NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA COLUMN AT DEMOCRATIC ACCENT SIGNIFIES THE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES AND OPINION FROM AMERICAN CONTINENT. IT MOSTLY COMPRISES THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER PROMINENT NATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate

12:21 pm December 30, 2020

Wilmington : President-elect Joe Biden has criticised the Trump administration for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines and predicted that “things will get worse before they get better” when it comes to the pandemic. “We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation. Maybe the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

US university settles patent lawsuit involving Indian-origin former professor

12:17 pm December 30, 2020

Washington: A US university has reached a confidential settlement with an Indian-origin former professor whom it accused of stealing a student’s research and selling it to a pharmaceutical company, potentially costing the varsity millions of dollars, according to a media report. The settlement ended the nearly two-year-old lawsuit the University of Missouri system had brought […]

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

11:37 pm December 29, 2020

Miami: A Boeing 737 Max departed Miami International Airport with 100 passengers aboard Tuesday for the aircrafts first U.S. commercial flight since faulty sensor readings contributed to two deadly crashes in 2019. The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New York’s LaGuardia Airport around 1:30 p.m. Eastern, according to an airline spokeswoman. The […]

Coronavirus cases at Man City see game at Everton called off

11:35 pm December 28, 2020

Manchester : A growing coronavirus outbreak at Manchester City led to the postponement of Monday’s Premier League match at Everton and forced the team to close its training ground. Pep Guardiola’s team had announced on Friday that striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker had tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members. City […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump signs Tibet policy to preempt Chinese move on Dalai Lama’s succession; China firmly opposes

8:28 pm December 28, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act will seriously disrupt and hurt bilateral relations. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 modifies and re-authorises various programmes and provisions related to […]