United States

Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:07 UTC
“El Chapo” Guzmán has appealed against his life sentence incarcerated in US

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman has appealed against his life sentence handed down a year ago by a US court for trafficking hundreds of tons of narcotics into the country.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Chile's prosecutors reopen a bungled investigation into the death of a US teacher in Temuco

Chile's prosecutors' office announced it would reopen a bungled investigation into the death of American teaching assistant Erica Faith Hagan, who was beaten to death in a college dormitory in southern Chile in 2014. The prosecutor's office said in a statement late on Friday that it had made the decision following a special request by the victim's mother Regina O'Neal.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
US pork with ractopamine controversy in Taiwan

Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on US pork imports, which if passed could threaten a long-mooted free trade deal with Taipei's key ally Washington.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:18 UTC
Major airlines call on US and UK to launch pax testing trial for London/New York flights

Major airlines want the US and British governments to launch a passenger testing trial for the coronavirus for flights between London and New York to pave the way for a resumption of more international travel.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Trump and followers argue strongly for new social media rules and question “speech restrictions”

Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
France criticizes US for sanctioning International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor

France led criticism of US sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday, saying Washington had launched a “serious attack” on the global body.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Palau in the Pacific urges US military to build bases to contain Beijing influence

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory - which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Snowden' vindication: NSA mass surveillance program of US phones unlawful, and US intelligence leaders lied

Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of US’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful - and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Biden remains ahead in polls: Trump unable to refocus campaign from the pandemic to civil unrest

President Donald Trump’s attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic to anti-racism protests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Roundup weedkiller and cancer decision, appealed by Bayer at California Supreme Court

Bayer AG has asked California’s Supreme Court to review a decision awarding US$ 20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, arguing the ruling was at odds with federal law and settled legal principles.