People
June-2-2021
- Biden announces measures to narrow racial wealth gap
- U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a series of measures aimed at narrowing the wealth gap among racial groups in a speech commemorating the 100th anniversary of Tulsa massacre, one of the most atrocious racial violence in U.S. history.
May-21-2021
- Patent waiver not enough for COVID-19 vaccine rollout: WTO chief
- World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Thursday argued in favor of expanding COVID-19 vaccine production and ending export restrictions, saying that getting a patent waiver would not be enough.
May-18-2021
- Biden expresses support for ceasefire in call with Israeli PM
- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday voiced support for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
May-10-2021
- Putin resists rewriting history as Russia marks V-Day
- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against attempts to rewrite the history of Word War II as the country commemorated the 76th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany on Sunday.
May-8-2021
- Biden says confident to hold summit with Putin in June
- U.S. president said that he is confident that a meeting with Russian president could be arranged in June.
April-22-2021
- Russia to continue modernization of weapons: Putin
- Russia is continuously strengthening its armed forces by modernizing weaponry, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in his annual state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly.
April-15-2021
- Putin completes COVID-19 vaccination
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, following his first shot on March 23.
April-7-2021
- Biden: All adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19
- U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that all American adults will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19.
March-29-2021
- Russia could achieve herd immunity by late summer: Putin
- Russian president said that the country could obtain herd immunity against COVID-19 by the end of summer.
March-26-2021
- Biden plans to run for reelection in 2024
- U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday during his first press conference since taking office that he planned to run for reelection in 2024, immediately prompting follow-up questions on the matter since he signaled during his 2020 presidential campaign that he might be a one-term president if elected.
