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 looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies

6:40 pm October 31, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden is promising to take the country on a very different path from what it has seen over the past four years under President Donald Trump, on issues ranging from the coronavirus and health care to the environment, education and more. The Democratic presidential nominee is promising to reverse Trump policy moves on things such as withdrawing the […]

Trump or Biden? US presidential race reaches climax; long lines seen outside polling stations

Trump pitches ‘back to normal’ as Biden warns of tough days

2:39 pm October 31, 2020

Waterford Township: President Donald Trump dangled a promise to get a weary, fearful nation back to normal on Friday as he looked to campaign past the political damage of the devastating pandemic. It was a tantalizingly rosy pitch in sharp contrast to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who pledged to level with America about tough days […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam

1:19 pm October 30, 2020

Hanoi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is wrapping up an anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam as the fierce American presidential election race enters its final stretch. With just four days left in the campaign in which China has been a central theme, Pompeo was visiting Hanoi on Friday ostensibly to celebrate 25 years […]

Remittances to India to drop by 9% in 2020: World Bank report

11:59 pm October 29, 2020

Washington: The World Bank on Thursday said remittances to India would fall this year by nine per cent to USD 76 billion due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and global economic recession. India followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt continue to be the top five countries in 2020 to receive foreign remittances, the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US allows Jerusalem-born citizens to put Israel on passports

11:48 pm October 29, 2020

Jerusalem: The United States will allow Americans born in disputed Jerusalem to list Israel as their place of birth on passports and other documents, according to a new policy announced Thursday. The move came a day after the United States amended science accords signed with Israel to apply to institutions in the occupied West Bank. The changes, […]