United States

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 20:27 UTC

  SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century

  

  The iconic 1973 US Supreme Court ruling known as Roe v. Wade which cleared the way for decriminalizing abortion has been overturned Friday when deciding on a Mississippi law banning the interruption of pregnancies after 15 weeks, thus ending alleged constitutional protections that had been in place for nearly half a century.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Biden falls during bicycle ride at home

  

  US President Joseph Biden, aged 79, fell off his bicycle Saturday during a ride near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He quickly got up and said: “I'm good.”

• Friday, June 17th 2022 - 22:05 UTC

  US launches task force against online harassment

  

  The Government of the United States Thursday launched an initiative to tackle online gender violence and sexual harassment by creating a “task force” to deal with the issue.

• Friday, June 17th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  US Embassy in BA watching Emtrasur aircraft case closely

  

  The United States Embassy in Buenos Aires is keeping an eye on the case of the Iranian-Venezuelan cargo airplane seized at the Ministro Pistarini international airport in Ezeiza, which is on the US Treasury's black list.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 19:23 UTC

  US epidemiologist Fauci tests positive for COVID-19

  

  Leading US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19 despite having taken four doses of vaccine against the malady, it was reported. The 81-year-old physician has been said to be experiencing “mild symptoms.”

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  US Fed raises rates to curb growing CPI

  

  The United States Federal Reserve Wednesday announced a 0.75% rate hike to between 1.5% and 1.75%, in a move to curb rising consumer prices. It is the first time since 1994 that the Fed has raised the rate this much.

• Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 11:58 UTC

  Lacalle calls for a more connected and open world

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou made a virtual appearance at the IX Summit of the Americas after canceling his trip following a positive COVID-19 test, during which he spoke about democracy and his commitment to preserving the environment, while stressing his support for a more open and connected world.

• Friday, June 10th 2022 - 21:23 UTC

  Maduro thanks Fernández for his speech in Los Angeles

  

  Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Friday thanked Argentine President Alberto Fernández for his message at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering from which Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have been excluded by the hosting country.

• Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Not the Summit we would have wanted, Argentine President tells LA conference

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernandez Thursday delivered a controversial speech before the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, which was anything but pleasing and obliging to the hosting country.

• Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  At least 3 killed in one more shooting spree in the US

  

  At least three people were killed in yet another shooting spree in the United States Thursday. This time around the events unfolded at a Columbia Machine factory in Smithsburg, Maryland, and were perpetrated by a 23-year-old Hispanic male from West Virginia using a semi-automatic handgun.