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.

Top Tibetan political leader visits White House for first time in 6 decades

7:06 pm November 21, 2020

Washington: The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the White House for the first time in six decades and met the newly appointed senior US official on Tibetan issues, the Central Tibetan Administration said on Saturday, a development that could enrage Beijing, which has accused the US of trying to interfere in China’s internal affairs. Dr Lobsang Sangay entered the […]

Michigan election staff recommends state to OK Biden victory

6:48 pm November 21, 2020

Detroit: Michigan’s elections agency on Friday recommended that the November 3 results be certified next week by state canvassers, a decision that would bless Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump but likely not cool partisan strife over the vote. The recommendation was posted online with the formal Monday meeting notice of the Board of State Canvassers. The guidance […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest US president

11:33 am November 21, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday. In exactly two months, he’ll take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As he wrestles with those issues, Biden will be attempting to accomplish another feat: Demonstrate to Americans that age is but a number […]

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

Senator Alexander: Trump admin should aid in Biden transition

11:38 pm November 20, 2020

Nashville: US Senator Lamar Alexander said Friday that President Donald Trump‘s administration should aid President-elect Joe Biden in his transition, saying the Democrat has a “very good chance” of becoming the next president. “If there is any chance whatsoever that Joe Biden will be the next president, and it looks like he has a very good chance, the Trump Administration should provide the Biden team with all […]

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US

6:03 pm November 20, 2020

New York: Pfizer said Friday it is asking US regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic — but not until after a long, hard winter. The action comes days […]