People
February-4-2021
- Former ECB chief Draghi appointed to form Italy's new govt
- Former chief of European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi was appointed to form Italy's new government, the office of President Sergio Mattarella said on Wednesday.
February-3-2021
- US Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
- The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to approve Pete Buttigieg as President Joe Biden's transportation secretary.
January-29-2021
- UN chief urges making vaccine solidarity top priority
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on member states to make vaccine solidarity a top priority.
January-27-2021
- Janet Yellen sworn in as first female US treasury secretary
- Janet Yellen was sworn in Tuesday as the 78th Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department, becoming the first woman to hold the position.
January-26-2021
- US Senate confirms Yellen as 1st female treasury secretary
- The U.S. Senate on Monday voted to approve President Joe Biden's nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next U.S. treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job.
January-25-2021
- Portuguese president wins re-election in landslide victory
- Portuguese incumbent President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected in Sunday's presidential election, partial results showed.
January-21-2021
- Biden reverses US withdrawal from WHO
- U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday reversed the U.S. process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO).
January-20-2021
- McConnell says Capitol riot 'provoked' by Trump
- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the attack by President Donald Trump's supporters on Capitol Hill was "provoked by the president."
January-14-2021
- Trump calls for 'no violence' during Biden's inauguration as House poised to impeach him
- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the Americans not to engage in violence next week, in which the inauguration ceremony will be held for President-elect Joe Biden.
January-12-2021
- US acting DHS secretary resigns after Capitol Hill riot
- U.S. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf filed his resignation letter Monday, making him the third cabinet member of the administration of President Donald Trump to leave office following Trump supporters' riot on Capitol Hill.
