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  • Wednesday, May 10th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Trump found guilty of sexual assault in civil court

    The verdict is “the greatest witch hunt of all time,” Trump said

    Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of sexual assault and defamation against former journalist E. Jean Carroll in a trial by jury at a Manhattan federal civil court Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, May 9th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Paraguay closer to selling beef again to the US

    Bertoni insisted on the importance of opening up the US market to Paraguayan beef

    Paraguay's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Santiago Bertoni Monday held a bilateral meeting with US authorities Monday to discuss the agricultural agenda between the two countries, especially Paraguayan beef imports, it was reported.

  • Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    US Fed raises interest rate yet again

    Further rate increases by the Federal Reserve may lead to recession, it is feared

    The US Federal Reserve Wednesday upped its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to between 5% and 5.25%, its highest level in 16 years, which further tightened credit for businesses and consumers, it was announced.

  • Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    World Press Freedom Day: IAPA anything but optimistic

    “It is impossible to sustain democracy without the proper freedom and protection that journalists and the media need...,” Greenspon said

    Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) President Michael Greenspon was anything but optimistic in his World Press Freedom Day message after reports showed that, in the last semester, 10 journalists were murdered: 5 in Haiti and the others in Colombia, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, and Paraguay.

  • Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:03 UTC

    Unvaxed travelers allowed back into the US shortly

    The measure becomes effective May 11 together with the end of the health emergency

    The United States administration of President Joseph Biden has lifted the mandatory requirement of Covid-19 vaccination for travelers wanting to enter its territory, effective May 11, it was announced in Washington DC. The measure was in force since 2021.

  • Sunday, April 30th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

    DeSantis may remain Fla. Gov. during presidential campaign

    DeSantis (R), who has not confirmed whether he would be running for President, met with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly last week

    The US State of Florida Friday passed an amendment to the current election law which would allow Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to remain in office while running for President next year. As per the previous Florida law, anyone running for another office needed to step down from their current position. The new bill creates an exception for state officials running for President or Vice President.

  • Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 09:37 UTC

    Biden announces he will seek reelection

    “Wall Street did not build America, the middle class built America,” Biden said

    US President Joe Biden Tuesday announced he would seek reelection in 2024, once again with Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Democratic leader, who will be turning 81 later this year, argued that “every generation has a time when they had to stand up for democracy, defend their fundamental freedoms: I believe this is our time,” Biden said while asking his voters to help him finish the job he has started.

  • Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 03:26 UTC

    A Latin woman is president Joe Biden's reelection campaign manager

    Julie Chavez Rodriguez, 45, is the granddaughter of the famed farm labor leader Cesar Chavez and labor activist Helen Fabela Chavez

    A Latin woman and Senior White House adviser Julie Chavez Rodriguez, 45, will serve as President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign manager. She is the granddaughter of the famed labor leader Cesar Chavez and labor activist Helen Fabela Chavez.

  • Tuesday, April 25th 2023 - 11:47 UTC

    Deportation flights to Havana resumed

    Deportation flights from the US to Cuba were suspended in December 2020, shortly before Biden took office

    The United States has resumed its deportation flights to Cuba of the so-called undesirable migrants after the procedures were halted during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed.

  • Saturday, April 22nd 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Former President Toledo due in Lima Sunday to stand trial

    Toledo faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted

    Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo turned himself in to US authorities Friday and is to remain in custody pending his extradition to the South American country, which is scheduled for Sunday on a commercial flight to Lima, where he will be housed at the Barbadillo prison alongside his former colleagues Alberto Fujimori and Pedro Castillo.