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1,000 migrant kids still separated from parents: US official

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States is still trying to reunite an estimated 1,000 migrant children separated from their parents under a controversial 2018 policy by former president Donald Trump, the US homeland security chief said Thursday. Speaking at a congressional hearing on funding for his agency, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas noted that a task force established by President Joe Biden had successfully reunited 200 children with their parents. However, “there are approximately […]

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Biden doubles availability of Covid therapeutic pills

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden’s administration said Tuesday it is doubling the number of outlets where at-risk Americans can obtain free Covid-19 therapeutic pills. Oral therapeutics such as Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill are seen as an important new weapon in the struggle to knock out a virus that at its peak a year ago killed more than 3,000 people a day in the United States alone and disrupted economic activity around the […]

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Biden’s biofuel: Cheaper at the pump, but high environmental cost

by Lucie Aubourg © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — In an effort to ease Americans’ pain at the gas pump, President Joe Biden has announced his administration will ease restrictions on the sale of E15 — gasoline that includes 15 percent ethanol — and new investments in biofuels as a whole. But the decision hasn’t pleased scientists who study the environmental impact of ethanol. What is ethanol?  Fuel ethanol is based on the […]

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Will Biden’s plan to tap US oil reserves reduce gasoline prices?

  by John BIERS Agence France Presse Citing the need to counteract the “Putin price hike” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden has announced a sweeping plan to make unprecedented use of US emergency oil stockpiles. Under Biden’s plan, the United States will release up to a million barrels a day every day for six months from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). On Friday, the International Energy Agency announced that a group of 30 […]

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Putin’s gas threat as Ukraine, West dismiss de-escalation claim

by Danny Kemp  © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) Russia threatened Thursday to turn off its gas taps to Europe, opening up a new front in its war in Ukraine amid growing skepticism over Moscow’s claim it is scaling back its onslaught. Over a month into Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, Vladimir Putin’s troops have devastated cities like Mariupol with shelling, killing at least 5,000 people in the port city alone. But they have struggled […]

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Biden ‘gaffe’ on Putin scrambles US message on Ukraine

by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden’s apparent call for Vladimir Putin’s exit reverberated instantly around the world, sparking an administration rush to course-correct — and risks scrambling US efforts to rally a united front on the Ukraine conflict. Biden’s comment that the Russian president “cannot remain in power” — delivered in Warsaw at the close of three days of marathon diplomacy — was termed “a horrendous gaffe” […]

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US ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The United States condemned North Korea’s test firing of a new intercontinental missile on Thursday and urged the world to hold Pyongyang responsible for violating UN Security Council resolutions. Pyongyang has launched nearly a dozen weapon tests this year in an unprecedented spree in defiance of UN sanctions and the latest is the most powerful one since 2017. Washington “strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its test […]

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Biden heads to Europe to bolster West’s unity, toughen Russia sanctions

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden leaves Wednesday for Europe on a mission to bolster Western unity, ramp up unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and attempt to upset the post-Cold War balance of power. The conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin is redefining Biden’s 14-month old presidency as he pivots from domestic woes to leading the transatlantic alliance in the most serious […]

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Biden says Putin considering using chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Monday that it’s “clear” Russia is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and warned of a “severe” Western response if it chose to do so. “His back is against the wall,” said Biden of Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia has recently accused the United States of holding chemical and biological weapons in Europe. “Simply not true. I guarantee you,” […]

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Biden calls India ‘shaky’ in Russia confrontation

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington’s allies with its “shaky” response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden lauded the US-led alliance, including NATO, the European Union and key Asian partners, for its united front against President Vladimir Putin. This includes unprecedented sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s currency, international trade and access to high-tech goods. However, unlike fellow members of the Quad group […]

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Biden to travel to Poland to discuss Ukraine crisis: W.House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to meet with President Andrzej Duda for discussions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said Sunday. “The President will discuss how the United States, alongside our Allies and partners, is responding to the humanitarian and human rights crisis that Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked war on Ukraine has created,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. […]

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Biden to press Xi to get in line over condemnation of Russia

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden will warn his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday that he will face “costs” if Beijing rescues fellow authoritarian ally Russia from intense Western sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The two leaders’ 9:00 am (1300 GMT) scheduled phone call, their first since a video summit in November, will be a chance to air differences as the United States spearheads an […]

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