United States

Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 08:38 UTC
Idalia makes landfall a Category 3 hurricane in Florida

Two people have died and “incalculable damage” was caused by Idalia as it hit Florida before moving on to Georgia and the Carolinas as a tropical storm. The storm reached Category 4 status with winds up to 131 mph before hitting as a Category 3 hurricane.
Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
US State of Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia

Some 1.6 million people in the US State of Florida were to evacuate their homes in the coming hours as Hurricane Idalia has been forecast to make landfall on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the northwest of the state with Category 3 winds (111 mph or 178 kph) Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 06:34 UTC
Brazil manages record soybean exports, at lower prices, but much will now depend on the US crop

Despite the slow pace of soybean trade in the past five years, the first seven months of 2023 have seen Brazil achieve a record volume of exports, reaching over 70 million tons, as reported by the country’s National Supply Company (Conab) last week.
Thursday, August 24th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Assange's father thanks Brazil for supporting his son's release

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's father John Shipton, who is in Brazil promoting a movie on his son, has thanked the South American country for standing in favor of the journalist’s release, Agência Brasil reported.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 19:51 UTC
US approves consumption and sale of “cell-cultivated chicken”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is revolutionizing the meat industry, it has approved the sale of cell-cultured chicken in a landmark decision that clears the path for consumers to try it out themselves, the two startups that received the first approvals announced.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 09:07 UTC
Petro announces Colombia will renegotiate FTA with US

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego announced Wednesday that his country had started renegotiating with the United States the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries in force for the past eleven years.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 08:10 UTC
Lula, Biden discuss climate change over the phone

Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil Wednesday discussed climate change during a telephone conversation in which a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders next year was also considered.
Friday, August 11th 2023 - 17:37 UTC
Inflation in US remains stubborn with 3,2% in twelve months to July

The rate of inflation in the United States was 3.2% over the year to July, driven by higher housing, car insurance and food costs, the Labor Department said. That was up from 3% in June, which was the lowest rate in more than two years.
Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 11:25 UTC
Uruguay Peso, most overvalued currency against US dollar says the Big Mac Index

The Uruguayan Peso is turning out to be one of the most overvalued currencies (out of 52 surveys) against the US dollar. In other words according to the Big Mac Index, the US dollar is cheap in Uruguay and well below what is considered the long term “equilibrium point”.
Friday, August 4th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Espionage charges filed against two US Navy sailors

Two California-based US Navy Sailors arrested for allegedly supplying sensitive military Information to China were formally charged Thursday in two separate cases. It remains to be determined whether each accused was aware of the other's activities regarding details on wartime exercises, naval operations, and critical technical material. Both men pleaded not guilty in federal courts in San Diego and Los Angeles.