Joe Biden

To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022

10:39 pm November 28, 2020

Phoenix: President-elect Joe Biden‘s campaign credits its success in Arizona to the immigrant-rights and grassroots organisations that have been mobilising Latinos for nearly two decades. The fruits of their labor — in triple-digit heat, no less — paid off in this traditionally conservative state, where changing demographics and suburban voters turning out to oppose President Donald Trump also worked […]

Trump administration moves ahead on gutting bird protections

11:55 pm November 27, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation’s birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists that billions more birds will likely perish as a result. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its take on the proposed rollback in the Federal Register. It’s a final step […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China questions coronavirus origin to Wuhan ahead of WHO probe

10:35 pm November 27, 2020

Beijing: Battling global adversity over the coronavirus and bracing for a WHO inquiry over its origin, China on Friday claimed that just because COVID-19 cases were first reported in Wuhan does not mean the contagion originated from the central Chinese city. Various outlets of the state-run Chinese media have been carrying reports in recent days stating that a number […]

EU plans new rules giving Europeans more control of data

11:59 pm November 25, 2020

London: The European Union is laying out new standards for data giving Europeans more control over their personal information as it seeks to counter the power of US and Chinese tech companies. The EU’s executive Commission on Wednesday proposed new rules on the handling of data that would aim to give people, businesses and government bodies the confidence to share their […]

Congress braces for Biden’s national coronavirus strategy

11:16 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: Congress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine. The incoming administration’s approach reflects Democrats’ belief that a more comprehensive plan, some of it outlined in the House’s $2 […]