Tag: United States
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With a raft of Executive Orders, Biden reverses Muslim travel, returns US to WHO, Paris Agreement
London, Jan. 21, 2021 (AltAfrica)-With a raft of Executive Orders, US President Joe Biden Wednesday reversed several unpopular policies from former President Donald Trump, including what became known as the “Muslim ban”. Among the most notable actions signed by Biden were to end the travel ban on some Muslim-majority countries. Trump issued the ban in what ... -
Biden is first American president to be inaugurated on a rare palindrome date: That won’t happen again for 1,000 years
London, Jan. 20, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Wednesday will inaugurate the first string of palindrome dates this year, beginning with 1-20-21 and ending with 1-29-21. Next stop: Washington, D.C. pic.twitter.com/oW0C4LQVBf — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 19, 2021 It will also mark the first Inauguration Day in American history that falls on a rare seven-digit palindrome date, according to the Farmers’ Almanac. The next one isn’t ... -
Joe Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants
London, Jan. 17, 2021 (AltAfrica)-President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties. Biden will announce legislation his first day in office to provide a ... -
Trump administration carries out 13th, final execution
London, Jan. 16, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death penalty. The number of federal death sentences carried out under Trump since 2020 is more than in the ... -
Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as corporate group calls for his removal over violent capitol riot
London, Jan. 7, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Twitter and Facebook Inc on Wednesday temporarily locked the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the U.S. presidential elections amid riots at the U.S. Capitol. Twitter hid and required the removal of three of Trump’s tweets “as a result ... -
In US, three year-old boy suffers stroke after catching Covid
London, Dec. 26, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A three year-old boy suffered a stroke after catching coronavirus, with doctors saying Covid was to blame for the toddler’s brain condition. Colt Parris had to undergo emergency surgery for the condition far more commonly suffered by the elderly after testing positive for Covid at a hospital near his home in ... -
Joe Biden gets covid vaccine live on TV, promises 100 millions doses in 100 days
London, Dec. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-US President-elect Joe Biden has publicly received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as the death toll from the disease nears 320,000 in the United States. Rolling up his sleeve at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., Biden told nurse practitioner Tabe Mase, “I’m ready!” and thanked her for her ... -
US to begin Covid-19 vaccinations on Monday
London, Dec. 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The united states, US first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Trucks will roll out Sunday morning as shipping companies UPS and FedEx ... -
U.S. approves Regeneron Antibodies given to Trump for Treatment of COVID-19
London, Nov. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s COVID-19 antibody therapy, an experimental treatment given to U.S. President Donald Trump that he said helped cure him of the disease. The FDA said the monoclonal antibodies, casirivimab and imdevimab, should be administered together for ... -
Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship for babies born to non citizens
London, Nov. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-President Trump is reportedly considering ending birthright citizenship before he leaves the White House. The Hill is reporting several members of the Trump Administration are discussing pushing through an executive order on the citizenship before Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20. Currently, any babies born in the United States are automatically granted citizenship – regardless of whether their parents are American ...
Nigeria: EFCC Academy to begin award of degree
Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020
Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure
Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp