Tag: United States

• Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 07:32 UTC

  Trump increases pressure on China to buy farm products

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday questioned a decision by his top trade negotiators to ask Chinese officials to delay a planned trip to U.S. farming regions after trade talks last week, saying he wanted China to buy more American farm products.

• Monday, September 23rd 2019 - 13:20 UTC

  Experts predict that US-China trade war deal may be imminent

  

  Prominent Chinese economist Chen Wenling has recently advised that a trade deal between the United States and her home country may be imminent, marking the beginning of the end for the damaging conflict between these two nations.

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 12:24 UTC

  United States expels two members of Cuba's diplomatic mission to the UN

  

  The government of the United States has expelled two members of Cuba's permanent mission to the United Nations due to their alleged involvement in “activities harmful to US national security,” according to State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus' posting Thursday on Twitter.

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Probable cause for strange symptoms among US, Canadian diplomats in Cuba found

  

  Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Authority scientists Thursday claimed to have discovered the cause of strange symptoms found in recent years among US and Canadian diplomats in Havana, it was reported Thursday.

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  Child migrants could be held in detention for even longer under new rules 

  

  The Trump administration’s approach to border control has long been contentious, but now it looks set to become even more controversial following the introduction of new rules which could replace the current 1997 agreement.  

• Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 20:57 UTC

  Angry Embraer workers threaten to go on strike in Brazil

  

  Unions representing workers at Brazil's aircraft factory Embraer are ready to go on strike indefinitely strike as salary bargaining seems to be deadlocked. The measure could start as early as next Monday, sources at the company's commercial aircraft plant in São José dos Campos confirmed on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 17:07 UTC

  Trump appoints hostage crisis expert as successor to Bolton

  

  US President Donald Trump Wednesday chose Robert C. O'Brien to replace the disgraced John Bolton as the new National Security Adviser, a position which does not require Senate confirmation.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  US markets in the red following attacks on Saudi oil production

  

  US stocks tumbled into the red on Monday as attacks on Saudi crude production and record jumps in oil prices whipped up investor anxieties about the global economy.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  US ready for a response to attack on Saudi oil facilities; China and Russia call for restrain

  

  The United States readied its response on Monday to the “unprecedented” attack on Saudi oil facilities as President Donald Trump said Iran was likely to blame, fanning new fears of conflict in the Gulf region.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  US/China trade talks resume on Thursday but at deputy-level

  

  Deputy-level US-China trade talks are scheduled to start in Washington on Thursday, the US Trade Representative's office said on Monday (Sep 16), paving the way for high-level talks in October aimed at resolving a bitter trade war.