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Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 17:51 UTC
Trump administration nominates White House official to lead the Inter American Development Bank

The Trump administration announced it plans to nominate the top White House official for Latin America to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, aiming to break a six-decade tradition of choosing the bank's leadership from candidates in that region.
Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
Ahead of US presidential election, Facebook will affix labels to political ads shared by users

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company’s election transparency measures.
Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
White House press corps hailed as “information heroes” by Reporters Without Frontiers

Reporters' watchdog has hailed the White House press corps as “information heroes” alongside 30 journalists, whistleblowers, and media outlets struggling against the odds to get the truth out about the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:32 UTC
US meat packing plants working below capacity, unable to control coronavirus spread

Smithfield Foods Inc is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers' union.
Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:12 UTC
Trump favors a ban on police chokeholds in most instances

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired that he would like to see a ban on police chokeholds in most instances, although he suggested their use would be understandable in some one-on-one situations.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
Mnuchin says US economy can't shut down again: “shutting the economy creates more damage”

The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, adding that more than US$1 trillion in rescue funds will flow into the economy over the next month.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:14 UTC
Facebook employee who challenged Zuckerberg's silence towards inflammatory posts from Trump was fired

A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month said on Friday that the social media company had fired him.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Trump says he will “go on and do other things”, if he does not win reelection

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:09 UTC
North and South America have four of the 10 worst Covid-19 hit countries

The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:17 UTC
Fed anticipates near zero rate through 2022 and will keep buying bonds

The United States Federal Reserve says it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support the U.S. economy in the midst of a recession. And it says nearly all the Fed's policymakers foresee no rate hike through 2022.