Updated on 01/22/2022 10:41 am the president of U.S, Joe Biden, promised this Saturday to defend the “constitutional right” to abortion, who considered that he is “under assault like never before” on the 49th anniversary of the judicial decision that legalized it throughout the country. In a joint statement with his vice president, Kamala Harris, […]
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USA: patients in hospitals with omicron delay treatment of other diseases
Roger Strukhoff was being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital outside of Chicago when he suffered a mild heart attack. Normally, they would have sent the 67-year-old patient to the intensive care unit, but their capacity was overwhelmed by patients with COVID-19. The staff had to bring a heart monitor to his room and […]
US Blocks 44 Chinese Airline Flights; air dispute escalates
Updated on 01/21/2022 06:48 pm U.S blocked the arrival of 44 Chinese airline flights on Friday in retaliation for the government of China forced to cancel flights of US airlines. The Transportation Department’s order affects four Chinese airlines and marks the latest episode in a long-running dispute over restrictions to contain COVID-19. China previously banned […]
The US lifts its tsunami alert without registering serious damage on the west coast
U.S ended this Sunday its alert of tsunami on the west coast of the country, hours after the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga caused waves of more than a meter in California, which however did not cause serious damage. Past midnight on the West Coast, the US Tsunami Warning Service lifted its tsunami […]
Hundreds of Central Americans start the first caravan of the year heading to the US.
Hundreds of migrants Central Americans left on Saturday from Honduras in the first caravan of the year that will seek to reach U.S seeking to improve their living conditions, authorities and local media said, at a time when Washington seeks to reduce the record flow of migrants. Early Saturday morning, hundreds of Nicaraguans and Hondurans […]
Ómicron leaves almost empty shelves in US supermarkets.
“It’s not as dramatic as last Sunday, but there are still a lot of empty shelves,” says Justin Toone, a regular supermarket customer, disappointed. The pandemic continues to affect supply chains and many supermarkets in U.S face product shortages. “For several days in a row, there were no fruits or vegetables in this Giant (the […]
Russia will not take a step back in its security negotiations with the US.
Russia faces security negotiations with EE.UU. with an immovable stance on the non-interference of the OTAN in his backyard, especially Ukraine, and with the feeling that his results will shape relations with the West for years to come. “We will not make any concessions,” warned Sergei Riabkov, Russian deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator in […]
The US and Russia meet again in Geneva, the “capital of peace”
From the meetings between Reagan and Gorbachev, through the negotiations between Kerry and Lavrov to the summit between Biden and Putin, the city of Geneva, known as the “capital of peace” has been a privileged place for meetings between U.S Y Russia. Swiss neutrality Geneva is the second most important headquarters of the UN and […]
USA: staying home or going to work sick with COVID-19?
As the variant omicron coronavirus infects workers everywhere U.S, millions have to choose between their health and their salary. While many companies instituted stronger sick leave policies at the beginning of the pandemic, some have been reduced since then with the advent of vaccines. Meanwhile, the staff shortage adds to pressure from workers who have […]
In California, the promise of lithium rekindles hopes in the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea attracted the cream of Hollywood in the 1950s, before succumbing to oblivion. Now huge reserves of lithium in its entrails they rekindle the hopes of the communities that reside around the greater lake of California. “This is definitely the largest lithium reserve identified in the United States,” says Jim Turner, COO of […]