READ – Remarks by President Biden in press conference after summit with President Putin
Hôtel du Parc des Eaux-Vives, Geneva, Switzerland, 7:20 P.M. CEST THE PRESIDENT: It's been a long day for you all. (Laughs.) I know ...
Day: June 17, 2021
READ – Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure At Geneva Airport
Geneva, Switzerland, 8:21 P.M. CESTTHE PRESIDENT: I owe my last question an apology. I shouldn’t have -- I shouldn’t have ...
Woman sentenced to 198 months in prison for teaching and distributing information about weapons of mass destruction
A New York woman was sentenced today to 198 months, about 16 and a half years, in prison for her ...
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, near first wave peak
COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-on-week as the continent's third wave gains pace and nears the ...
USAID provides $91 million in urgently needed food, water, and health care for COVID-19 response across Africa
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director Jeremy Konyndyk on Thursday announced more than $91 ...
WHO issues guidance to help reduce suicide rate by one-third by 2030 in the world
Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, according to WHO’s latest estimates, published today in “Suicide worldwide ...
White House says Biden’s economic plan working as four-week average of new unemployment claims drops below 400k for first time since pandemic began
President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s economic plan is working, the White House said on Thursday, citing new unemployment claims, which ...
Biden administration designates former Namibian officials Bernhardt Esau and Sakeus Shanghala as “significantly corrupt”, bars them and immediate family members from entering U.S.
The Biden administration has designated former Namibian government officials Bernhardt Esau and Sakeus Shanghala as "significantly corrupt", making them ineligible ...
MCC advances regional integration to expand energy access in West Africa
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the governments of Burkina Faso and Côte ...
READ – Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a U.S. and UNHCR Co-Hosted Event on World Refugee Day
Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations, New York, New York, June 15, 2021 Thank you so ...