Tag: Joe Biden

Saturday, January 23rd 2021 - 07:31 UTC
The Biden administration foreign policy faces Pompeo's laying mines retreat tour

By Gwynne Dyer – When defeated armies are retreating, they always lay mines behind them if they have time. The mines' slow pursuit, they may inflict casualties on the victors, and they give the losers something purposeful to do amidst panic and despair. That’s what Mike Pompeo has been doing just before time was called on his ideologically driven term as United States Secretary of State.
Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Bolsonaro sends Biden a three page letter calling for deeper bilateral relations

Striking a conciliatory tone, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro made public a three-page letter congratulating president Joe Biden and calling for the two nations to deepen ties, including a free trade agreement.
Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Biden signs executive orders increasing production of special syringes and joining the COVAX initiative

United States president Joe Biden spent his first full day in office on Thursday signing a number of executive orders addressing the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has affected more people in the United States than anyplace else in the world. The U.S. has 24.6 million of the world’s more than 97 million infections.
Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Biden pledges to vaccinate 100 million Americans in the next 100 days

Total deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States “will likely top 500,000 next month,” President Joe Biden warned on Thursday, as he explained his government's plan to curb the toll the disease has been taking on Americans.  
Thursday, January 21st 2021 - 09:29 UTC
South American leaders congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Leaders of South America congratulated and celebrated the new United States administration on Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were officially inaugurated.
Thursday, January 21st 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Beijing blacklists 28 “anti-China” politicians from the former administration

On Wednesday noon as Joe Biden was being sworn in as 46th US president, China's Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on 28 anti-China politicians under the former president including former secretary of state Mike Pompeo. The move was characterized by Chinese experts as a well-timed and vigorous demonstration of Beijing's bottom line in the fight-back against anti-China forces, reports The Global Times.
Thursday, January 21st 2021 - 08:41 UTC
Argentina has great expectations with Biden's multilateralism and a “common friend”, Pope Francis

The administration of president Alberto Fernandez is convinced that Argentina is not a priority for the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris government, because as ambassador Jorge Argüello in Washington was repeatedly told when he tried to establish closer links, “one president at a time.”
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 10:13 UTC
National Guard members on duty in Washington have had backgrounds screened

While the US capital Washington under lockdown and strict security measures emulates Baghdad, law enforcement agencies have screened the 25,000 plus National Guard members to make sure they do not pose a security risk during president Joe Biden and Kamala Harris inauguration, according to comments from top military officers.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Brazil sets out its position ahead of US president Joe Biden's administration

President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, which embraced both the Trump administration and its core ideals, wants president Joe Biden to know where Brazil stands and it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of U.S. leadership.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Tom Hanks will host the “Celebrating America” special for Biden's inauguration

Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime special titled “Celebrating America” ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration this Wednesday.