United States

• Saturday, March 14th 2009 - 07:44 UTC

  Obama sends Biden and Hillary on Latinamerican offensive

  

  President Barack Obama administration has begun moving on several fronts to repair strained US relations with Latin America. Obama meets Saturday at the White House with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, and he is sending Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Latin American missions to prepare for the mid-April Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.

• Saturday, March 14th 2009 - 07:42 UTC

  Washington reassures bond holder China that the US is “a credible nation”

  The White House has sought to assure China that its one trillion US dollars in investments in the United States is safe despite the economic downturn.

• Friday, March 13th 2009 - 09:30 UTC

  Obama administration seeks new relation and dialogue with Latinamerica

  

  United States looks at the coming Americas Summit next April in Trinidad Tobago as an opportunity to begin a new relation with Latinamerica in a “spirit of equals” since the region will have to play a crucial role in the reply to the global economic crisis.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2009 - 11:32 UTC

  Even the Simpsons loose their home to foreclosure in the US

  

  In the last episode of the emblematic television show of The Simpsons aired Sunday in United States, the Springfield family loose their home as have millions of US citizens dramatically dragged by the sub prime mortgage crisis that so much suffering and despair is causing.

• Saturday, March 7th 2009 - 09:58 UTC

  Lula da Silva wants Obama to become “partner” of Latinamerica

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva said Friday that during his coming meeting with his US counterpart on Saturday March 14 he would ask President Obama to adopt a more “development minded” attitude towards Latinamerica.

• Saturday, March 7th 2009 - 07:17 UTC

  Job losses in US “atrocious”; 12.5 million out of work

  

  The United States jobless rate jumped in February to 8.1%, according to official figures from the Labour Department. The number of people out of work rose by 651,000 during the month. Both figures were bigger than expected.

• Friday, March 6th 2009 - 10:31 UTC

  Obama’s EU visit includes London, Strasbourg and Prague

  

  United States President Obama will travel to Europe on March 31st for a six-day trip that will take him to Britain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 17:05 UTC

  Brown urges US not to succumb to protectionism

  

  Gordon Brown has received a standing ovation from the US Congress after he called for a renewal “of the special relationship for our generation”. Mr Brown, the fifth UK prime minister in history to address both houses on Capitol Hill, urged the US and UK to push for “essential” economic changes.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 16:59 UTC

  US fiscal 2009 budget deficit equivalent to 12.3% of GDP

  

  In appearance before the United States Congress Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the huge budget deficits are greatly consequence of the previous administration’s failure in addressing necessary investments in energy security and health.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:49 UTC

  Brazil, Germany help boost car sales; US continues to plunge

  

  Car sales in Brazil and Germany soared in February helped by tax breaks and a cash bonus to scrap old vehicles. In Brazil Fiat SpA reported its third straight sales increase in February and in Germany sales rose by 22% compared with the same month last year, reaching their highest level for 10 years.