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Buenos Aires, Jun 6 (EFE).- The Peruvian community in Argentina headed to the polls Sunday to participate in the presidential elections, in which they had to elect between the leftist Pedro Castillo and the right-wing Keiko Fujimori, amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: JULIETA BARRERA).SHOT LIST: PERUVIANS LIVING IN ARGENTINA HEAD TO ELECT PRESIDENT AT POLLING STATIONS IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Lisbon residents head to the polls to choose a president, in spite of a coronavirus lockdown. IMAGES
Voters in Tuvalu cast their votes to elect a new government, amid speculation that the Pacific micronation could switch diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing. IMAGES
President-elect Joe Biden has picked his nominee to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. According to Business Insider, Biden will nominate Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio. If confirmed, she'll become the first Black woman in the position. The pick will likely ease the minds of some legislators and activists who were concerned about a perceived lack of diversity among Biden's Cabinet picks. Representing the urban Cleveland-area district, Fudge had publicly lobbied to become Biden's Secretary of Agriculture in recent days. HUD is a sprawling department with a $50 billion budget and roughly 8,000 employees.
President-elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate Janet Yellen to head the Treasury Department. Business Insider reports if the US Senate confirms Yellen, she will be the first woman to hold the job. Yellen served as Fed Chair during President Barack Obama's second term, from 2014 to 2017. President Donald Trump replaced her with Jerome Powell as head of the Fed. If confirmed, Yellen will face an immense set of challenges, including the pandemic, unemployment, and widespread housing and food insecurity. With both parties fiercely divided on its size and reach for months, Congress still hasn't approved a second coronavirus economic aid package.