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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:06 UTC

United States

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 08:48 UTC

    At least 5 killed in Debby's first raid through the US

    Debby is forecasted to make landfall again on Thursday in South Carolina

    Tropical Storm (or Hurricane) “Debby” has left at least 5 people dead and “catastrophic” flooding in the southern US after making landfall this week. President Joseph Biden has already decreed the emergency as further damage is expected in the coming days. Four of the casualties were in Florida and the other in Georgia.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 21:06 UTC

    Harris picks Minnesota Governor as running mate

    The Nebraska-born Walz was elected the 41st governor of Minnesota in 2018 and re-elected in 2022

    US Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate on behalf of the Democratic Party for the Nov. 5 polls. “I am proud to announce that I've asked Governor Tim Walz to be my running mate,” Harris stressed. Her decision was much awaited since President Joseph Biden decided to step down from his reelection bid.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 22:17 UTC

    Iranian attack against Israel deemed imminent

    If materialized, it could spark an all-out war

    A full-scale Iranian attack against Israel is deemed imminent both in Tel Aviv and Washington DC alike in retaliation for last week's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh while in Tehran. US President Joseph Biden was to convene his national security team while Israeli authorities are considering the possibility of switching from a defensive to an offensive strategy.

  • Friday, August 2nd 2024 - 21:57 UTC

    González Urrutia thanks US for Blinken's acknowledgment

    María Corina Machado went into hiding in fear for her life

    Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia Friday thanked the US Government of President Joseph Biden for recognizing him as president-elect despite the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas granting victory to the incumbent Nicolás Maduro.

  • Friday, August 2nd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    US says González Urrutia won the Venezuelan elections

    The State Secretary recalled that the results announced by the opposition would corroborate the exit polls and the conclusions of independent observers

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted Thursday that opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia had won Sunday's elections in Venezuela despite the National Electoral Council (CNE) announcing that the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had prevailed with 51.2% of the vote to 44.2%.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 10:06 UTC

    Musk agrees to fight Maduro “mano a mano”

    I'll take you on your ride to Mars offer “but you're coming with me,” Maduro said

    Tycoon Elon Musk Wednesday accepted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's challenge to engage in a fistfight. “If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela,” the Tesla CEO said in his reply. If defeated, Musk -whose company SpaceX has launched numerous satellites into orbit- also offered to give Maduro a free ride to Mars.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 09:06 UTC

    OAS fails to pass resolution calling for transparency in Venezuela

    The Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council was one vote short Wednesday of passing a resolution to demand that Venezuelan electoral authorities publish the minutes of each voting table which would prove there was no fraud last Sunday when the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had been lawfully chosen for the 2025-2031 term.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 07:48 UTC

    US Fed keeps rates unchanged; chair Powell believes a cut rate “could be on the table in September”

    Fed's Powell seeking a delicate balance, keeping rates high enough quell inflation, but also wants to avoid keeping borrowing costs so high that it triggers a recession.

    The Unites States Federal Reserve on Wednesday, following on a two day meeting (July 30/31) kept the key interest rate unchanged at a 23 year high of 5,3%, but chairman Jerome Powell said that the stage was set for the central bank's first rate cut in four years. With lower inflation and a cooler jobs market, this could happen at the next FOMC meeting in September.

  • Wednesday, July 31st 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula and Biden discuss Venezuelan elections and put pressure on Maduro

    Lula and Biden agreed the minutes needed to be produced

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Joseph Biden of the United States Tuesday discussed the Venezuelan crisis during a telephone conversation, Agencia Brasil reported. The South American leader insisted on the importance of the minutes of each voting station being released and Biden concurred.

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

    Maduro calls Elon Musk his new “archenemy”

    “Whoever messes around with me dries out,” Maduro warned

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that tycoon Elon Musk was his new “archenemy.” He insisted the South African entrepreneur had plans to invade Venezuela ”with his rockets and satellites.