NOS game•Thursday, 00:42 Dutch volleyball players have lost their first game in the Nations League. The U.S. came out on top 25-19, 25-23 and 25-21. FIVBDutch volleyball players celebrate a point against the USA The Americans, who finished second in last year’s Nations League, played almost flawlessly in the first set. Only the serve fumbled […]
Millions of people in the United States and Canada are breathing unhealthy air from wildfires
High levels of smoke in the United States from unusually early and intense wildfires in Canada threaten the health of more than 100 million Americans. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this on Thursday. The US Federal Environmental Agency has labeled much of the air quality in the densely populated US Northeast as ‘unhealthy’. The […]
Crypto.com is discontinuing services for enterprise customers in the United States
Crypto exchange Crypto.com has announced that it will no longer serve its institutional clients from the US. Limited demand from corporate customers Effective June 21, Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com will no longer serve its institutional clients in the United States. The primary driver of this decision is limited demand from corporate customers, a situation exacerbated […]
Modern Cuban crisis threatens Havana and Beijing with ‘spy pact’
China is going to place a listening post in Cuba, according to the Wall Street Journal and news channel CNN, based on US security sources. This would allow Beijing to spy on much of the US. The White House will be very concerned about the spy post being so close to US soil. China views […]
Joren van der Sloot pleads not guilty in US court | Interior
Dutch is in the US on suspicion of extorting money from Natalee Holloway’s mother. He promised Beth Holloway the location of her missing daughter’s body for a fee. Van der Sloot has been linked to the then 18-year-old’s disappearance for some time, as he was one of the last people seen with her in May […]
US: ISM indices continue to deteriorate
By Julien-Pierre Nouen, Director of Economic Studies and Mixed Management at Lazard Frères Guest Julien-Pierre Nouen ISM indices are one of the indicators that correlate best with GDP growth. These indicators are calculated for the manufacturing and service sectors and are based on surveys sent to a representative sample of companies asking about trends in […]
The US and UK will work closely together to balance China and Russia
They agreed to an “Atlantic Declaration”, according to Sunak “a plan of action for the future of our cooperation”. The countries want to cooperate more closely in the field of technology, including AI, energy and innovation. He promises that the announcement will lead to a stronger economy and new jobs. Among other things, countries want […]
Canada and eastern US sigh under smoke from wildfires, smoke reaches Norway
EPAPeople wear masks on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York NOS news•Today, 6:26 PM For the second day in a row, major cities in the eastern part of the United States are surrounded by orange haze. Smoke from wildfires in Canada is engulfing much of the North American continent and parts of Mexico. Air quality […]
US expresses concern over Chinese spy base in Cuba
Cuba allows China to set up secret spy base on its own soil to target US writes that Wall Street Journal Thursday. The site would allow Beijing to collect US intelligence on communications traffic such as emails, phone calls and satellite communications. The Cuban government will receive billions of dollars to build the facilities. It […]
Exclusive Lawmakers slam US plan to invite sanctioned Hong Kong leader to APEC
Democratic and Republican US lawmakers urged the State Department on Wednesday to bar the embargoed Hong Kong leader from visiting San Francisco in November during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The United States will host this year’s meeting of APEC leaders, of which Hong Kong is a member. But Hong Kong’s top official, John Lee, […]