United States

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Johnson defends UK's Brexit deal following criticism from President Trump

  

  Downing Street has defended the UK's Brexit deal with the EU, following criticism from the US president. Donald Trump said the US “can't make a trade deal with the UK” under Boris Johnson's EU withdrawal agreement.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  American Airlines flight attendants express safety concerns about Boeing 737MAX

  

  American Airlines' flight attendants union still has safety concerns about the Boeing 737 MAX and is demanding an active role in the re-launch of the grounded aircraft, its president told Boeing Co's chief executive in a letter.

• Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Fed lowers benchmark by a quarter point: third cut in four months

  

  The US central bank has cut interest rates again, hoping to shield the economy from the impact of trade wars and a global slowdown. The Federal Reserve lowered the target for its benchmark rate by a quarter-point, to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%. The move was the third cut in four months.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:59 UTC

  US Representatives officially recognize the “Armenian genocide”

  

  The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday officially recognizing the “Armenian genocide,” a symbolic but unprecedented move that angered Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  IMF and US congratulate president elect Fernandez

  

  International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Monday congratulated Alberto Fernandez, winner of Argentina's presidential elections, and vowed to work with his government to stabilize the economy.

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  California declares emergency as wildfires blaze across the state

  

  California's governor declared a state-wide emergency on Sunday as a huge wind-fuelled blaze forced evacuations and massive power blackouts, threatening tourist towns in the state's famed Sonoma wine region.

• Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  US suspends all scheduled flights to Cuba except those to Havana

  

  The United States will suspend all scheduled flights to Cuba except to its capital Havana, authorities said on Friday, as US President Donald Trump pushes to dismantle the rapprochement begun by his predecessor Barack Obama.

• Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  A classic, J&J baby powder removed from US shelves: asbestos contamination fears

  

  Three major US retailers, including Walmart, are removing all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from their stores, following the healthcare conglomerate's recall last week of some bottles due to possible asbestos contamination.

• Friday, October 25th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Uncontrolled wildfire raging through wine territory in California

  

  About 50,000 people were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds erupted and raged out of control. The so-called Tick Fire near Santa Clarita, about 55km north of Los Angeles, broke out in the early afternoon and quickly consumed 5,000 acres, fire officials said.

• Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 18:40 UTC

  Is Google's Sycamore machine a breakthrough to ”quantum supremacy”?

  

  Scientists claimed on Wednesday to have achieved a near-mythical state of computing in which a new generation of machines vastly outperforms the world's fastest super-computer, known as “quantum supremacy”.