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Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
WTI crude surges above US$ 92 on Texas freezing weather

By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – WTI Crude, the U.S. oil benchmark, jumped to over US$ 92 per barrel early on Friday—its highest level since 2014, amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis and a deep freeze in Texas that disrupted some Permian oil production.
Thursday, February 3rd 2022 - 23:00 UTC
Argentina's dependency on US needs to stop, President Fernández tells Putin

President Alberto Fernández Thursday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow that “Argentina has to stop having such a great dependency on the IMF and the United States.”
Thursday, February 3rd 2022 - 14:13 UTC
Biden announces ISIS leader dead following US attack

US President Joseph Biden Thursday confirmed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been killed following in a two-hour battle at a house in Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib.
Thursday, February 3rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC
US Army instructed to discharge unvaccinated soldiers

The Army of the United States Wednesday announced it would start discharging soldiers who are not vaccinated against COVID-19. As of January 26, 96% of the military were fully vaccinated, while 3,350 had refused to take any injection.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 21:43 UTC
Pfizer ready to deliver vaccine for kids under 5 before February's end, if okayed

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it planned to submit a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United for emergency authorization. If approved, it would be the first such drug available in the United States for that age group.
Monday, January 31st 2022 - 21:50 UTC
UN Security Council adjourns meeting but Russia only backed by China

US President Joseph Biden Monday dubbed the meeting held by the United Nations Security Council to discuss the Ukraine crisis, although no specific decision has been reached.
Thursday, January 27th 2022 - 19:53 UTC
WaPo tells Americans not to fret over local inflation: Argentina is worse off

An article published by The Washington Post highlights Argentina's inflationary tradition and suggests US citizens should take a look at the South American country's “way of economic life” after prices locally rose around 7% in one year.
Thursday, January 27th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Number of COVID-19 cases goes up in the Americas, PAHO says

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday that a 32% increase in COVID-19 cases had been reported in the Americas during the past week, which represented around 8 million new infections.
Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
New US Ambassador presents his credentials to Argentine President

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday received the credentials from the new Ambassador of the United States to Buenos Aires.
Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
USS Kitty Hawk en route to the scrap yard in Texas, via the southern tip of South America

USS Kitty Hawk CV63, the last conventionally powered United States Navy aircraft carrier left over the weekend from a naval base at Bremerton, Washington State and pulled by two tugs is on its way to a scrapyard in Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.