something “we should all be concerned about,” but it was nothing to panic for those fully vaccinated. ”If you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” he added.

• Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:54 UTC

  Biden foresees tragic winter ahead for those unvaccinated against COVID-19

  

  US President Joseph Biden Thursday forecast a quick spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus throughout his country this winter and an ensuing outbreak of “severe illness and death for the unvaccinated.”

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  String of tornadoes causes major federal disaster in the US

  

  US President Joseph Biden has declared a “major” federal disaster in Kentucky after dozens are feared dead following devastating tornadoes. The head of state has thus provided for the highest type of aid possible in light of the severity of the event.

• Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 08:26 UTC

  The US to boycott Winter Olympic Games scheduled for Beijing next year

  

  The US Government of President Joseph Biden has announced Monday it would boycott the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be staged in Beijing, China, starting Feb. 4, as a response to human rights abuses in the host nation.

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Backsliding democracies challenged as world becomes more authoritarian, IDEA report

  

  The world is becoming more authoritarian as autocratic regimes become even more brazen in their repression. Many democratic governments are backsliding and are adopting authoritarian tactics by restricting free speech and weakening the rule of law, a trend exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  US to drop FARC from list of international terrorist groups

  

  The Government of the United States has announced it would be dropping Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) from the Terrorist Group list.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 20:01 UTC

  Biden endorses Powell for yet another term as Federal Reserve head

  

  US President Joseph Biden has announced he wanted Republican lawyer Jerome Powell to stay at the helm of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) for a second four-year term.