United States

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Solid growth of US economy this year, but with increasing federal budgets

  

  The U.S. economy will grow at a “solid” rate of 2.2% this year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast on Tuesday, but with federal budget deficits hitting US$1.015 trillion.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  Guyana rapidly becoming an oil major: 16th discovery in four years of exploration

  

  ExxonMobil today announced its 16 discovery in the Stabroek Block, located off the Guyanese coastline. The Texas-based company announced that it encountered 29 meters of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone at the Uaru well.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Prince Andrew wanted for questioning by US prosecutor and the FBI

  

  The scandal surrounding Prince Andrew's friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has deepened after a leading US prosecutor said requests to interview the senior royal - including from the FBI - had been ignored.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2020 - 08:16 UTC

  Argentina's economy minister scheduled to meet IMF officials

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman will meet with International Monetary Fund officials in New York on Tuesday, an IMF spokesman said on Monday, as the government continues talks with its biggest creditor ahead of a massive debt restructuring.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2020 - 07:19 UTC

  Ukraine gets on the nerves of Pompeo and dumps reporter from the press pool

  

  The U.S. State Department removed a National Public Radio reporter from the press pool for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's upcoming foreign trip, a press association and NPR said on Monday, days after Pompeo angrily responded to another NPR journalist's interview with him.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Ex Colombian international footballer (English Premier League) extradited to US on drugs charges

  

  Former Colombian international footballer Jhon Viáfara has been extradited to the US on drug trafficking charges.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:46 UTC

  NBA legend Kobe Bryant and daughter die in helicopter crash: tributes from all over the world

  

  NBA legend Kobe Bryant died on Sunday when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in foggy conditions in suburban Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board and plunging the sports world into mourning.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  Havana claims Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba pressured by Trump

  

  A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of having sought to sabotage bilateral ties ever since it took power last year, partly under pressure from the Trump administration.

• Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump announces higher tariffs for steel and aluminum derivates

  

  US. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation increasing tariffs on derivative steel products by an additional 25% and boosting duties on derivative aluminum products by an additional 10%.

• Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Even the richest of the richest now admit climate change is an existential threat

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – Donald Trump's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday contained no surprises: half an hour of chest-thumping self-praise, although without the usual xenophobia and dog-whistle racism. It was, after all, an audience of the ultra-rich and powerful in which most of the movers and shakers were not American.