News of 2020

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition – but still not conceding

24-11-2020 08:31 US President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance.

‘Legal abortion now’ – Activists rally as final push begins

21-11-2020 09:53 After more than a decade of demonstrations, pro-choice activists feel that 2020 might finally be there year.

Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela

15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.

US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votes

13-11-2020 03:14 Senior US federal and state election officials meanwhile in a statement rejected Trump's claims of fraud, saying that "the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history."

Luis Arce takes power in Bolivia facing deep challenges

09-11-2020 14:46 Luis Arce assumed the Bolivian presidency on Sunday in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders including President Alberto Fernández.

Evo Morales confirms Bolivia return – with Alberto Fernández as his chaperone

08-11-2020 22:48 Bolivia's former president confirms that he will return to his homeland from exile on Monday – though he said that President Alberto Fernández would accompany him "for security reasons."

Kamala Harris: the United States of America's first female veep

07-11-2020 14:30 Kamala Harris has crashed through one of the world's highest glass ceilings to be elected the United States of America's first female vice-president.

Biden has plenty of know-how – he’s going to need it

07-11-2020 14:21 The presidency is a management job and a political job, and Joe Biden appears to have the right experience and skills to succeed in both parts of it.

US state of Georgia says will recount razor-thin vote

06-11-2020 18:31 The US state of Georgia said Friday it will recount votes from the election in which Joe Biden has eked out a razor-thin lead over President Donald Trump.

Biden takes lead in key state of Pennsylvania, reports US media

06-11-2020 11:09 Democrat Joe Biden has taken the lead in key battleground state Pennsylvania, where a victory for the former vice-president would push him past the threshold of electoral votes needed to win the White House.

Trump spews out unverified claims as Biden closes in on US presidency

05-11-2020 21:41 Providing no evidence and taking no questions afterward from reporters in the room, Trump uses 17-minute White House address to deliver incendiary statements about the United States.

Without evidence, Trump again accuses Democrats of 'stealing' election

05-11-2020 21:36 Republican leader questions credibility of US election in White House address, complaining that polling had overstated Biden’s lead in many battleground states and the ongoing count of mail-in votes was eroding his lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia.

In Biden's hometown, supporters, journalists play waiting game

05-11-2020 15:26 In Joe Biden's hometown of Wilmington, everyone is anxiously waiting for the winner of the knife-edge presidential election to be announced. 

GOP shreds Democrats’ Senate hopes by holding key states

05-11-2020 14:24 The polls, the pandemic and the piles of campaign cash had Democrats tasting victory in the Senate heading into Tuesday’s election. But that may turn out to be an illusion, and Republicans are on the verge of extending their six-year control in the chamber.

Fact check: Trump's premature declaration of victory in US election

04-11-2020 22:59 In an address early Wednesday from the White House, after polls had closed but while ballots were still being counted in battleground states, US President Donald Trump falsely declared that he had won re-election.

Win or lose, Trump's movement stronger and bigger than ever

04-11-2020 22:47 The election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected. 

Biden: When all the votes are counted, we will be the winners

04-11-2020 18:49 "When the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners," Biden declares.

Biden inches closer to victory, but his presidency will be born weak

04-11-2020 17:35 Democratic hopeful Joe Biden is inching closer to victory in the US election. But even if the former vice-president wins the race for the White House, his presidency will be weak from the get-go.

by Leandro Dario

How long it may take: Where the US election stands in key states

04-11-2020 13:03 The US election remains up in the air with the futures of Donald Trump and Joe Biden hinging on key battleground states that remain too close to call.

Trump alleges 'surprise ballot dumps' in states where he was leading

04-11-2020 12:48 US president alleges that there had been "surprise ballot dumps" in states where he had been leading Democrat Joe Biden in the race for the White House. Once again, he provides no evidence for claim.