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.

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

12:30 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump hosted several House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Monday to discuss an ultimately futile effort to block Congress from affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. The meeting underscored Trump’s refusal to accept the reality of his loss and his willingness to entertain undemocratic efforts to overturn […]

China criticises Trump suggestion it is behind cyber spying

6:47 pm December 21, 2020

Beijing: China‘s government on Monday criticised President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Chinese hackers, not Russia, might be behind a cyber espionage campaign against the United States. Trump on Saturday scoffed at assertions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials that the Kremlin was behind attempts to spy on federal agencies. Trump, without offering evidence, said ”it may” […]

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island

4:33 pm December 21, 2020

Honolulu: The US Geological Survey says the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema’uma’u crater. The volcano is located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.(AP)

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

10:05 pm December 20, 2020

Olive Branch: Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the US left a distribution center on Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The trucks left the factory in the Memphis area with the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

2:10 pm December 20, 2020

Boston: Men have a 30 per cent higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to women of the same age and health status, according to a new study which analysed the link between common patient characteristics and the risk of dying from the novel coronavirus infection. Hospitalised COVID-19 patients have a greater risk of dying […]