NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA COLUMN AT DEMOCRATIC ACCENT SIGNIFIES THE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES AND OPINION FROM AMERICAN CONTINENT. IT MOSTLY COMPRISES THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER PROMINENT NATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

Homes destroyed as winds push California fire into desert

11:42 pm September 19, 2020

Juniper Hills: Winds pushed an unrelenting wildfire burning in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles deeper into a Mojave Desert community, but firefighters looked to seize on more favorable weather on Saturday to protect homes and make headway into their nearly two-week battle. Meanwhile, officials were investigating the death of a firefighter on the lines of another Southern California wildfire that […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

President Trump not to attend UNGA session in-person: WH chief of staff

1:30 pm September 18, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump will not attend in-person the landmark 75th annual UN General Assembly session next week, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has said. The annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on September 15 amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with world leaders set to meet virtually for the […]

Biden says he trusts vaccines and scientists, not Trump

1:47 pm September 17, 2020

Wilmington (US): Joe Biden said that while he trusts what scientists say about a potential coronavirus vaccine, he doesn’t trust US President Donald Trump. His comments come as the debate over a vaccine how it will be evaluated and distributed when it’s ready has taken centre stage in the presidential race with seven weeks to […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

`China will overtake US economy, but its hegemony may look different’

11:57 pm September 16, 2020

Pune: China will take over the US to become the world’s largest economy within a decade, but its dominance may not resemble the current US hegemony, former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Wednesday. Unlike the US, the Chinese are not interested in policing the world or being culturally dominant but are keen on securing the flow […]

5 Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US

11:55 pm September 16, 2020

Washington: The US Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions across the world, including Government of India networks, stealing valuable software data and business intelligence. Deputy US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Wednesday announced three indictments have been unsealed in the matter that collectively charge five Chinese nationals with computer hacking and charge two Malaysian nationals for helping some […]