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Montevideo, March 28th 2025 - 19:27 UTC

Tag: Joe Biden

  • Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 09:57 UTC

    US: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to enter Democratic Party primaries for 2024

    Kennedy repeatedly said Fauci was orchestrating “fascism”

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a nephew of former US President John F. Kennedy, filed the customary paperwork to enter the Democratic Party's primaries in 2024, it was reported Wednesday.

  • Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 09:39 UTC

    Florida legalizes concealed guns without a permit

    Gov. DeSantis' stance on guns opposes that of Pres. Biden

    The US State of Florida Monday legalized through Governor Ron DeSantis's signature the carrying of concealed weapons without a permit. The state Senate passed House Bill 543 by a 27-13 vote last week. The bill also received heavy Republican support in the House, where it passed by a 76-32 vote. “Constitutional Carry is in the books,” DeSantis said in a statement.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    US: Trump expected to be arrested Tuesday

    His arrest will backfire massively on President Biden, Trump forecast

    Former US President Donald J. Trump seems to have been right after all when he announced that he would be incarcerated. He was not entirely accurate about the when, but he is now expected to be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday after being indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Fernández seeks Biden's help ahead of further IMF talks

    Fernández also said he supported Biden's gun control initiative

    Argentine President Alberto Fernandez was welcomed Wednesday at the White House by his US colleague Joseph Biden. The South American leader explained that his country was going through its worst drought since 1929, which “has greatly complicated our economy” and sought Biden's help in the upcoming negotiations with international creditors. The meeting was to have been held in July 2022 but the US president contracted Covid-19 and it was postponed.

  • Tuesday, March 14th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

    Biden says US banking system safe after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

    The FDIC also closed the New York-based Signature Bank

    US President Joseph Biden said his country's banking system was “safe” in the aftermath of last week's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a California financial giant specialized in the technology sector. Biden insisted Monday that Americans can “trust that the banking system is safe,” and said he would seek to move forward with stronger regulations.

  • Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

    Biden picks Indian-American candidate to chair World Bank

    “Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history,” Biden said

    Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga has been picked by US President Joseph Biden to vie for chairman of the World Bank (WB), it was announced Thursday in Washington DC. Banga, 63, who was born and raised in India, has the indispensable experience to mobilize public and private resources to address the most urgent challenges of our time, including global warming, the White House explained through a statement.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 10:02 UTC

    Putin no longer recognizes Moldova's independence - new invasion ahead?

    Biden ratified the US support to Moldova during a meeting with President Sandu on Tuesday

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has repealed a 2012 decree recognizing Moldova as an independent country, thus sparking concern among western powers that a new invasion could be in the making, as Russia's Defense Ministry denounced that Kyiv was preparing an armed provocation in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria

  • Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 08:23 UTC

    Biden reaffirms US commitment not to let Russia beat Ukraine

    “Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Never,” Biden said

    The day after his surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, US President Joseph Biden insisted Tuesday in Warsaw that the western world would stand behind President Volodymyr Zelenski in fending off the Russian invaders.

  • Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 20:16 UTC

    Biden names two Washington policy veterans as key economic advisors

    “Lael, one of the country's leading macroeconomists, brings an extraordinary depth of domestic and international economic expertise,” Biden said in a statement.

    United States President Joe Biden named two Washington policy veterans as key economic advisers as he faces a Republican-controlled Congress and embarks on a possible re-election run for 2024.

  • Monday, February 13th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

    US Gov't seizes Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC

    Carlos Vecchio announced on Jan. 5 the closure of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC

    The Government of the United States has taken temporary control of the premises where the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC used to function following the dissolution of the so-called interim government of Juan Guaidó, it was reported during the weekend citing State Department sources admitting that the premises had been seized on Feb. 6 last.