Biden Presidency

Travellers receive tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at a pre-departure testing facility, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant, outside the international terminal at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Coronavirus chronicle

Omicron marches on as Biden prepares US for grim winter

Global travel curbs accelerated on Thursday, with Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Norway and Russia, among others, announcing fresh measures to prevent the variant crossing their borders

US President Joe Biden speaks at an event at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 31 March, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Bloomberg Special

Biden’s democracy summit is a South Asian diplomatic flub

FILE PHOTO: Police officers wearing face masks guard the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
USA

US Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends to Biden for signature

A woman walks past the Beijing 2022 logo that is seen outside the headquarters of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park, the site of a former steel mill, in Beijing, China, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
World+Biz

Biden says US considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
World+Biz

Biden, Xi stick to their positions but turn down the heat in three-hour talk

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks after late-night passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to repair the nation's airports, roads and bridges, at the White House in Washington, DC, US November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
World+Biz

Biden's democracy summit: Problematic invite list casts shadow on impact

US President Biden: We will lead by example and share climate innovations
World+Biz

US President Biden: We will lead by example and share climate innovations

US and EU announce global plan on methane emissions at COP26
World+Biz

US and EU announce global plan on methane emissions at COP26

US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference during the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Biden pledges $9 billion to conserve and restore forests

US Vice President Kamala Harris talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the balcony of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex in Washington, US, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Coronavirus chronicle

US Vice President Harris welcomes India's resuming Covid exports

Photo: UNB
Global Economy

White House analysis says wealthy Americans pay far less in taxes than others

US President Joe Biden meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Coronavirus chronicle

US to donate 500 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses to other countries - Biden

US President Joe Biden speaks during the 76th Session of the UNGeneral Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool
Coronavirus chronicle

Biden pledges new vaccine donations in bid to rally global pandemic fight