Category: News


Trump weakens environmental law to speed up infrastructure projects


US President Donald Trump has announced alterations to a landmark environmental law, in a controversial move to allow projects to go ahead with less oversight.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53425238

Coronavirus: US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House attacks ‘bizarre’


US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has described recent efforts by the Trump administration to discredit him as “bizarre” and “nonsense”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53423927

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam


Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53425822

Trump administration drops deportation plans


US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53410285

Biden sets out $2tn plan for carbon-free electricity by 2035


Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has set out an ambitious $2tn (£1.6tn) green energy plan to create carbon-free electricity by 2035.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53411506