December 29, 2021
John Madden, former Hall of Fame NFL coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
John Madden, the NFL coach, broadcaster and namesake for the billion-dollar video game franchise, died unexpectedly Tuesday. He was 85 years old. The legendary coach helmed the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, winning a Super Bowl over the…
December 15, 2021
Federal Reserve to withdraw stimulus more quickly
The Federal Reserve will cut back its stimulus programme more quickly than planned, as it ratchets up its response to rising inflation.The US central bank had already announced it was tapering off the monthly support, introduced to bolster the…
December 15, 2021
US surpasses 800,000 pandemic deaths
More than 800,000 Americans have now died from the coronavirus, the highest recorded national death toll from the global pandemic.It comes as the US reached 50 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Monday.Most deaths have been recorded among the…
December 8, 2021
Biden warns Putin of ‘strong measures’ amid Ukraine invasion fears
The US says it is preparing "robust responses" over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, after Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke on Tuesday.In a video link, President Biden voiced deep concerns over Russian troop build-ups and threatened "strong…
September 23, 2021
US Haiti envoy quits over ‘inhumane’ deportations
The US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants. The decision to return migrants fleeing an earthquake and political instability was "inhumane", senior diplomat Daniel Foote said. Last weekend, the US…
September 22, 2021
France and The US seek to mend rift Caused by the Aukus pact
France and The US have made efforts to end a row which started last week with the announcement of the Aukus defence pact between the US, the UK and Australia. The pact cost France a deal worth $37bn (£27bn) to build submarines for Australia. Paris…
November 27, 2017
US Indicts 3 Chinese Nationals on Hacking Charges
Three Chinese nationals were accused of hacking computers in three corporations, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao and Xia Lei were indicted Monday by a grand jury "for computer hacking, theft of trade secrets,…