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Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Ortega leads Nicaragua towards authoritarianism, says Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday said Nicaraguan President and former guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega was leading the Central American country “down the dark path of authoritarianism,” as most political opponents are arrested or charged with treason.
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Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
UK/US/Australia defense and security partnership in Indo-Pacific; nuke subs for Wallabies

A landmark defence and security partnership was agreed on Wednesday by the leaders of the UK, the United States and Australia which will protect and defend shared interests in the Indo-Pacific.
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Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Maduro appoints jailed ally, with pending extradition to US, to political talks with the opposition in Mexico

Venezuela has announced that it will incorporate the government delegation in negotiations with the political opposition in Mexico, Alex Saab, a close ally jailed in Cape Verde, Africa who is to be extradited to the United States on corruption and money laundering charges.
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Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Biden tells unvaccinated US citizens to do the right thing because “the time for waiting is over”

US President Joseph Biden Thursday warned all unvaccinated Americans that “the time for waiting is over,” as he launched a six-part strategy to combat the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant.
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Friday, September 10th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Unvaccinated United workers under Religious Exemptions to be placed on Unpaid Leave

United Airlines has decided all unvaccinated employees are to be placed under a temporary, unpaid leave of absence beginning Oct. 2, pending further evaluation of each case, it was announced Wednesday.
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Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Maduro's front man to be extradited to the United States; Venezuela complains of an arbitrary ruling

The Constitutional Tribunal from Cape Verde ruled this week that Colombian businessman Alex Saab considered a front man for Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro can be extradited to the United States, where he faces charges of corruption and money laundering.
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Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Dreamliner deliveries entangled within red tape and FAA inspections

Boeing deliveries of the 787 model, known as the “Dreamliner” have been put on hold for a while now and are not expected to resume until at least the end of October, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Hurricane Ida hits Northeast US, killing dozens of people and causing havoc

Hurricane Ida Thursday hit the entire Northeast region in the United States, killing dozens of people and flooding streets, causing severe damage to the local transport services.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:32 UTC
OPEC and Russia keep steady on original plan; ignore US request to pump more oil

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus a group led by Russia, OPEC+1 ignored requests from United States president Joe Biden and agreed on Wednesday to continue raising oil output in measured steps as originally agreed.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:15 UTC
SCOTUS silence clears way for Texas ban on most abortions

Silence from the Supreme Court of the United States after XXX appeals have rendered legislation passed in May by the US State of Texas banning most abortions to be enforceable as of September 1.