United States

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  US puts an end to 20 years of military presence in Afghanistan

  

  The United States has ended its military presence in Afghanistan after 20 years, General Frank McKenzie of the Central Command (CENTCOM), announced Monday at a press conference from the Pentagon.

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana, brings back memories of Katrina

  

  Electricity supply in New Orleans was cut and the property was damaged Sunday as Hurricane Ida hit the State of Louisiana, it was reported.

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 07:23 UTC

  US markets at new highs, following on the Fed's chair announcement

  

  Wall Street climbed on Friday while S&P and Nasdaq reached new historic highs for the fourth time in the week following on statements from Fed chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium when he anticipated a moderate, non-aggressive calendar reduction in the purchase of bonds.

• Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  ISIS spin-off causes detonations at Kabul airport killing nearly 100 people

  

  At least 85 to 90 people died Thursday after an ISIS detachment attack on Kabul International Airport. US President Joseph Biden promised to avenge the deaths of 13 soldiers from his country. The flag over the White House flies at half-mast.