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US job growth jumps again
Published on 03/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: US job growth surged in April and the unemployment rate dropped to a 49-year low of 3.6%, pointing to sustained strength in economic activity even as last year’s massive fiscal stimulus fades.
Big pharma founder convicted of bribery in opiates scandal
AFP, Published on 03/05/2019
» NEW YORK: The founder of a major US pharmaceutical company has been convicted of bribing doctors to prescribe addictive painkillers blamed for fueling an opioid crisis that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
House Speaker Pelosi says US attorney general lied to Congress
AFP, Published on 03/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused the top US law-enforcement officer of committing a crime by lying to Congress, escalating the showdown between Donald Trump's administration and the Democrats investigating him.
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
AFP, Published on 03/05/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in its latest push to crack down on hate content at the leading social network.
Missile contracts surge as US exits arms treaty: study
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» GENEVA - Washington has signed more than $1 billion in new missile contracts in the three months since it announced plans to withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms treaty, campaigners said Thursday.
US attorney general grilled over handling of Russia report
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - US Attorney General Bill Barr rejected allegations in a Senate hearing Wednesday that he had whitewashed the Mueller Russian interference report to protect President Donald Trump, but then refused to appear before the House to answer similar questions.
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid mixed signals about the direction of the US economy.
Venezuela: three months of crisis
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» CARACAS - A recap of developments in Venezuela since opposition chief Juan Guaido declared himself acting president in January 2019 and vowed to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office.
Venezuela opposition leader calls for massive May Day protest
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for a massive May Day protest to increase the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after a day of violent clashes on the streets of the capital.
New round of US-Taliban talks to start in Doha: Taliban
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» KABUL: A new round of peace talks between the Taliban and the US starts Wednesday in Qatar, an official for the insurgents said, as the foes seek a way out of America's longest war.