Washington (New York Times): President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. prepared on Sunday to start building his administration, even as Republican leaders and scores of party lawmakers refrained from acknowledging his victory out of apparent deference to President Trump, who continued to refuse to concede.With Biden out of the public eye as he received congratulations from… Continue reading As Biden plans transition, republicans decline to recognize his election
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Denmark plans to cull 15 million minks after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans
(NBC News): Denmark plans to cull its entire population of roughly 15 million minks in farms after the animals spread a mutation of the coronavirus to humans. NBC News has reported that the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said at a press conference Wednesday that the mutated virus could spread to other countries and it… Continue reading Denmark plans to cull 15 million minks after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans
Investors celebrate Biden winning U.S. presidency
NEW YORK (Reuters): Investors and financial executives took a big sigh of relief on Saturday after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election, offering some certainty after days of conflicting reports about who might run the White House next term.Although current President Donald Trump said he would fight the results… Continue reading Investors celebrate Biden winning U.S. presidency
U.S. job growth slows in October; unemployment rate falls to 6.9 pc
WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. employers hired the fewest workers in five months in October, offering the clearest evidence yet that the end of fiscal stimulus and exploding new COVID-19 infections were sapping momentum from the economic recovery. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 638,000 jobs last month after rising by 672,000 in September, the Labor Department said in… Continue reading U.S. job growth slows in October; unemployment rate falls to 6.9 pc
As America counts, the world holds its breath for U.S. election outcome
LONDON/LAGOS/SARAJEVO (Reuters): A day after Americans voted in a bitterly contested election, the rest of the world was none the wiser on Wednesday, with millions of votes still to count, the race too close to call and a mounting risk of days or even weeks of legal uncertainty.Donald Trump’s pre-emptive declaration of victory at the… Continue reading As America counts, the world holds its breath for U.S. election outcome
Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously
DETROIT (AP) — Calling Joe Biden his “brother,” Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of failing to take the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency seriously as Democrats leaned on America’s first Black president to energize Black voters in battleground Michigan on the final weekend of the 2020 campaign.Obama, the 44th president, and Biden, his… Continue reading Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously
Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Macron remarks after killings in France
Dhaka/Islamabad (Reuters): Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestinian territories on Friday after killings in a French church prompted a vow from President Emmanuel Macron to stand firm against attacks on French values and freedom of belief.French Interior Minister Gerald Damarnin said France – home to Europe’s largest Muslim community and… Continue reading Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Macron remarks after killings in France
Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
Istanbul (Reuters): A strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, authorities said. People flooded onto the streets in the tourist city of Izmir, witnesses said, after the quake struck the region with a magnitude of up… Continue reading Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
Three dead as woman beheaded in France, gunman killed in second incident
NICE, France (Reuters) – A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a suspected terrorist act at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, while a man waving a gun was shot dead by police in a separate incident.Within hours of the Nice attack, police… Continue reading Three dead as woman beheaded in France, gunman killed in second incident
A second wave of covid-19 sends much of Europe back into lockdown
Amsterdam (The Economist) : For a few months this summer it was almost possible for Europeans to believe that life had returned to normal. Parisian museums and Barcelona’s cafés were open, if less crowded. Germans, Dutch and Danes jetted off to holidays on Mediterranean beaches. In August and September, as children across the continent returned… Continue reading A second wave of covid-19 sends much of Europe back into lockdown