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Kishida, Obama call for nuke-free world

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 10 04:25 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for a world without nuclear weapons amid Russian threats to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine and North Korea's pursuit of a nuclear arsenal. Read more »

Robredo discusses disinformation fight at Obama's democracy forum

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Nov 19 09:25 AM

Former US President Barack Obama's foundation hosted an inaugural democracy forum that convened pro-democracy activists and leaders from around the world. Read more »

Robredo tackles PH disinformation in Obama-led democracy forum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:33 PM

Former Vice President Leni Robredo joined a democracy forum hosted by the foundation of former United States President Barack Obama. Read more »

Leni named speaker at Obama Foundation democracy forum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:14 PM

Former vice president Leni Robredo on Friday said she would join former US president Barack Obama this month at a democracy forum. Read more »

Biden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown

Andrea Bambino and Ulysse Bellier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 01:44 PM

President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a 'defining' moment for US democracy. Read more »

Obamas get their White House portraits after Trump snub

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 07:22 AM

Former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama finally got their official White House portraits Wednesday, after four years of being snubbed by Donald Trump. Read more »

Obama: President, Nobel laureate, and now Emmy winner

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 03:50 PM

Hollywood newcomer Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narrating his Netflix documentary series 'Our Great National Parks,' the Television Academy announced Saturday. Read more »

LIST: Duterte’s quotable quotes

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 10:57 AM

As the Duterte presidency ends, here are some of his so-called quotable quotes. Read more »

Progressive Twitter accounts lose followers, conservatives gain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 03:44 PM

Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since Elon Musk's planned purchase of Twitter emerged, while numbers have soared for right-wing politicians. Read more »

Obama tests positive for COVID, encourages vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 11:47 AM

Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of COVID-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. Read more »

US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes environmental case

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 09:51 AM

The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is to hear an environmental regulation case on Monday with potentially far-reaching implications for the Biden administration's fight against climate change. Read more »

How US-China talks failed, succeeded in recent years

Amanda Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 18 02:27 PM

Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have used different tactics when engaging with China on politically sensitive issues that have strained bilateral ties. The outlook remains dim on an improvement in political environment between Washington and Beijing for the foreseeable future, according to analysts. Read more »

Swift, Obama lead tributes in star-studded Rock Hall of Fame ceremony

Alicia Powell
Posted at Nov 01 06:52 AM

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift serenaded Carole King, former U.S. President Barack Obama praised rapper JAY-Z, and Paul McCartney paid tribute to the Foo Fighters on Saturday at a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony that also honored Tina Turner and The Go-Gos. Read more »

Obama tweets support for Trudeau in Canada election

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 06:08 AM

The message was similar to one sent by Obama in October 2019 when he urged Canadians to back him for another term as prime minister. Read more »

Former US President Obama joins NBA Africa as partner

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 09:04 AM

Former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner, advancing social responsibility efforts across the continent, the NBA announced on Tuesday. Read more »

Warning of ‘failed state’, Obama urges world to reject Myanmar junta

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 05:56 AM

Obama backed efforts by the United States under President Joe Biden and other nations to "impose costs on the military" in a bid to restore democracy. Read more »

Architect of Obama pivot to steer Asia policy for Biden

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 06:35 AM

WASHINGTON - Kurt Campbell, a key architect of Barack Obama's US "pivot" to Asia, will take a top job for President-elect Joe Biden, signaling renewed efforts to rally with allies in the face of a rising China. Read more »

Jordan, Obama, Kaepernick jerseys set auction records

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 09:00 AM

Jerseys worn by retired NBA legend Michael Jordan, former US President Barack Obama and ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick set world records on Friday at Julien's Auctions. Read more »

Obama, Bush, Clinton willing to take coronavirus vaccine on camera

Steve Holland and Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 06:09 AM

Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines. Read more »

Barack Obama: ‘I could not have a trade war’ with China due to global financial crisis

Cissy Zhou and Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 18 01:16 PM

Former US president Barack Obama explains that he was ‘hamstrung’ on dealing with China’s trade policies by global economic meltdown. Obama says he ‘had to make sure we did not start a trade war that tipped the world into a depression’, on the back of the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Read more »