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Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:00 UTC
The “next Steve Jobs” and self made billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes to prison for fraud

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was once hailed as the “next Steve Jobs”, said to be the world's youngest self-made billionaire and the darling of the US corporations world. The former Silicon Valley star falsely claimed the technology could diagnose disease with just a few drops of blood. Her company at the peak of her market aura was valued at almost ten billion US dollars.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:40 UTC
Brazilian analysts 2023 expectations: stronger Real vs the Dollar and economy will grow below 1%

The Brazilian Central Bank released its weekly Focus Bulletin this Monday, which brings together an estimate of the country's economy's future performance by leading financial markets analysts.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:11 UTC
Petro lands in NY for busy week leading up to Summit with Biden

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday landed in New York for a series of engagements leading to a bilateral summit with his United States colleague Joseph Biden at the White House on April 20.
Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 08:12 UTC
US Deputy Secretary of State meets with Argentine FM in BA

Argentine Foreign Minister and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Friday in Buenos Aires to further discuss a bilateral agenda set out during the March 29 summit at the White House between Presidents Joseph Biden and Alberto Fernández.
Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Methane gas explosion in a Texas dairy farm kills 18,000 cows

Some 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, possibly by ignited methane gas, according to local authorities. The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town of Dimmitt, also left one person in critical condition.
Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
FBI arrests suspect of classified data leak

A 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman identified as Jack Douglas Teixeira has been arrested Thursday by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for his alleged involvement in the leak of classified Pentagon documents. According to local media, the motivation was to impress young people with whom he played video games.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:07 UTC
President Biden received in Belfast airport by PM Rishi Sunak

US President Joe Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, starting a trip to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement — the deal that ended some 30 years of civil conflict.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Argentine politicians invited to Cambridge University symposium on governance (Malvinas issue expected to creep in)

A group of Argentine politicians, have been invited to a political symposium organized by the University of Cambridge in UK, to address among other issues governance, environment and the impact of new technologies.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Bomb attack on police force in Londonderry, a day before President Biden arrives in Northern Ireland

A police vehicle in Londonderry, Northern Ireland was attacked with Molotov bombs and set on fire on Monday, that is a day before US president Joe Biden arrives in Belfast for a visit of the country and the Republic.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
US: Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 emergency

US President Joseph Biden Monday signed into law a bill officially ending the Covid-19 crisis by May 11, this year, thus lifting the current national emergency and public health emergency declarations enacted by former President Donald Trump in 2020, it was announced in Washington DC.