United States

• 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.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:26 UTC

  Argentina sued before New York court for debts related to the expropriation of Aerolineas Argentinas

  

  Argentina faces possible embargoes after holders of debt resulting from the expropriation of flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas brought the case to a New York court on Wednesday for an amount of approximately US $ 320 million.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:46 UTC

  Ukraine born US tallest man, 2.35 meters, dies at age 38

  

  The tallest man in the United States, 2 meters 35 centimetres has died of heart failure, his family reported on Facebook. Originally from Ukraine, Igor Voykoyinsky, 38, was living in the city of Rochester, Minnesota, famous for its medical schools and medical facilities.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 08:01 UTC

  Eastern Airlines cancellation leaves 140 passengers bound for Montevideo stranded

  

  About 140 passengers who should have already landed at Montevideo's Carrasco international airport were stranded in Miami after Eastern Airlines canceled its August 23 service “due to a crew problem.”

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  COVID-19 vaccination closer to becoming mandatory after FDA approval of Pfizer's, now rebranded Comirnaty

  

  United States health authorities Monday gave full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, which will now be marketed under the Comirnaty brand. Moderna's drug is expected to be approved shortly.

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Fed could announce this week the assets purchase reduction calendar

  

  The United States Federal Reserve could begin withdrawing economic stimuli sometime in the next four months and advances of such a program could be anticipated this week at the Jackson Hole central bankers meeting 26/27 August.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 18:30 UTC

  US sanctions Cuban officers involved in repression against their own people

  

  The United States sanctioned on Thursday three high ranking Cuban officials, the fourth round of punitive measures, in reply to the violent repression of anti-government protests that started on 11 July and shook the island's elite.

• Friday, August 13th 2021 - 13:03 UTC

  Ex Venezuelan congress members, US representative at the IDB

  

  United States president Joe Biden appointed former Venezuelan congress member Leopoldo Martinez Nucete as US permanent representative in the Inter American Development bank, IDB.

• Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 08:04 UTC

  First female General chosen to head US Southern Command

  

  General Laura Richardson will become the first woman ever to head the Southern Command of the country's Armed Forces after a Senatorial green light was issued Wednesday.

• Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  US confident of Brazilian institutions and capacity to hold free and fair elections

  

  “No tampering with elections or election results”, was the message from US president Joe Biden administration to Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, according to Sao Paulo media following the visit last week of US national security advisor, Jake Sullivan.