United States

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Ample majority of US population feel the country is already in recession

  

  United States public opinion is turning its back on president Joe Biden's administration since over three quarters believe is doing a poor job in handling the US economy according to a CNN/SSRS poll.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina: Unofficial dollar falls after Batakis meets IMF Chief

  

  The unofficial exchange rate between the US dollar (also known as “blue”) and the Argentina peso fell between AR$ 16 and 17 Monday after Economy Minister Silvina Batakis met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the World Bank agreed on a US$ 200 million loan to boost the country's coffers.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:24 UTC

  US, UK repeal tariffs on Brazilian steel products

  

  Brazil's Economy Ministry Monday confirmed that the United Kingdom had decided to no longer apply protective tax measures on the import of steel plates and cold-rolled steel products.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:49 UTC

  Biden-Fernández meeting put off due to US President's COVID-19

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández was told to wait for his one-on-one meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden, who, despite announcements from the White House that he was doing well after testing positive for COVID-19, has been forced to rearrange his engagements involving personal appearances.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 20:08 UTC

  Biden with mild symptoms after testing positive for covid-19

  

  US President Joseph Biden may not have cancer but he did test positive for COVID-19, the White House House announced Thursday, just one day after denying the head of state had admitted to having a life-threatening condition.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Biden does not have cancer, despite confusing speech

  

  US President Joseph Biden Wednesday delivered a confusing message which prompted listeners to wonder whether he had actually confirmed he had cancer.

• Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Peruvian Congress prevents the OAS General Assembly from being held for rejecting non-binary bathrooms

  

  The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) scheduled for October is at risk, as the Peruvian Congress insists on rejecting the installation of a “neutral” or non-binary restroom during the meeting, to be held in Lima, the capital of the country.

• Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Khashoggi case mentioned during Biden talks in Saudi Arabia

  

  The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi took center stage when US President Joseph Biden and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) met during one of the stops of the Democratic leader's crusade to build bridges across the region.

• Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  US CDC concerned over parechovirus after one child dies

  

  US health authorities have voiced this week their concern over the surge of an infection which can seriously affect infants and is caused by the little-known parechovirus. One child has already died of this ailment, it was reported.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Islamic State leader gunned down by US forces ahead of Biden's Middle East trip

  

  Defense authorities from the United States announced the killing of Maher al-Agal, the Islamic State chief in Syria, in a drone operation in which one of the terrorist leader's aides was also wounded.