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Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 21:45 UTC
Chevron activities picking up pace in Venezuela

The first shipment of Venezuelan crude oil to a US refinery in quite a while is about to set sail, it was reported in Caracas. Oil producer Chevron is to send the oil to its Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery after obtaining a US license in 2022.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 20:09 UTC
US: First transgender inmate slated for lethal injection

Transgender inmate Amber McLaughlin is scheduled to become Tuesday the first person with that condition to be put to death by lethal injection after Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) denied that last clemency request. She was convicted of killing her girlfriend in 2003.
Saturday, December 31st 2022 - 10:00 UTC
US TV icon Barbara Walters dies aged 93

Iconic US TV news anchorwoman Barbara Walters has died Friday at the age of 93 at her New York residence, it was reported. Walters won several Emmy Awards over her 50-year career.
Friday, December 30th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Buffalo in New York State emerges from “once in a generation storm”

.The US city of Buffalo, upstate New York in Eire County emerged on Thursday out of several feet of snow. Buffalo was the epicenter of a major deadly freezing storm that swept across the United States and Canada killing some sixty people of which 37 in Eire County, according to official Mark Poloncarz.
Friday, December 30th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Record sales of US beef to East Asia markets in volume and value

United States beef exports to East Asia in 2022 broke the record reached last year, both in volume and value, according to a report by the US’s Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
US Supreme Court appeals to 1944 law to expel asylum seekers at border

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a pandemic-era health measure used to limit immigration will say in place indefinitely. The restriction, known as Title 42, has been used by officials to expel asylum seekers. In all, it has been deployed some 2.5 million times and turned away many more at the border.
Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
“Bomb cyclone” death toll climbs to 17 in US

At least 17 people have been killed as the deadly bomb cyclone continues to hit the United States where no less than 60% of its population has been affected by storm alerts.
Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Severe weather grounds numerous flights throughout US

Bad weather led to the cancellation of a large number of commercial flights throughout the United States ahead of the Christmas Eve celebrations, it was reported.
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 18:53 UTC
Russian gov't claims US-Ukraine “new” flag has shown its true colors

While Ukraine's envoy to the United Nations Sergey Kyslytsya posted on Twitter an image of the United States flag turned blue and yellow to symbolize solidarity between the two countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova insisted Thursday it actually Kyiv's subordinate status.
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Zelenski tells Biden formula for peace needed without compromising sovereignty

Presidents Joseph Biden and Volodymyr Zelenski Wednesday discussed at the White House concrete steps to achieve peace with Russia without compromising Ukraine's sovereignty.