Tag: United States

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 07:47 UTC

  'Bolton, a disaster and “out of line” in dealing with North Korea and Venezuela'

  

  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton dismissed a day earlier as a national security adviser, had been a “disaster” on North Korea policy, “out of line” on Venezuela, and did not get along with important administration officials.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 07:08 UTC

  Trump pledges to hit the Taliban harder on 18th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

  

  President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taliban “harder” than ever as America on Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Facebook faces major lawsuit for allowing third parties access to users private data

  

  A US federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users' private data, calling the social media company's views on privacy “so wrong.”

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  US soccer federation and FIFA accused of preventing foreign major teams from competing in the US

  

  The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) illegally conspired with football’s governing body FIFA to prevent foreign clubs and leagues from holding competitive matches in the United States, a lawsuit filed by a sports promotions company alleged on Monday.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  China beginning to feel the pinch of the trade war with US

  

  China's exports fell by 1.0 per cent on-year in August, official data showed Sunday amid a bruising trade war with the US that has roiled markets in the world's top two economies. The drop comes after a surprise 3.3% rebound in July despite the yearlong battle with Washington and weakening global demand.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Fed estimates US/China trade war could cost US$ 850bn in lost global trade

  

  Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration's escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as US$850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Desperate need for medicines, food and shelter in Bahamas ravaged by hurricane Dorian

  

  More than 76,000 people out of a population of 395.000, could require food and other aid in the Bahamas after the Caribbean nation was ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, the UN's World Food Program said on Thursday, with eight tons of supplies ready to arrive.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  During Ivanka Trump's visit to Argentina, US announces US$ 400 million investment

  

  The United States has approved a US$400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the country on a wider tour of the region.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Soybean plantation in Brazil forecasted to grow at a much lower pace

  

  The area in Brazil to be planted with soybeans in the 2019-20 season, which starts this month, will grow by the slowest pace in 13 years as a global trade war and swine fever in China cloud the outlook for farmers, according to analysts at AgRural.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Venezuelan military exercises along the Colombian border

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia's government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.