The latest US jobs report ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting showed that employers continued to add jobs at a healthy – if more modest – pace in August, underscoring the length and strength of the market of work, reports Bloomberg. Friday’s jobs report is expected to show an increase of 300,000 jobs […]
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Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi’s visit
LAST UPDATE: 10:07 Two US Navy vessels are sailing in international waters in the Taiwan Strait, making the first such crossing since tensions with China escalated over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in early August. China’s military has said it is monitoring US Navy ships sailing through the Taiwan Strait, maintaining high alert […]
Washington is concerned about the restriction of freedom of expression in Turkey
The United States is concerned about Turkey’s efforts to limit freedom of expression through censorship and judicial interventions, a State Department spokesman said today, following the arrest of a pop star for comments she made on stage. The well-known singer and songwriter Gulsen was remanded in custody on Thursday, accused of inciting hatred. It was […]
Powell’s 8-minute speech wiped $78 billion from wealthiest Americans
In just eight minutes, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of the USA (Fed) Jerome Powell triggered a market crash that reduced the fortunes of America’s richest people by $78 billion, according to Bloomberg. Elon Musk saw $5.5 billion wiped from his fortune. Jeff Bezos lost $6.8 billion, the most of anyone on the […]
Cuba has asked the US for technical assistance to clean up after a fire at a fuel storage facility
Cuba’s government announced Friday that it has requested and received technical assistance from the United States to clean up after a massive fire at a fuel facility that caused widespread destruction and killed 16 firefighters. Experts from Cuba and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined a video conference meeting Wednesday to discuss the cleanup […]
Top-secret material led to the FBI’s search of former President Trump’s residence
FBI agents secured permission from a federal judge to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence after finding the former US president had illegally removed 184 classified documents from the White House, according to a censored affidavit — the censored Justice Department document justifying the search of his Florida home — released yesterday, Friday. Trump himself voluntarily […]
White House spokesman: Actions by some Republicans meet definition of fascism
The actions of some Republican allies of former President Donald Trump fit the definition of fascism, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre told reporters today, a day after President Joe Biden said they were leaning toward “semi-fascism.” “I was very clear when I presented what the MAGA Republicans have done and if you look at the […]
US – China: Landmark agreement on controls on Chinese listed companies
Beijing and Washington on Friday took a major step toward ending a dispute that had threatened to drive Chinese listed companies such as Alibaba off the U.S. stock market, signing a pact that allows U.S. regulators to audit accounting firms in China and the Hong Kong. US regulators have been demanding access to audit documents […]
USA: The censored document of the Ministry of Justice justifying the search of the Trump home
The US Department of Justice today released the affidavit detailing the reasons for the FBI’s recent search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence, where hundreds of classified documents were found and seized. A large portion of this 38-page document has been redacted so as not to reveal the identities of individuals involved in the […]
USA: Washington creates an ambassador position for the Arctic
The United States today announced the creation of an ambassador for the Arctic, a sign of the importance it attaches to this sought-after strategic region in the face of competition from Russia and China and amid the climate crisis. “An Arctic region that is at once peaceful, stable, prosperous, and cooperative is of strategic importance […]
