United States

• 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.

• Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  US military supplies arrive in Ukraine, embassy ready for evacuation

  

  The United States Embassy in Kiev has confirmed the arrival of military supplies sent by Washington to the Ukrainian capital while preparations were also under way to leave the diplomatic mission at the earliest, in case military tensions with Russia escalate.

• Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  US now demands all foreigners be vaccinated to enter the country

  

  The Government of the United States has announced that effective Jan. 22, foreigners wishing to cross into the country by land or by boat from Canada will also be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

• Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  US Charges foreigner in connection with killing of Haitian President

  

  A 49-year-old businessman who holds double citizenship of Haiti and Chile has been charged in the United States in connection with the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at the latter's residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7.

• Friday, January 21st 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Little progress results from US, Russia's top diplomats meeting in Geneva

  

  US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Friday met in Geneva to discuss the escalating military tensions in Europe, particularly about a possible invasion of Ukraine.