Tag: United States

• Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 20:36 UTC

  Washington approves Jorge Argüello as Argentina’s next ambassador

  

  The Argentine diplomat Jorge Argüello (grossly misinformed on the Falkland Islands) has received official approval from President Barack Obama’s administration for his bid to become the Argentine Ambassador in Washington DC, the Foreign Ministry announced this week in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 16:30 UTC

  Chile requests extradition of former US Army officer allegedly involved in the 1973 killing of two US citizens

  

  Chile’s Supreme Court has requested the extradition of former US army officer, Capt. Raymond E. Davis, over his alleged involvement in the murder of two US citizens in Chile, days after the coup of 11 September, 1973 that ushered in 17 years of brutal military rule.

• Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 05:53 UTC

  US and EU stock soar following on central banks’ decision to provide dollars

  

  Global stocks and the Euro rallied on Wednesday after the world's leading central banks agreed to cut the cost for European banks to borrow much-needed dollars.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 17:11 UTC

  American Airlines files for bankruptcy; plans to cut drastically labour costs

  

  American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after failing to win a labour deal with pilots and suffering from mounting fuel costs.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  US and EU agree to begin talks on a trans-Atlantic economic and trade pact

  

  The United States and European Union agreed on Monday to develop a plan to capitalize on already strong economic ties to create more jobs and fuel economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 02:09 UTC

  Fitch warns of US triple A rating downgrade if policy makers fail on budget cuts

  

  Fitch Ratings on Monday warned it may cut the United States' AAA rating if policymakers fail to agree in 2013 on a plan to reduce the country's ballooning budget deficits.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 20:19 UTC

  Global markets slide overwhelmed by negative news

  

  Global markets fell Wednesday after more evidence emerged that the global economy is faltering fast and that the Euro zone is heading for a recession as the debt crisis spreads to the bigger economies like Italy and Spain.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 00:25 UTC

  CNN poll shows same partisan divide on federal budget deficit cuts among US voters

  

  The latest CNN poll shows that the same partisan divide that has kept the US congressional super committee from reaching a federal budget deficit reduction deal also exists among US voters who identify with a political party.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 00:19 UTC

  US political stalemate as the Congress fails to agree on budget cuts and debt

  

  A special debt-reduction committee in the US Congress failed to reach agreement, extending partisan gridlock into the 2012 election year and setting the stage for 1.2 trillion dollars in automatic spending cuts.

• Monday, November 21st 2011 - 07:36 UTC

  US ‘Patriotic millionaires’ plead to Congress they want their taxes increased

  

  As has happened in several European countries, namely Germany, nearly 140 millionaires asked members of the United States Congress to increase their taxes for the sake of the nation.