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US President Joe Biden (pic) signed an executive order on Monday giving American companies and products priority in contracting with the federal government, as the new administration attempts to spur domestic manufacturing
President-elect Biden’s pledge to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and ensure that it finally does its part to tackle the climate crisis is welcome news. So, too, is his promise to return the country to the Paris Agreement and help rally the rest of the world to take urgent climate action to avert the worst consequences of climate change.
Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 4, 2018 / 05:19 pm (ACI Prensa).- In his New Year’s message, the Archbishop of Caracas encouraged transparent elections the results of which the citizenry could trust, in order to alleviate the grave crisis affecting the country.
“The year 2017 was very tragic for Venezuela, marked by political violence with a terrible toll of more than 120 persons killed in attacks on demonstrations held by the people,” read the message of Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino.
Venezuela is experiencing a severe economic crisis, with hyperinflation and chronic shortages of food and medicine.
Its socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, is due to run for re-election this year, as his term ends in 2019. Last July, contested elections led to the formation of a Constituent Assembly, which has superseded the authority of the National Assembly, Venezuela’s opposition-controlled legislature.