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Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Yellen travels to China to restore a healthy economic relation, “destabilization punishes both countries”

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China this week to restore ties, the Treasury Department announced. Yellen, who will be in Beijing from July 6-9, will meet with high-ranking representatives of the Chinese government but not China's President Xi Jinping.
Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC
US Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer unwilling to serve LGBTQ+ customers

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Friday ruled in favor of a Colorado-born Christian web designer who refused to create same-sex wedding sites citing religious objections, it was reported in Washington DC.
Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 07:03 UTC
Fearing forest fires and bad air quality, Canada cancels fireworks display.

Persistently bad air quality over North America and worries about sparking more fires has led to the cancellation of some Canada Day firework displays. There were also concerns over air quality around next week's Fourth of July celebrations in the US.
Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Cuban footballers defect to US

Four Cuban footballers have defected after their national team's debut in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, it was reported this week. “Roberney Caballero, Denilson Morales, Neisser Sandó, and Jassael Herrera left the delegation,” a local TV sportscaster was quoted as saying.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:04 UTC
US troops deployed in Peru for joint exercises

Some 87 US Marines are being deployed for the 16-day joint Bilateral Jungle Operations Exchange with the local Navy at the Iquitos Base, it was reported in Lima.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 08:05 UTC
No survivors: Titanic-watching sub believed to have imploded

The Titan submarine that went missing Sunday when trying to catch a glimpse of the Titanic's wreckage in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean Sunday has been proven to have imploded, with no survivors among its 5-men crew, the US Coast Guard reported Thursday.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 15:55 UTC
Fed's Powell questioned in Congress over inflation and bank regulation

Since inflation in the United States is still excessive, most Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates further this year this year, Chair Jerome Powell told a House committee on Wednesday, who also had to respond about alleged further banking regulations.
Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 11:15 UTC
Biden spoils Blinken's trip to Beijing by likening Xi to a dictator?

United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday likened Chinese President Xi Jinping to a “dictator.” The comment came just a day after top US diplomat Anthony Blinken's trip to Beijing aimed at easing tensions between the two countries
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 16:00 UTC
Submarine carrying tourists to Titanic Wreckage reported missing

A submarine transporting tourists to explore the remains of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, has disappeared off the coast of Terranova, Canada, according to the BBC. One crew member and four tourists are missing and a search operation has been launched, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
US-China ties: Blinken, Qin try to keep dialogue channels open

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for more than five hours Sunday to keep channels open as the two countries are -in Quin's words- “at their lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic relations.”