United States

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 20:55 UTC

  First death of Omicron COVID-19 reported in US

  

  The first death in the United States from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported Tuesday in Harris County, in the state of Texas.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  NASA keeping track of two British explorers in Antarctica collecting info on survival on Mars

  

  The US space agency NASA is tracking two British explorers on a 3,650 kilometers journey across Antarctica to learn more about humanity's ability to survive on Mars. Explorers Justin Packshaw,57, and Jamie Facer Childs, 37 are on an 80-day trek across the southernmost continent as part of the Chasing the Light mission — a grueling expedition that could give a better understanding of the psychological and physical impact of other worlds on the human body and mind.

• Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:54 UTC

  Biden foresees tragic winter ahead for those unvaccinated against COVID-19

  

  US President Joseph Biden Thursday forecast a quick spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus throughout his country this winter and an ensuing outbreak of “severe illness and death for the unvaccinated.”

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  What is the Federal Reserve tapering; the end of rock bottom interest rates?

  

  By Edouard Wemy – Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities it’s been making to shore up the economy during the pandemic.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:41 UTC

  Fed faces inflation: taper concludes in March and three 0,25% rate hikes by end of 2022

  

  With US inflation reaching 6,8% in November, the highest in four decades, and following a two-day meeting, the Federal Reserve announced it was ending its asset purchase program earlier than expected anticipating several interest rate increases in 2022.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  FOMC Release, 15 December

  

  The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Venezuelan exports grow 30% compared to 2020

  

  The president of the Venezuelan Association of Exporters (AVEX) Ramón Goyo Wednesday announced a 30% increase in sales abroad compared to 2020 figures, which has allowed producers to make up for a sharp decrease in domestic consumption.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 20:31 UTC

  Best Latin American Stars In The History Of NFL

  

  The National Basketball Association is one of the sports where you can find players from different nationalities that compete for the same goal. The NFL continuity makes an effort to improve player diversity, and over the last couple of years, the sport has made a huge leap forward making it a competition for every nationality, color, or race.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Elon Musk chosen over Bolsonaro as Time’s “Person of the Year”

  

  The 2021 version of the traditional “Person of the Year” award handed out by Time magazine since 1927 has gone to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it was announced Monday.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 03:20 UTC

  American Airlines downsizes due to lack of aircraft

  

  American Airlines has been forced to lift a series of routes or frequencies to South America as visions of a Dreamliner future took a turn towards something closer to a nightmare, when Boeing began stalling deliveries of brand new 787s.