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Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
US Congress farm lobby warns Trump on “mini-trade deals” that do not include agriculture

The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Covid-19 deaths in US reach 11; California declares emergency and Congress agrees on US$ 8bn to fight the disease

The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Billionaire Bloomberg steps down and endorses Joe Biden in Democrat primaries

Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his US presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose campaign for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin strongly supported Fed's decision to cut rates

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Tuesday that he supported the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates in a bid to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 06:58 UTC
Fed emergency intervention to address potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut interest rates amid concern about the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets Fed interest rates, announced it would cut its baseline rate range by 0.5 percentage points to a 1 to 1.25 percent spread.
Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Bolivia's October presidential election: no statistical support for claims of vote fraud

The following article was published by The Washington Post, based on a report from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab political scientists John Curiel and Jack R Williams (*)
Friday, February 28th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Amnesty International: Major human rights events in the Americas 2019

Amnesty International has documented grave violations of human rights in 2019 in 24 countries across the Americas. Examples of the major human rights events analyzed include:
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:31 UTC
Argentine ambassador in US meets Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Argentine ambassador in Washington Jorge Argüello held a meeting on Monday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with the purpose of strengthening bilateral relations and which was described as “highly productive”.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:40 UTC
Goldman Sachs facing charges in Malaysia for misleading investors on a US$ 6,5bn bond sale

Three units of Goldman Sachs pleaded not guilty to charges of misleading investors regarding US$6.5 billion in bond sales that the U.S. investment bank helped raise for state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Bernama state news agency reported on Monday.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:38 UTC
Trump receives a hero's welcome in Gujarat, India, Prime Minister Modi's home state

Emerging in a stadium to the appropriate strains of the Village People's “Macho Man” as 100,000 people cheered on, US President Donald Trump looked like he was at a campaign rally in America's Midwest.