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Added on the 08/04/2021 17:30:36 - Copyright : France 24 EN
President-elect Joe Biden plans to start transforming America's stance on the global stage with a series of day-one executive actions. CNN reports Biden's transition team is beginning to turn his campaign-trail promises into plans he can implement early in his presidency. Sources say Biden's first focus is likely to be the worsening coronavirus pandemic. He is set to name a 12-person coronavirus task force on Monday. Biden intends to rejoin the Paris climate accord, a landmark international deal to combat climate change that Trump exited in 2017. The president-elect has also said he would rejoin the World Health Organization, which President Donald Trump moved to withdraw from this year.
Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov unveiled a gun turret that uses a machine learning algorithm to identify potential targets. The “Kornet” a remotely-operated combat module was unveiled at the ARMY-2017 International Military-Technical Forum at Moscow's Patriot Park on Monday. The machine features a large caliber barrel wrapped in a sheet of armor and mounted with a complex array of cameras and sensors which constantly analyze image data in order to identify and track potential targets.
Hunter Biden arrives at federal court in Delaware, where he is expected to plead not guilty to charges of illegally possessing a handgun. US President Joe Biden's son Hunter, 53, is facing three felony charges stemming from his 2018 purchase of a .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver. IMAGES
Protesters gather near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, as part of nationwide demonstrations calling for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the country, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked reforms. IMAGES
People in New York bearing anti-gun protest signs gather to march against gun violence as similar demonstrations are planned across the US. Thousands of people are expected to demonstrate across the country for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the US, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked reforms. IMAGES
People march in Parkland, Florida to demand tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the US, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked reforms. March for Our Lives, which is organizing demonstrations around the country, was founded by survivors of the shooting at a Parkland high school in 2018. IMAGES