Joe Biden
Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is sending soldiers to reinforce its border with Iran in…
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
The US and the rest of the international community scrambled on Monday to react to the shocking fall of Kabul to the…
Biden calls school chiefs, lauds defiance of anti-mask rules
World
August 15, 2021
Biden calls school chiefs, lauds defiance of anti-mask rules
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden called school district superintendents in Florida and Arizona to praise them for…
For Biden and senators, a sense that ‘world was watching’
World
August 11, 2021
For Biden and senators, a sense that ‘world was watching’
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden first announced the framework he’d reached with a bipartisan group of senators for…
Biden to offer temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US
World
August 5, 2021
Biden to offer temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday plans to offer a temporary “safe haven” to thousands of…
More than 110M COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, US says
World
August 3, 2021
More than 110M COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than…
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – US sources
World
August 3, 2021
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – US sources
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local…
Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda
World
July 31, 2021
Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could…
Biden encourages cash vaccine incentives in US
World
July 30, 2021
Biden encourages cash vaccine incentives in US
US President Joe Biden on Thursday told states and towns that they could offer residents $100 (roughly €84) to get vaccinated against…
Can Biden’s plans manufacture more US factory jobs?
World
July 28, 2021
Can Biden’s plans manufacture more US factory jobs?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be trying to connect with blue-collar workers Wednesday when he travels to a…