WASHINGTON: Here is how world leaders are reacting to US President Joe Biden’s inauguration today, replacing Donald Trump. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Twitter: “The India-US partnership is based on shared values. We have a substantial and multifaceted bilateral agenda, growing economic engagement and vibrant people to people linkages. […]
Day: January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON: China’s move to sanction former Trump administration officials was “unproductive and cynical”, a spokeswoman for President Joe Biden’s National Security Council said today, urging Americans from both parties to condemn the action. Around the time Biden was sworn in as president today China announced sanctions against “lying and cheating” […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore will host an ATP 250 tennis tournament next month, under strict COVID-19 measures and travel protocols for players and officials, said Sport Singapore (SportSG) on Wednesday (Jan 20). This comes after the ATP, the governing body of men’s professional tennis, awarded single-year licences for the 2021 season to […]
Australia’s Prime Minister has taken a swipe at Cricket Australia over their marketing of matches on Jan. 26, when the country observes a national holiday. SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister has taken a swipe at Cricket Australia over their marketing of matches on Jan. 26, when the country observes a national […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed an order yesterday requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings and the development of a testing programme for federal employees for Covid-19, in a first step to combat a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 400,000 Americans. Biden’s order, the […]
SHANGHAI: Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policies in the Xinjiang region, which the US social media platform said violated the firm’s policy against “dehumanisation”. The Chinese Embassy account, @ChineseEmbinUS, posted a tweet this month that said that Uighur women were […]
Brazil’s rollercoaster league title race took another dramatic turn on Wednesday when International thrashed Sao Paulo 5-1 away from home to leapfrog the leaders with seven games remaining. SAO PAULO: Brazil’s rollercoaster league title race took another dramatic turn on Wednesday when International thrashed Sao Paulo 5-1 away from home […]
NEW YORK: Amazon.com on Wednesday (Jan 20) offered to help with the United States’ efforts involving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, seen by Reuters. The world’s largest online retailer has an agreement with a healthcare provider to administer vaccines at its facilities and […]
SAN FRANCISCO: As US President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday (Jan 20), Twitter handed him the reins of an official @POTUS account as part of the transfer of power. The one-to-many messaging service gave Biden’s team control of all the official White House accounts, and activated a new @SecondGentleman […]
Inauguration Day marks both a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic and a new chapter in the U.S. response to it. On January 19, the United States surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths. A day later, newly sworn-in President Joe Biden was poised to launch an ambitious plan to tackle the public […]