Biden Wants Former Competitor Buttigieg As Transport Minister
US President-elect Joe Biden wants to appoint Pete Buttigieg, his opponent in the Democratic primaries last spring, as transport minister, sources report to Reuters news agency. The news has been confirmed by the office of Bidens transition team. Buttigieg, 38, a former mayor in the state of Indiana, has
US Attorney William Barr Resigns
United States Attorney General William “Bill” Barr has resigned. President Donald Trump has announced this. Barr was a staunch supporter of Trump. Just after the electoral college named Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, Donald Trump distributed a letter from his Attorney General William Barr
President Trump and Pence are Among the First to Receive A Vaccine
US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top executives can be among the first to receive the newly approved corona vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Sources that are near involved in the vaccination plans report this. Key White House personnel and officials in the US government
US Olympic Committee Advocates Protests During Games
The United States Olympic Committee has urged the International Olympic Committee to remove the controversial Rule 50 from the Olympic Charter and advocate allowing peaceful political protests by athletes during the biggest sporting event. Rule 50 prohibits participating athletes during the Games from expressing themselves politically or religiously in
The Japanese Stock Market Ended With A Small Loss on Thursday
The Japanese stock market ended with a small loss on Thursday. Investors kept their powder dry while waiting for the negotiations in Europe on a Brexit deal, which will continue until Sunday. Also in the United States, no agreement has yet been reached on an additional corona support package
British Prime Minister Johnson: Can Still Close Good Trade Deal
The United Kingdom and the European Union can still close a good trade deal. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this in the run-up to the consultations in Brussels with President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission on Wednesday evening. They will then dine together and try
More and More Children are at Home Due to School Closures
The number of school-age children affected by school closures worldwide has risen from 232 to 320 million in the past month, according to figures from UN organization UNESCO, analyzed by UNICEF. This means that the well-being and learning process of 90 million more children is under pressure. The analysis
American Justice Minister Barr is Considering Dismissal
United States Attorney General William Barr is considering submitting his resignation before the end of President Donald Trump’s term, according to The New York Times and CNN. Barr ranks as one of Trump’s most loyal allies. Still, the president expressed his disappointment after Barr said earlier that he had
Moderna Will Deliver Another 20 Million Corona Vaccines to the US This Year
The American pharmaceutical company Moderna will supply 20 million corona vaccines to the United States before the end of the year. In the first quarter of the following year, an additional 85 million to 100 million doses will be added. The rest of the world will have about 15
North Korea is Taking Stricter Measures Against the Coronavirus
North Korea has taken stricter measures against the spread of that coronavirus around the capital Pyongyang. State media, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, are talking about preventive measures to keep the “malicious virus” at bay. Officially, North Korea is still corona-free. Travellers to the capital via a
