America

  • Copa America: Mexico, Venezuela win on Day 3

    A second-half strike from Gerardo Arteaga fired Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in their opening Copa America Group B clash here on Saturday. Arteaga broke the deadlock in the 69th minute at NRG stadium when he received Luis Romo’s layoff before rifling an 18-yard shot into the far corner. Mexico survived a tense…

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  • The persistence of America’s racism remains a serious challenge to the hope for a nation that lives out its most cherished values – liberty and justice for all. Continued incidents, which stir racial tensions, remind us that hatred and animosity still fester. Suspicion lurks under the surface of many interactions. News events repeatedly remind us…

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  • Biden: George Floyd’s death was a racial turning point in the U.S.

    George Floyd’s death “marked a turning point” regarding racial justice in the U.S., President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Biden signed four executive orders that dealt with racial equality. He credited Floyd’s murder, by a police officer who knelt on the victim’s neck for nearly nine minutes, with having a monumental impact, per the Daily Mail. “Those eight minutes…

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  • Key results that will decide who becomes US president

    The US election could run on at least a few days longer, with some vital states yet to declare a result. A huge swell of postal voting – as a result of the pandemic – has complicated the counting and some officials say they won’t finish until Friday or later. Many states have clearly fallen…

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  • Joe Biden to pick a female VP, Sanders says ‘not necessary’

    In a debate dominated by discussion of the coronavirus outbreak, Joe Biden promised to pick a woman as his running mate if he becomes the Democratic nominee. “I commit that I will, in fact, pick a woman to be vice president,” the former vice president said. “There are a number of women who are qualified to…

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  • Remember how much we hoped that President Donald Trump would walk the talk and not the other way round? At the halfway-mark of Mr. President’s first term it is time to acknowledge the huge impact he’s already had — and wonder how much more could come. In his first two years in office, US President Donald…

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  •   The U.S. president, Donald Trump, is unhappy with negative media publications on America’s border control and family separation laws. In his Sunday tweets, Trump ranted about “60 Minutes”, a CBS show which criticized his administration’s executive order that resulted in separating over 5,000 U.S.-resident children from their families. “@60Minutes did a phony story about…

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he’s not interested in squashing rumors surrounding his alleged manipulation of the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, adding that his governmental powers are limited and cannot influence election results in America. Speaking in an interview which was aired on Saturday by American broadcaster NBC News, the Russian leader also stressed…

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  • Retaliatory measures against leading US brands such as Levi’s and Harley Davidson are underway following Donald Trump’s threat of a trade war with plans for tariffs on steel and aluminium, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said. However, another top EU trade official said Mr. Trump has a very small chance to avoid a damaging global trade…

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  • The U.N. cultural agency on Friday 6 Oct., 2017 declared the old city located in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site. The decision sparked outrage among Israeli officials who protested the move with claims that it’s a contradiction to their deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its…

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  • Donald Trump has expressed gratitude to Vladimir Putin  for helping America reduce the number of its teeming embassy staff in the country. According to a report from The Telegraph, Putin has just acknowledged a decision which was taken few weeks ago by his government. He ratified an expulsion of over 700 Americans from Russia. Image: Donald Trump…

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  • Donald Trump made a New Year promise to Americans, saying he will take care of cyber attacks from Russia when he takes office. He advised everyone to consider using a courier until the computers are confirmed safe. Trump’s claim that computers are no longer safe comes a few days after experts argued that the White…

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  • Kanye West attracted wrath from music lovers during his Thursday concert after he expressed regret over casting his vote for Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump. Though the rapper claimed he didn’t vote on 8 November, a stance to keep him away from the polarized fanatics, but he was however booed by concertgoers for what…

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  • Hillary Clinton made her first public appearance since losing to Donald Trump in America’s 2016 presidential election. The Democrat didn’t believe she could brace up so quickly for such events after giving her graceful concession speech. But she did it. Mrs Clinton finally found the courage to move on with life after reflecting on lots of…

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  • – This Donald J. Trump‘s statement was released October 21, 2016 – **REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY** Thank you. In 18 days, we are going to win the state of Pennsylvania and we are going to win the White House. But you have to vote on November 8th. Our opponents have spent more money than…

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  • Image: Donald J. Trump It’s so great to be here tonight. I am honored to also be joined this evening by Governor Scott Walker, Chairman Reince Priebus, and Mayor Rudy Giuliani. We are at a decisive moment in this election. Last week, I laid out my plan to bring jobs back to our country. Yesterday,…

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