United States

• 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.

• Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  OAS needs to stay away from coups, Argentine FM tells Summit

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday told attendees at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles that the Organization of American States (OAS) must never again legitimize destabilization processes in the region.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:46 UTC

  LA Summit: US announces funding to discourage migration

  

  The Government of the United States Tuesday announced amid the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles a series of measures consisting of basically funding initiatives in Central America to tackle the root causes behind migration.

• Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Six dead in two more US shooting massacres

  

  Two major mass shootings were reported during the weekend in the United States as the country was still recovering emotionally from other killing sprees in the past few days. Preliminary reports mentioned three fatalities in each case, but other people were hospitalized in a critical condition.

• Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Tulsa shooter was seeking revenge from surgeon over constant back pain

  

  Wednesday's shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was aimed at Doctor Preston Philips, the physician the attacker blamed for his “ongoing back pain,” it was reported Thursday.