United States

Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Biden first overseas trip: G7 summit in the UK, meetings with EU, NATO leaders and Putin

United States President Joe Biden and his wife Jill are expected to land on Air Force One at UK's RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk this Wednesday to kick off an eight-day trip to Europe, which includes meetings with Queen Elizabeth, PM Boris Johnson, and equally significant Russian president Vladimir Putin in Geneva.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Kamala Harris tackles migration on Guatemala, Mexico tour

US Vice President Kamala Harris rounded up her first official foreign mission in Mexico City by underlining the need to tackle the “root causes” of migration as crowds at the southwestern border grow by the hour.
Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
US recover ransom paid to hackers by Colonial Pipeline which caused widespread gas shortages

The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet allegedly used by hackers who extorted Colonial Pipeline. The ransomware attack had caused widespread gas shortages.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
Facebook bans Trump for two years; “an insult” to his 75 million voters

Facebook on Friday banned former US President Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over the deadly attack by supporters on the US capitol last January.
Friday, June 4th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
JBS US branch attacked by hackers paralyzing meat processing in US, Canada and Australia

United States branch of Brazilian giant meat processor started to return to a plant in Texas, but with new instructions, get ready to do things a bit differently than normal: work by hand.
Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 07:16 UTC
Biden expected to announce the distribution of 80 million coronavirus vaccines

US president Jose Biden is expected to announce this Thursday Washington's plan for the distribution of 80 million coronavirus vaccines globally. The announcement was done by Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Costa Rica.
Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Amazon buys over MGM Studios for 8.45 billion US dollars

Amazon and MGM Wednesday announced a definitive merger agreement had been reached, under which Amazon will acquire MGM Studios for a purchase price of US $ 8.45 billion.
Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 07:17 UTC
Biden administration decided to keep Cuba in the “bad boys” list

Cuba complained that the Biden administration has continued the policies of former U.S. President Donald Trump against Havana with a decision to maintain a Trump-era determination that it is not fully cooperating in the fight against terrorism.
Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 06:35 UTC
Most Republicans believe Trump won the election, Reuter/Ipsos opinion poll

A majority of Republicans still believe Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and blame his loss to Joe Biden on illegal voting, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 00:17 UTC
Alaska lobbies successfully for the return of the cruise industry

The US House of Representatives this week passed a bill to give foreign-flag cruise ships a temporary cabotage waiver, enabling them to operate in Alaska without a foreign stop. The legislation earlier passed in the Senate.