Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has mocked Senator Ted Cruz after he claimed that by rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Joe Biden cared more for people in the French capital than in Pittsburgh. Moving to reverse Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement, named as such...
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Joe Biden signs 15 executive orders on first day in Oval Office, reversing Trump’s wall and rejoining Paris climate deal – latest news
China on Wednesday congratulated US President Joe Biden in a series of messages and editorials that called for a reset in Sino-US ties after four tumultuous years of the Trump Administration, writes Erin Hale. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Biden that emphasised...
Abkehr von Trumps Kurs: Biden leitet Wende bei Corona, Einwanderung und Klima ein – WELT
Der neue US-Präsident Joe Biden hat im Kampf gegen die Corona-Pandemie für die nächsten 100 Tage eine Maskenpflicht an allen Orten im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Bundes angeordnet. Wenige Stunden nach seiner Vereidigung am Mittwoch unterzeichnete Biden im Weißen Haus eine entsprechende Verfügung. Die Pflicht, einen Mund-Nasen-Schutz...
Covid relief, economic stimulus, immigration: What to expect in Biden’s first 100 days
Joe Biden has promised an all-guns-blazing start to his time in the White House, with the customary Day One phone calls to foreign leaders to be squeezed in around his first actions to implement an agenda to restore “normal” to America. As the Democrat tries...
The vibrant history of Paris as you’ve never seen it before: Colourised photos chart city’s changes
Photographs showing decades of rapid change in Paris have been given new life in a series of colourised pictures, capturing key historical events in the city’s development. Ranging from 1856 to 1937, the pictures show France‘s capital as it went through a period of change...
Kate Ritchie spotted in Byron Bay with new boyfriend
Kate Ritchie has been spotted holding hands with a new beau after a tumultuous split from her husband, Stuart Webb, last year. The fiercely private radio host, 42, appears to have moved on with a man identified as John Bell, a security consultant who, according...
Chinese lead Australian departures according to latest ABS travel figures
Chinese citizens led the way when it came to departures from Australia in December, latest figures show. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released on Monday revealed almost a quarter of all overseas departures from Australia last month were those leaving on temporary student visas (24.1...
16 places you won’t believe are in Australia
It may look like Kauai, the Hawaiian island used as the location for the Jurassic Park film … but this is actually Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island in New South Wales. Lord Howe Island is in the Tasman Sea east of Port Macquarie. It’s...
Biden to sign executive orders rejoining Paris climate accord and rescinding travel ban on first day
He’ll also sign orders halting evictions and student loan payments during the coronavirus pandemic and issuing a mask mandate on all federal property in an effort to either roll back moves made by the Trump administration or advance policy in a way that was impossible...
Streets of Paris stand empty as police enforce a nationwide curfew
A deafening emptiness echoed through the streets of Paris tonight as a draconian 6pm curfew brought in to suppress the spread of Covid-19 forced people across France to hunker down at home. Striking pictures saw iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe...