United States

Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:30 UTC
US Treasury Secretary welcomes Argentina's talks with IMF on Article IV

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday welcomed Argentina's talks with the International Monetary Fund after the heavily indebted country said it would launch consultations, starting Monday, that could lead to a new funding program.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:35 UTC
US open market to Brazilian raw beef; breeders lobby protests and promise “an eagle eye” to ensure sanitary quality

The United States government has decided to once again allow raw beef products to be imported into the US from Brazil, a move that has angered some cattlemen and food safety groups who are voicing concerns about the quality of the meat.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:17 UTC
“El Menchito”, son of a powerful Mexican drug lord extradited to the US

The son of a powerful Mexican drug lord was this week extradited to the United States, where he is wanted for trafficking, a government source revealed. Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, known as “El Menchito,” “was extradited this day on the charge of conspiracy to smuggle drugs” into US territory, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:33 UTC
US government expects China to honor its commitment to buy more US goods despite COVID-19

The US government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more US goods under a trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies in January despite the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, a senior US official said on Thursday.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 13:23 UTC
LATAM sued for the alleged rape of a child flying unaccompanied

A man in Florida is suing one of Latin America's largest airlines, saying his 6-year-old son was sexually assaulted by an airline employee while traveling as an unaccompanied minor from Brazil to the U.S.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Beijing/US media war: three WSJ newsroom journalists expelled over an OPED column

China on Wednesday ordered three reporters from The Wall Street Journal to leave the country over what Beijing deemed a racist headline, in one of the harshest moves against foreign media in years.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
China back in the market for US agricultural commodities

China is back in the market for US agricultural commodities after issuing a list of products that will be eligible for tariff waivers, according to market sources. US exporters sold at least two sorghum cargoes to China after buyers bid for supplies to be shipped in the first half of the year. Importers also inquired about soybeans on Wednesday, a day after asking about wheat prices in a move that sent Chicago futures rallying.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
US considers five China state run media entities as “foreign missions” and must register with the State Department

The United States will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with U.S. operations as “foreign missions” and operatives of Beijing’s government, requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 07:35 UTC
Utah Senate unanimously approves decriminalizing polygamy among consenting adults

$The bill, which would treat the offense of plural marriage as a simple infraction on par with a parking ticket, now moves to the Utah House of Representatives$

The Utah State Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday effectively to decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults, reducing penalties for practice with deep religious roots in the predominantly Mormon state.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Assange said Trump offered to pardon him if he let Russia off Wikileaks disclosures

U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks’ publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court heard on Wednesday. Assange appeared by videolink from prison as lawyers discussed the management of his hearing next week to decide whether he should be extradited to the United States.