Tag: United States

Monday, March 11th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
World youth from 80 countries plan to strike on Friday calling on countries to address climate change

The young people of the world have a message for adults, and this Friday (March 15) they will go on strike to make sure their views on climate change are heard. Tens of thousands of students from more than 80 countries and territories - including the United States, Malaysia and Hong Kong - plan to skip school that day to urge adults to treat climate change as a crisis, and for governments to take action now.
Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Fourth day of blackout in Venezuela; Maduro blames cyber-attacks

Venezuelans woke up to a fourth day of an unprecedented nationwide blackout on Sunday, leaving residents concerned about the impacts of the lack of electricity on the South American country's health, communications and transport systems.
Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
China orders the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX

China's aviation regulator said on Monday (Mar 11) it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6pm following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Ex US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikeleaks

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been jailed for refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. A Virginia judge ordered her taken into custody until the grand jury's work is finished or she decides to testify. Manning said she shared everything she knows during her court-martial.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Job creation in the US remains but labor demand is softening

US economy created the lowest number of jobs for a year-and-a-half in February, well below forecasts. Just 20,000 new jobs were created last month against expectations of a 180,000 increase, official figures show.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 08:16 UTC
US announces criminal charges against Venezuelan industry minister

The US government on Friday announced criminal charges against a top official in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government for violating sanctions imposed two years ago, when the official was accused of drug trafficking.
Friday, March 8th 2019 - 08:25 UTC
Trump's campaign manager sentenced to 47 months in prison; next week Manafort faces another conviction

United States president Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud. It was the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of the president in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling - but significantly lighter than many expected for the 69-year-old political consultant.
Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Trump frustrated: US trade deficit soars to a 10-year high

The US trade gap with the rest of the world jumped to a 10-year high of US$ 621bn last year, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's deficit reduction plan. The trade deficit is the difference between how much goods and services the US imports from other countries and how much it exports.
Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 08:32 UTC
Huawei files a lawsuit against the US government for banning purchase of its products

Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products. In a statement, the firm said the US Congress has “failed to produce any evidence to support its restrictions”.
Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
World markets fall as China cuts its economic growth target

Asian shares stepped back on Tuesday after China cut its economic growth target and pledged measures to support the economy amid growing challenges from rising debt and a dispute over trade and technology with the United States. Australian shares dropped 0.6% while South Korea's Kospi lost 0.5%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2% and Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.3%.