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Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
“Tell president Fernandez that he count with the support of this president”, Trump tells Argentine ambassador

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez should be back in Buenos Aires on Friday following a European weeklong tour where he met the Pope and several leaders as part of his strategy to address the rescheduling of the country's foreign debt, which has the Argentine economy prostrated and with minimum chances of recovery if it has to meet capital and interest commitments.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
China halves punitive tariffs on US$ 75 billion of US imports next week

China said on Thursday it will halve punitive tariffs on US$75 billion in US imports from Feb 14, a month after Beijing and Washington signed a truce in their long-running trade war.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Bumblebees essential for pollinating, suffer drastic declines in North America

When scientist Peter Soroye first saw the figures showing estimated bumblebee populations in North America had fallen by nearly 50% in a single generation, he thought it must be a typo. He checked the numbers - the result of a long-term analysis of bumblebee populations published in the journal Science on Thursday, seven times to be sure they were accurate.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:39 UTC
Fishing subsidies battle at WTO speared by the US

The United States said on Thursday it was pushing hard for the World Trade Organization to reach agreement on cutting fishing subsidies in coming months and viewed those talks as a test of whether the global body can still achieve multilateral deals.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
“Trump acquitted” celebration in the White House; the president calls Pelosi and Senator Romney “dishonest and corrupt”

President Donald Trump celebrated his impeachment acquittal on Thursday in a rambling, emotional speech raging against the investigations that have overshadowed his entire administration.
Thursday, February 6th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
“Not a page without a lie”, House leader Pelosi comment on Trump's State of the Union

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page “that didn’t have a lie on it,” she told fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Strong support message from US Congress for Guaidó, present at Trump's State of the Union speech

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó's appearance in the US Congress at the State of the Union — as well as the bipartisan ovation he received — was intended to send a strong message of U.S. support for his efforts to unseat Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó attended the address as a guest of the White House.
Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 06:49 UTC
US shale fields starting to plateau; investors looking to Guyana offshore fields

Shale pioneer John Hess said on Tuesday that key U.S. shale fields are starting to plateau, calling shale “important but not the next Saudi Arabia.”
Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
US approves rules on imports from countries that undervalue their currencies

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday finalized a new rule to impose anti-subsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar, including potentially China.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Despite the rhetoric, Argentina close military collaboration with the US and Brazil

Last week the Argentine lower house of Congress, voted 214–2 to allow the “entry of foreign troops” and the participation of Argentine troops in exercises abroad. Several of the military exercises listed in the bill are being organized and financed by the Pentagon.