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U.S. Senate voted for small-scale corona measures next week Democracy rejects administration

U.S. Senate voted for small-scale corona measures next week Democracy rejects administration

The US Republican Party Secretary of State Mitch McConnell announced on the 13th that he will vote on small-scale economic measures against the new coronavirus at the plenary session. On the 19th of next week, when the recess is open, the company plans to adopt a $ 500 million support measure that utilizes the remaining funds […]

Two women finalists to take charge of the WTO

Two women finalists to take charge of the WTO

Barring a very last-minute change, two women – Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Korean Yoo Myung-hee – remain, according to AFP, the only ones in the race for the post of head of the Organization world trade. The WTO, in crisis not least because of repeated assaults by the Trump administration , has so far always been led by men. The […]

Pelosi says US must move to vote by mail, taking aim at Trump

Pelosi says US must move to vote by mail, taking aim at Trump

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press after the House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27, 2020, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that America needs to move toward a “vote by mail” […]

President Trump’s coronavirus task force holds briefing

President Trump’s coronavirus task force holds briefing

[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Members of the task force created to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak are expected to hold a press briefing Tuesday at the White House as state and local authorities take […]

Trump floats payroll tax cut, other financial relief amid coronavirus outbreak

Trump floats payroll tax cut, other financial relief amid coronavirus outbreak

President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be meeting with Senate and House Republicans on Tuesday to discuss “a possible tax relief measure” that would provide “a timely and effective response to the coronavirus.” “We are to be meeting with House Republicans, Mitch McConnell, and discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial […]

Iran’s Rouhani makes veiled threat to US and EU troops in Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani makes veiled threat to US and EU troops in Middle East

Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, looks on during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, on February 6, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ⁠— In an angry speech on state television, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at the U.S. and Europe for its presence in the Middle East and […]

Iran is closer ‘than ever before’ to regime collapse, says Gen. Jim Jones

Iran is closer ‘than ever before’ to regime collapse, says Gen. Jim Jones

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has had a turbulent past week, marked by more than a hundred Iranian deaths and dramatically increased tensions with the U.S. As it enters into the third day of protests fueled by popular anger over the government’s handling of a downed passenger jet, some observers argue this is […]