american president Joe Biden indicated on Sunday that relations between Washington and Beijing should begin to thaw very soon”, after Washington shot down a Chinese balloon, allegedly a spy, this year. Biden explained that relations deteriorated in the months following his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit on the Indonesian island […]
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The G7 will reduce trade dependence on China
The Group of Seven (G7) announced last Saturday that it will take steps to invest in its own economies and reduce its “excessive dependencies” on China for “critical” supplies. This without endangering the development of Beijing. In the final declaration of the summit held in the Japanese city of hiroshimathe leaders of the block indicated […]
Hosts Argentina open U20 World Cup with victory over Uzbekistan
Chosen by FIFA as host after Indonesia’s dismissal due to political problems, Argentina started the U-20 World Cup dispute very well. This Saturday, at the crowded Único Madre de Ciudades stadium, in Santiago del Estero, the South American team defeated Uzbekistan by 2-1, in the opening round of Group A. But the Argentine triumph was […]
China expresses its “strong discontent” over G7 statement
China expressed on Saturday his “strong discontent” following the publication of a communiqué from the member countries of the G7 in which they refer to their policy on the sea of southern chinathe respect of human rights or their alleged interference. The summit of the seven most industrialized economies (USA, Canada, Japan, France, United Kingdom, […]
Biden believes that the US will manage to “avoid a default” despite tense political negotiations
The American President, Joe Bidendeclared himself optimistic again on Saturday to reach an agreement with the Republican opposition to increase the country’s debt limit and avoid a default, despite tense negotiations to achieve it. “I still think we can avoid a default and get something (a deal) decent,” Biden declared to the press during the […]
Washington silent as US debt ceiling deadline approaches.
The negotiators of the White House and congressional Republicans on raising the $31.4 trillion federal debt ceiling were silent on Saturday after Friday meetings failed and the president Joe Biden said in Japan that he believed a default could be avoided. There were no meetings scheduled for Saturday, Punchbowl News said on Twitter, citing multiple […]
The EU promises in the G7 a “proportionate and precise” economic security strategy
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised this Saturday during the G7 summit in Hirosima (Japan) that the strategy on economic security that the institution plans to present in June will be “proportionate” and at the same time “precise” with respect to the challenge of reducing foreign dependencies, especially China. “The […]
Jerome Powell: Bringing down US inflation will take time
The president of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, insisted yesterday that his institution remains committed to the mission of returning the inflation to 2% in the United States and affirmed that the economic data continues to indicate that it will take time. “So far, the data has continued to support the committee’s view […]
US adds 71 companies to trade blacklist as G7 expands sanctions on Russia
The President’s Government Joe Biden It added 71 companies to a trade blacklist on Friday for supporting Russia, while the Group of Seven (G7) announced new sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. The action of the Department of Commerce of USA focuses on detracting from support for the Russian armed forces and broadens […]
Half of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs are drying up
More than half of the largest lakes and reservoirs in the world are shrinking and endangering the water security of humanity, being the climate change and unsustainable consumption the main culprits, according to an academic study published on Thursday. “Lakes are in danger all over the world, and this has large-scale implications,” Balaji Rajagopalan, a […]