United States

Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Biden administration extends COVID-19 emergency

President Joseph Biden's administration Thursday announced an extension for 90 more days of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration. The measure has been in practice since January 2020.
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Blinken discusses bilateral issues with Boric in Santiago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday at the Palacio de la Moneda, in Santiago, to discuss further investments in the South American country, it was reported.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 21:57 UTC
United States to pardon all those convicted of marijuana possession

U.S. President Joseph Biden will pardon all those federally convicted of marijuana possession through an executive order, the White House announced Thursday. “Sending people to prison simply for possessing marijuana has affected too many lives and has meant that there are people incarcerated for conduct that is legal in many states,” Biden said in a video to announce the decision.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Tension escalates as North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

Just two days after launching an intermediate-range missile that triggered alarms in Japan, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean Thursday.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
“Click chemistry” developers awarded Nobel Prize

Caroline R. Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless of the United States have been awarded the 2022 Chemistry Nobel Prize together with Denmark's Morten Meldal for making difficult things easy, it was announced.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
OPEC+ puts pressure on western countries with strict output cut

The price of gas at pumps for drivers worldwide might soon go up once again after OPEC+ countries at a meeting in Vienna agreed on to deepest production cut since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 19:57 UTC
Trump sues CNN for damages after derogatory remarks

Former US President Donald Trump is seeking US$ 475 million in damages from CNN after the network referred to him as “Putin's lackey,” a “racist” and “Hitler,” among other epithets.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
US: Easier access increases number of calls for assistance against suicide

Suicide assistance lines in the United States are going through an unprecedented 45% increase in activity in the last few months since the three-digit line made things easier por people in distress, it was reported.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:35 UTC
Blinken takes adventurous trip into left-leaning Latin America

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting Monday a most unusual Latin American tour through which President Joseph Biden's administration seeks to follow up on the goals agreed upon during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Ian one of the deadliest hurricanes ever in the US

At least 770,000 people remained without electricity in the US State of Florida this past weekend following the passage of Hurricane Ian, which has left over 80 casualties nationwide, it was reported.