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by Laura BONILLA NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The first female vice president, and a symbol of American diversity — Kamala Harris has electrified many women and minority voters on the US left, who view her as the future more than Joe Biden. As celebrations rolled on in major cities, excitement for some has shifted from Biden’s election victory to his running mate. “She’s a wonderful role model for young girls,” said Theodora Egbuchulam, […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday called US President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his election win, and discussed working together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. Trudeau, who was one of the first leaders to congratulate Biden on Saturday, less than an hour after US media called it, was also “the first international leader to speak with the president-elect,” Trudeau’s office said in a statement. The […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro said Sunday that he will work to resume “decent, sincere” political dialogue with the United States, a country with which his government maintains tense relations, once Joe Biden assumes the presidency. “In time,… we will work, hopefully, to resume decent, sincere, direct channels of dialogue between the future government of Joe Biden” and Venezuela, the leftist leader said in a televised speech. Maduro had said Saturday he […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US president George W. Bush has offered his “warm congratulations” to President-elect Joe Biden, calling the Democrat “a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country.” The two-term Republican, in a statement issued by his presidential center in Dallas, also congratulated loser Donald Trump for his “extraordinary political achievement” in winning 70 million votes. Bush’s statement made him one of the country’s most prominent […]
by Carlos Batista HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Tropical Storm Eta headed towards Florida on Sunday and was set to strengthen into a hurricane again after slamming Cuba and earlier cutting a deadly path through Central America and southern Mexico. As the storm left Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said it was “forecast to become a hurricane as it moves near or over the Florida Keys tonight and early Monday.” The NHC warned of dangerous […]
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kamala Harris on Saturday shattered barriers to become the first woman vice president and, in a symbolism-heavy victory speech, told girls she would not be the last. Introducing President-elect Joe Biden in an optimism-fueled outdoor rally, Harris — also the first Black woman and Indian-American as vice president — sported a white suit in recognition of the suffragist movement that fought to give US women the vote a century […]
Agence France Presse World leaders rushed to congratulate US president-elect Joe Biden, with many expressing hopes of unity and cooperation following four years of explosive Donald Trump diplomacy. While Trump refused to accept the results of the election, many world leaders made it clear they backed the announcement that Biden had won with running mate Kamala Harris: – Germany – “Congratulations!” said Chancellor Angela Merkel. “I wish luck and success from the bottom of my […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the White House, pledging to work together to ensure “peace, freedom and prosperity” in the Indo-Pacific region that is increasingly dominated by China. Beijing’s expanding military presence in the region has worried several of its neighbors, and Washington has vowed to stand up against its territorial claims. Japan is also caught in the tensions between the United States […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, bringing an end to Donald Trump’s turbulent four years in office, set off a flood of congratulations and reactions. Here is a selection: – Barack Obama: ‘Historic and decisive’ – “In this election, under circumstances never experienced, Americans turned out in numbers never seen. And once every vote is counted, President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris will have won a historic […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden, saying the Philippines is “looking forward to working closely with the new administration.” “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to former Vice President Joseph “Joe” Biden on his election as the new President of the United States of America,” said a statement sent to reporters by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. “The Philippines and the […]
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden promised Saturday to unite Americans and seek to heal divisions after what he called a “convincing” victory over Donald Trump. “This is the time to heal in America,” an ebullient Biden told supporters at an outdoor rally in his home city of Wilmington, Delaware. “I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify,” Biden said, drawing a sharp contrast to nearly […]
by Issam Ahmed with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles, Julia Benarrous in Phoenix and Leila Macor in Miami Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — From coast to coast, Americans jubilant over Joe Biden’s presidential win on Saturday rushed into the streets, dancing, hooting, honking horns and singing on a day many had longed for after four turbulent years under President Donald Trump. In spontaneous outbursts after news broke of the Democrat’s win […]
