Page 35 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
US Congress sends Joe Biden $2.5 trn debt limit hike, avoiding default
Congress avoided catastrophic debt default after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trn increase in nation's borrowing authority to Biden over lockstep Republican opposition.
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Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill marks significant step forward: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill mark a significant step forward in the path out of the pandemic.
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US lawmakers urge Joe Biden to take immediate action against Russia
A group of US lawmakers who recently visited Ukraine urged the Biden administration to take immediate action against Russia including imposing preemptive sanctions.
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Congressional letters urge action from Joe Biden's Tibet Coordinator
Biden administration's Tibet Coordinator must push for meeting between US President and Dalai Lama, implement US laws on Tibet, stop calling Tibet part of China, say more than 60 US Congress members.
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Biden's approval rating lowest over handling inflation, Covid, gun violence
US President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level over his handling of the economy, Covid-19 pandemic and gun violence, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll.
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Biden promises help to Americans affected by weekend's deadly storms
US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) promised to help the American people who were impacted by this weekend's storms
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Biden briefed on tornadoes in US that left 74 dead, to visit Kentucky
The President on Wednesday will visit Kentucky where the most casualties were reported.
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Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes: Official
Biden declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes, paving the way for additional federal aid, an official said
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US democracy summit has curious case of vanishing Taiwan minister, her map
Sources said slide show by Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang at the Summit caused consternation among US officials after the map appeared in her video feed for about a minute
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Face-to-face meeting between Biden-Putin 'unlikely', says Antony Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is "pretty unlikely"
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Biden warns Putin: Russia will pay 'terrible price' if it invades Ukraine
"I made it absolutely clear to President Putin ... that if he moves on Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating, devastating," Biden said
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Joe Biden declares state of emergency in Kentucky after hit by tornadoes
US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) declared that an emergency exists in Kentucky after it was struck by several tornadoes
Joe Biden adviser Catherine Russell appointed Executive Director of UNICEF
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Catherine Russell, an adviser to to US President Joe Biden, as Executive Director of Unicef, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
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Joe Biden signs bill to fast-track process to raise govt's debt limit
US President Joe Biden has signed a bill to fast-track the process to raise the federal government's debt limit and avoid a potential default.
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Indian-American Gautam Raghavan elevated to a new White House post
US President Joe Biden on Friday elevated Indian American Gautam Raghavan to a new position making him head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel
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True democracy exists in China, says Xi as leaders attend Biden's summit
Irritated by the much-anticipated Summit for Democracy conducted by the Biden administration on December 9 and 10, Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed that true democracy exists in China under CCP
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At democracy summit, Biden stresses making govts transparent, accountable
Biden emphasised making governments transparent, accountable, more resilient against the buffering forces of autocracy in his closing remarks at the virtual Summit for Democracy.
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Biden orders US to stop financing carbon-intense overseas fuel projects
The Biden administration has ordered U.S. government agencies to immediately stop financing carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas
US govt to stop financing carbon-intense fossil fuel projects overseas
The policy defines "carbon-intensive" international energy engagements as projects whose greenhouse gas intensity is above a threshold lifecycle value of 250 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour
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