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Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:36 UTC
Biden reaffirms support for Guaidó on Venezuela's Independence Day

On the anniversary of Venezuela's independence, July 5, President Joe Biden sent a letter reaffirming US support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 21:18 UTC
Jeff Bezos no longer CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon

What goes up must come down and even the unthinkable has happened – Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon.com has left his position of CEO as of Monday, it was announced. Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who for years led Amazon's lucrative division of cloud computing AWS.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Biden hosts his first 4th of July celebration as US President

US President Joseph Biden Sunday hosted a party at the White House marking the 245th Anniversary of his country's Declaration of Independence.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
South Florida doomed building demolished as a precaution as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches US coast

As Tropical Storm Elsa was approaching the coast of Florida, authorities decided to demolish in a controlled manner what was left of the Champlain Towers South condo building as a precautionary measure.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 08:07 UTC
US Judge extends Latam's bankruptcy protection restructuring plan to September 15

The Latam group airlines group reported that the Federal Court from the southern district of New York approved the extension of its restructuring plan to September 15, as part of the bankruptcy protection process initiated last year.
Friday, July 2nd 2021 - 07:06 UTC
Bezos flying to space with a woman pilot, 82, trained to be an astronaut

Aerospace company Blue Origin's owner Jeff Bezos will go to space with an 82-year-old woman pilot, the firm said Thursday. Wally Funk was one of the first women trained to fly to space but was denied astronaut wings decades ago because of her gender.
Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Soybean rise to US $ 532 a ton in Chicago

The price of soybeans sprang back to above US $ 500 in the Chicago market Wednesday after a US $ 33.2 rise fueled by a new report on stocks and planting from the Department of Agriculture of the United States (USDA).
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Biden calls Duque to make sure Colombia remains US top ally in the region

US President Joseph Biden Monday telephoned his Colombian colleague Iván Duque in what the first direct talk between the two leaders since the 78-year-old Democrat took office on January 20.1
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
History of corruption and bribes behind doomed Florida building reported

The developers of the building which collapsed last week in Southern Florida were under investigation for allegedly bribing local officials to get the permit to build the condominium which has left around 10 people confirmed dead plus some 150 others yet unaccounted for.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 07:18 UTC
Eastern lifts Guayaquil route from Miami but JetBlue adds flights from New York

US carrier Eastern Airlines, which started the nonstop Miami-Montevideo route just last week, has announced that as of July it will be lifting flights to Guayaquil until further notice.