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Biden's sweeping new vaccine mandates lauded

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles, California
Posted at Sep 10 09:05 PM

The Filipino American-led largest union of registered nurses in the U.S. lauds President Joe Biden’s sweeping new vaccine mandates that cover as many as 100 million Americans. Read more »

Biden fends off criticism of U.S. exit from Afghanistan

Reuters
Posted at Sep 01 06:33 AM

President Joe Biden took responsibility on Tuesday for the tumultuous U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, saying it was the best available option after a leading Republican foe described it as a self-inflicted wound that had made America less safe. Read more »

U.S. completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war

Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 07:42 AM

WASHINGTON - The US military announced the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan Monday, concluding a 20-year conflict that ended with the Taliban seizing control of the country. Read more »

TIMELINE: Key dates in U.S. involvement in Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001

Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 07:41 AM

The last U.S. troops flew out of Afghanistan, fulfilling President Joe Biden's pledge to bring an end to America's longest war after a chaotic and violent evacuation from Kabul, the U.S. military said on Monday. Read more »

Biden honors 13 American servicemen killed in Kabul

Saul Loeb, AFP
Posted at Aug 30 08:58 AM

US President Joe Biden and other officials attend the transfer of the remains of fallen service members at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. Read more »

US 'suppressing' Chinese firms with blacklist: Beijing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 06:01 PM

Beijing accused the United States of "suppressing" Chinese firms on Friday, after President Joe Biden expanded a blacklist of companies Americans are barred from investing in. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:22 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Protesters mark George Floyd’s 1st death anniversary, push for police reform

Jeenah Moon, Reuters
Posted at May 26 10:23 AM

Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration on the first death anniversary of George Floyd, in New York City, New York, USA on Tuesday.  Read more »

Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for vaccines

Reuters
Updated as of May 08 06:00 PM

Pope Francis on Saturday supported waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, backing a proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden that has been rebuffed by some European nations, including Germany. Read more »

Asian shares shake off US tax fears; cryptocurrencies slump

Andrew Galbraith, Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 03:33 PM

Modest moves in equities markets contrasted with ructions in cryptocurrencies as investors fretted over the impact of tax changes.   Read more »

As Biden works to fix chips shortage, Intel promises help for hurting automakers

Nandita Bose and Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 08:17 AM

US President Joe Biden met with executives from major companies on Monday to discuss the global chip shortage that has severely hurt US automakers and spurred Intel Corp to announce it plans to make chips for car plants at its factories in the next 6 to 9 months. Read more »

Biden wants to keep Trump policy that boosted armed drone exports -sources

Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 07:36 PM

The Biden administration wants to keep a controversial Trump policy that jump-started sales of armed drones to countries whose human rights records are under scrutiny in the United States and elsewhere, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Read more »

Kremlin on possible new Cold War: We always hope for best, but prepare for worst

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 09:10 PM

Diplomatic ties sank to a new low this week after US President Joe Biden said he thought President Vladimir Putin was "a killer". Read more »

Biden under pressure to tap fewer political ambassadors than Trump, Obama

South China Morning Post via POLITICO
Updated as of Mar 16 07:54 PM

Donors are growing impatient as US President Joe Biden delays naming coveted ambassador posts. Biden pressed to appoint more career diplomats because of perception of corruption with some Trump nominees.  Read more »

PH embassy sa US nanawagan na paigtingin ang aksiyon vs Asian hate crimes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 09:41 PM

Hiling ng embahada ng Pilipinas: mas matinding aksiyon laban sa hate crimes kontra sa mga Asian-American. Read more »

Biden’s national security strategy silent on PH; warns against authoritarianism

Charmaine C. Deogracias, VERA Files
Posted at Mar 09 09:44 PM

For the first time since 1996, neither the Philippines nor its alliance with the United States was mentioned in the U.S. president’s national security strategy as he warned against the “global march” of authoritarianism that threatens democracy. Read more »

From the White House to the dog house: Biden's pooches sent home after 'biting incident'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 01:45 PM

President Joe Biden has sent his two dogs back to his family home in Wilmington, Delaware, after the younger of the two German Shepherds was involved in a "biting incident" with a White House security agent, US media said Monday. Read more »

China awaits a new US ambassador as names circulate in Washington

Mark Magnier, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 24 05:38 PM

As President Joe Biden ticks off items on his lengthy to-do list, speculation continues to grow about who will be chosen as the next US ambassador to China.   Read more »

Biden rebuked for not naming any Asian-American to a primary cabinet seat

Bernd Debusmann Jr, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 24 05:33 PM

Some policy experts and activists have criticized the new US administration for failing to name a single member of the country’s diverse Asian-American or Pacific Islander (AAPI) community to head one of the 15 executive-branch departments that constitute the core of Biden’s cabinet. Read more »

Trump rages, Biden yawns

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 01:33 PM

How Biden was going to deal with the specter of a vengeful Trump has been a question ever since his convincing victory in November. Typically, former presidents fade gracefully into the background, but Trump is different. Now Biden has given his answer. Read more »