US strategic oil stockpiles fell last week by 4.6 million barrels, falling to the lowest level since May 1985, according to the Energy Department. Specifically, in the week ending July 29, the amount of crude in the strategic reserves of the United States was 469.9 million barrels. It is recalled that President Joe Biden in […]
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US: Manufacturing PMI at a two-year low in July
US manufacturing activity slowed further in July, two separate reports out today confirmed that the inflation rally and ongoing disruptions in global supply chains continue to weigh on the sector. In particular, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced today that its index of the path of manufacturing activity at the national level fell to […]
Four more US HIMARS missile systems arrived in Ukraine
Ukraine has received four more US high-mobility missile systems (HIMARS), which have dealt heavy blows to the army of Russian invaders, the Ukrainian defense minister announced on Monday, according to Reuters. “I am grateful to the President of the United States and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, as well as the American people for strengthening […]
USA: In the flooded Kentucky, door-to-door to count the victims, the dead reached 28
Search and rescue crews are now going door-to-door to find victims of the floods, which are among the most destructive to ever hit Kentucky, as rain resumed after a few hours of lull, the governor of this US state announced on Sunday. Some mountainous areas in eastern Kentucky remain impassable after flooding turned some roads […]
White House: Joe Biden’s health is good
US President Joe Biden is feeling well and continuing his isolation measures after testing positive for COVID, his doctor said in a memo released by the White House today and reported by Reuters. “Given the new positive diagnosis we reported yesterday, we have continued daily monitoring. This morning, as expected, the SARS-CoV-2 antigen test remained […]
B. Putin: The United States is the main threat to Russia
President Vladimir Putin signed a new naval doctrine today, which positions the United States as Russia’s main adversary and defines Russia’s global maritime ambitions for critical regions such as the Arctic and Black Sea. Speaking on Russia’s Navy Day in the former imperial capital St Petersburg founded by Tsar Peter the Great, Putin praised Peter […]
New Cold War: After Russia, China in the crosshairs
By Kostas Raptis Threats bring us closer. This could be the lesson of yesterday’s particularly critical telephone conversation between the leaders of the US and China, initiated by the former, at a time when the People’s Republic appears to be taking on the dimensions of a threat greater than itself in the eyes of Washington’s […]
Mali: US orders non-essential diplomatic personnel to leave
The US embassy has ordered non-essential employees and their family members to leave Mali, “due to the increased risk of terrorist attacks in areas frequented by Westerners”. In its statement, the State Department emphasized that the US Embassy “continues to have a limited capacity to provide emergency assistance to US citizens in Mali.” “Terrorist and […]
Biden: Tests positive for the coronavirus for the second time in a few days
US President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again on Saturday, his doctor announced. Biden has shown no new symptoms of covid-19 and “continues to feel quite well,” said Dr. Kevin O’Connor. “With these data, there is no reason to restart treatment at this time, but obviously we will continue close monitoring,” he said. […]
USA: At 25 the dead from the floods in Kentucky
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Kentucky has risen to 25 and is expected to rise further, the governor of the US state said today. “We have some bad news to report today from eastern Kentucky where we are still in the search and rescue phase,” Andy Beshear tweeted. “The death toll has reached […]