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Biden and Harris named Time 'Person of the Year'

New York (AFP) - US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were named Time magazine's 2020 "Person of the Year" on Thursday for their election victory over Donald Trump. "For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world," Time said, explaining its choice. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement and President Trump. Time's magazine cover boasts portraits o...

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time 'Person of the Year'

New York (AFP) - US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine's 2020 "Person of the Year," the publication announced Thursday. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement, and President Donald Trump who Biden defeated in November's election.  Time's magazine cover has a picture of Biden, 78, and Harris, 56, with the subtitle "Changing America's story." Biden beat Trump by 306 electoral college votes to Trump's 232 to end the real estate tycoo...

BTS、TIME誌「今年のエンターテイナー」に選ばれる。Black Lives Matterなど社会問題への活動も評価

米TIME誌は12月10日、 K-POPグループ・防弾少年団（BTS）を2020年の「エンターテイナ...

TIME誌が今年の必読書100選を発表。日本の作家から選ばれたのは？

アメリカの雑誌「TIME」が、2020年の必読書100選を公式サイトで発表した。世界各国の小説、ノン...

Why is US vote count taking so long?

Washington (AFP) - Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump.The wait has fueled tension across the polarized nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats are engineering fraud.But the delay was widely expected, often for reasons specific to individual states, which under the US system each conduct their own polls:Competitive states take longerCalifornia, the nation's most populous state, was quickly called for Biden after po...

Kim Kardashian West hails JoJo Siwa as a 'ray of sunshine'

Kim Kardashian West has hailed JoJo Siwa as a "ray of sunshine" in a "scary" world.The star has paid tribute to the teenage YouTuber and described her as a "positive figure" for young people to look up to.Writing in TIME magazine, she said JoJo is a ray of sunshine in a world that seems scary right now. She added as a parent, you want your kids to admire positive figures and here's no one more positive than JoJo.The 17-year-old star - who was on hand to "babysit" North in a YouTube video last year - has been named as one of the publication's 100 Most influential People of 2020.Kim also insiste...