AFP NOS news•Yesterday, 23:06 The U.S. government has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information about Russian interference in U.S. elections, including the 2016 presidential election. Last month, the Ministry of External Affairs had already appreciated Reward for ‘foreign interference’, but the names or nationalities of the suspects have not yet been […]
For the first time, dangerous bacteria have been found in US soil
According to the CDC, most cases of melioidosis occur outside of the United States. But last year, four people in four different states were diagnosed with melioidosis After using a deodorizing aromatherapy spray sold at Walmart. Officials said two of the four died. Symptoms of melioidosis are nonspecific and vary from person to person, the […]
US Senate Passes Bill Giving Billions in Subsidies to Chip Manufacturing – Computers – News
The US Senate has passed a bill to subsidize the chip industry. The law would release tens of thousands in subsidies and tax breaks to build new chip factories in the United States. The Senate passed the Chips and Science bill this week by a vote of 64 to 33. Reuters news agency writes. Under […]
Kim Jong-un says North Korea is ready for military conflict with the United States Now
In a speech on Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he was ready for a military confrontation with the United States. The leader will not hesitate to prepare his “nuclear deterrent,” North Korean state media reported. In his speech, Kim Jong-un also criticized the South Korean government of Yoon Suk-yeol. “Any attempt to destabilize […]
Fed intervenes hard again: US interest rate hiked again to 0.75 percent
Last June, the central bank also raised interest rates by 0.75 percent. The Fed has not raised interest rates this quickly since the early 1980s. War in Ukraine In a statement, the central bank said it was monitoring inflation very closely. Policymakers report that the war in Ukraine is fueling inflation and at the same […]
An Iranian tanker was carrying an oil cargo seized by the US this week
The case has strained relations between Athens and Tehran amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States. The removal of oil from Lana, formerly Pegas, prompted Iranian forces to seize two unidentified Greek tankers in the Middle East Gulf. “The (Greek) Supreme Court’s ruling … favors Iran,” said a Greek government official, who asked […]
Latin America Opts for Relaxation While US Tightens Abortion Laws
The United States and Cuba have little in common politically, but they have long been fraternal pioneers in one area: access to abortion. Cuba legalized abortion in 1965, and in 1973 the US Supreme Court ruled that it was a constitutional right. Elsewhere, due to the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, abortion was not […]
US new home sales fell to a two-year low in June
New home sales fell 8.1% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000 units, the lowest since April 2020, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. May’s sales pace slowed to 642,000 units from the previously reported 696,000 units. Sales fell in the Northeast, West and populous South, but rose in the Midwest. Economists […]
Shocking video shows huge fireball lighting up the night sky over America
This fireball was a “random event” and not associated with a meteor shower. On Friday, several US states, including Indiana and Wisconsin, saw a spectacular fireball. The American Astronomical Society (AMS) shared a video of the sighting and said it had received 150 reports of the fireball. According to NewsweekAMS fireball report coordinator Robert Lunsford […]
US triples cost of forest restoration for wildfire disaster
The U.S. Forest Service’s reforestation funding rose by more than $100 million this year as part of efforts to plant more than a billion trees over a decade under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a statement. . Wildfires are now so severe in the United States that they […]