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  • Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:23 UTC

    Argentine democracy in danger, Lula tells Biden

    “I've never seen an American president speak so much and so well of workers as you have,” Lula also pointed out to Biden

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday warned his US colleague Joseph Biden in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations 78th General Assembly that democracy in Argentina was in danger as “extremist sectors” were gaining ground.

  • Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 08:26 UTC

    No country will be safe if Ukraine loses the war, Biden tells UNGA

    The United States and its allies “will continue to stand by the brave Ukrainian people,” Biden pledged

    US President Joseph Biden Tuesday insisted before the United Nations 78th General Assembly (UNGA) that continued military support to Kyiv was needed to “deter” Russia from invading other countries in the future. He also claimed that no country would have its independence assured if Ukraine lost the war.

  • Monday, September 18th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    Washington's help called for in Paraná Waterway crisis

    The interests of US companies operating in Paraguay have been affected by Argentina's decision

    With too much negotiating and no solution on the radar, the US-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce (Usapacc) has asked President Joseph Biden's administration to get involved in the brokering of an answer to Argentina's decision to charge tolls to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway.

  • Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

    Peru to allocate green debt swap to tropical forest protection in Amazon

    It was Peru's third swap after similar deals in 2002 and 2008

    The Peruvian administration of President Dina Boluarte pledged to use the proceeds from a US$ 20 million debt swap with the United States for climate action in the Amazon to finance a tropical forest protection fund over the next 13 years, it was reported Wednesday in Lima. It is the third debt-for-nature swap between the two governments.

  • Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    Speaker of the House launches probe into US President Biden's private dealings

    “We have found that the president lied to the American people,” McCarthy said

    House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party announced Tuesday he had ordered an investigation into President Joseph Biden and his son Hunter's banking transactions in a move to gather evidence for the beginning of impeachment procedures against the head of state.

  • Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    FDA approves latest Covid-19 vaccines

    “This decision comes at a time when Covid-19 cases are once again climbing,” Bourla said

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna which target newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it was announced Monday. However, this time around, the US federal government is not covering the costs of the shots. The full price is expected to range between US$ 110 and US$ 130 per dose, it was reported.

  • Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 11:14 UTC

    US accuses China of IUU fishing; Beijing hits back, “a complete political manipulation”

    China argues a general identification and determination of a country based on the illegal fishing activities of individual fishing vessels, has no legal basis

    Beijing described the US' designation of China for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as “a complete political manipulation”. Last week the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, in which the US designated China as one of the seven nations and entities for IUU fishing.

  • Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 08:38 UTC

    Idalia makes landfall a Category 3 hurricane in Florida

    “We have to remain vigilant,” President Biden said

    Two people have died and “incalculable damage” was caused by Idalia as it hit Florida before moving on to Georgia and the Carolinas as a tropical storm. The storm reached Category 4 status with winds up to 131 mph before hitting as a Category 3 hurricane.

  • Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

    US State of Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia

    “Now is the time to leave,” Florida Gov. DeSantis warned

    Some 1.6 million people in the US State of Florida were to evacuate their homes in the coming hours as Hurricane Idalia has been forecast to make landfall on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the northwest of the state with Category 3 winds (111 mph or 178 kph) Wednesday.

  • Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 06:34 UTC

    Brazil manages record soybean exports, at lower prices, but much will now depend on the US crop

    China, a key importer, purchased 62.3 million tons of soybeans, marking a 15% increase from the same period in 2022.

    Despite the slow pace of soybean trade in the past five years, the first seven months of 2023 have seen Brazil achieve a record volume of exports, reaching over 70 million tons, as reported by the country’s National Supply Company (Conab) last week.