United States

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  DeSantis reelected Governor of Florida, as vote counting still ongoing

  

  Ron DeSantis, the Republican emerging figure who might challenge former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, has been reelected as Governor of the State of Florida, it was reported late Tuesday as vote counting continued nationwide after the mid-term elections.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Nicole expected to become a hurricane and make landfall in Florida

  

  As Tropical Storm Nicole threatens to make landfall shortly, NASA's plans to send a rocket to the moon under the Artemis 1 program might be thwarted, according to weather reports from the US State of Florida.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  World record lottery jackpot, one billion US dollars. The US$ 2 ticket was sold in California

  

  A single ticket-holder from California has won the largest lottery jackpot in world history, a US$ 2.04 billion prize (with an estimated cash value of US$ 997.6 million), officials announced of Tuesday. The winning ticket was the only one to match all five white balls as well as the Powerball.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 20:28 UTC

  COVID-19 outbreak halts travel to US McMurdo Antarctica Base

  

  The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) has been forced to stop inbound travel to the McMurdo Base in Antarctica following a COVID-19 outbreak that has gripped nearly 10% of the staff, it was reported late Thursday, although essential arrivals and departures for health and safety reasons will still be allowed.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  US: Democratic majority in Congress at stake

  

  The ruling Democratic Party of President Joseph Biden risks losing its Congressional majority in Tuesday's mid-term elections while many polls foresee the opposition Republicans are likely to regain some of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 in the Senate.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Gender treatments banned in US State of Florida

  

  Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has decided to ban gender reassignment treatments statewide. The measure reaches surgeries, medication, and other procedures to be outlawed in the next few weeks and will involve both ongoing therapies and those yet to be started.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:42 UTC

  Agreement between Argentina, U.S. on undeclared deposits ready to be signed

  

  Argentina's “Superminister” of Economy, Industry, and Agriculture Sergio Massa is counting on an agreement to be signed with the United States shortly to detect undeclared bank accounts abroad which would allow holders to evade taxes.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Half of Twitter workers to lose their jobs under Musk

  

  Twitter workers found out Friday that their jobs were on the line as they were told not to go to the office and stay at home because all access cards had been suspended.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Lula and Biden share common views during phone call

  

  US President Joseph Biden and Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva held a telephone conversation during which they concurred on several issues, it was reported.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Biden calls oil producers to lend a hand and share earnings

  

  US President Joseph Biden Monday urged oil producers to stop “war profiteering,” after record gains amid rampant inflation and global crisis.