United States

Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:34 UTC
US Navy Celebrates Earth Day With Flight Test of “Green” F/A Super Hornet

The United States Navy celebrated Earth Day April 22 by showcasing a flight test of the “Green Hornet,” an F/A-18 Super Hornet multi-role fighter jet powered by a 50/50 blend of conventional jet fuel and camelina aviation bio-fuel.
Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:05 UTC
US Credit Agencies Influenced by Banks that Paid Their Fees, Says US Senate

The behaviour of two credit rating agencies in the run-up to the financial crisis has been criticised by US senators following an investigation.
Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 07:00 UTC
Obama attacks critics of banking reforms to end “reckless practices”

US President Barack Obama has attacked critics of his banking reforms in a speech which warned that without change the financial crisis will be repeated. Reckless practices and financial firms that acted like “bandits” should never be allowed to operate again, he said.
Saturday, April 17th 2010 - 06:19 UTC
Taxpayers will no longer be hostages of banks “too big to fall” promises Obama

US President Barack Obama has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises. The plans - the most far-reaching yet -include limits to the size of banks and restrictions on riskier trading.
Saturday, April 17th 2010 - 03:04 UTC
Exxon-Mobil claims to have drilled the longest extended-reach well offshore

Exxon-Mobil has completed an extended-reach well offshore southern California, which it claims is the world’s longest extended-reach well drilled from an existing offshore fixed platform drilling rig.
Friday, April 16th 2010 - 23:40 UTC
US regulator accuses Goldman Sachs of defrauding investors

Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street powerhouse, has been accused of defrauding investors by United States’ financial regulator. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleges that Goldman failed to disclose conflicts of interest.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:56 UTC
Brazil signs in the Pentagon wide ranging defence cooperation agreement

Brazil and United States signed a military cooperation agreement Monday in the Pentagon, Washington that both sides underlined as an example of partnership and transparency for the Americas.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:07 UTC
US botanist expert in ethanol production elected to Argentina’s Sciences Academy

Elizabeth Kellogg from the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Botanical Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences of Argentina.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 00:30 UTC
US trade deficit widens as US economy recovers from recession

The US trade deficit widened to 39.7 billion US dollars in February, as import growth continued to outpace exports. The overall trade deficit increased by 2.7 billion from January, the Commerce Department said.
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 05:55 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner dream comes true: half an hour with President Obama

US President Barack Obama will meet Tuesday with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit being held in Washington. According to the White House, Obama will gather for roughly a half hour with the Argentine Head of State at 4:00 pm local time.