USA

Coal country cleanup: Biden plan charts out possible future for former miners

Editorial Bureau July 28, 2021

CLINCHCO (US) – Cosam Mullins mined coal in the western hills of Virginia for mostof his working life. Now, with mining jobs hard to be found, he’s cleaning up the mess the industry left behind. The 68-year-old operates a bucket loader scraping away red, rocky waste dumped years ago

Middle East

Biden, Kadhimi secure agreement to halt US combat mission in Iraq

Editorial Bureau July 27, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi secured an agreement on Monday formally putting an end to the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021. However, US forces will still be operational there in an advisory role. The agreement comes at time when the political situation […]

Videos

Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq

Editorial Bureau July 27, 2021

Tech

Biden says Facebook, others ‘killing people’ by spreading COVID misinformation

Editorial Bureau July 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – US President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms like Facebook “are killing people” for carrying misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platform, as the administration continued criticising the company. “They’re killing people. … Look, the only pandemic we have is among the

USA

Condominium collapse site to be visited by Biden and wife

Editorial Bureau July 1, 2021

Site of the deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida to be visited by US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden. the president will offer condolences to families of those killed and missing as the casualty toll climbed higher. Biden, whose personal experience with tragedy has been a hallmark of his political career, will […]

USA

US firms to pay less tax than foreign rivals, Biden’s new proposal

Editorial Bureau June 22, 2021

A tax hike proposed by President Joe Biden will make it possible for US companies to pay less income tax than their overseas competitors. The announcement comes as part of the investigation has made by a news agency after analysing filings by hundreds of US and international firms. The analysis undercuts arguments by some company […]

USA

Violence between Afghan and Taliban surge, Biden to meet President Ghani

Editorial Bureau June 20, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah will have a meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The agenda of the meeting is expected to be withdrawal of US troops across the country amid a surge in fighting between Afghan […]

USA

Biden to have a meeting with Afghan President Ghani amid surging violence

Editorial Bureau June 20, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – US President Joe Biden will meet at the White House with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday to discuss US troop withdrawal amid a surge in fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban across the country. In their first face-to-face […]

Asia

Russian envoy returns to Washington, expects meetings to be constructive

Editorial Bureau June 20, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, was in an optimistic mood ahead of his return to Washington. He added that he is expecting the meetings scheduled with US colleagues next week to be constructive. President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden agreed to return their respective ambassadors to […]

World

Biden, Putin meeting scheduled amid wide disagreements, low expectations

Editorial Bureau June 16, 2021

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) – Amid deep disagreements and low expectations for any breakthroughs, US President Joe Biden will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. It will be their first meeting ever since Biden took office Both have said they hope their talks in a lakeside Geneva villa can lead to more stable and predictable relations, even though […]