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Damage from US debt default could cascade across global economy

Published on: May 22, 2023
17:43

Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) A US debt default, a threat that hovers over the country nowadays given disagreements among congressmen, could bring about a gigantic economic damage, according to experts.

Meta fined over EU user data transfers to the U.S.

Published on: May 22, 2023
17:21

Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Meta Company has been fined €1.3 billion by European privacy regulators over the transfers of European Union (EU) user data to the United States.

GOP Tim Scott announces he is running for president in 2024

Published on: May 22, 2023
17:11

Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024.

Impasse persists after Biden holds tense meeting on debt ceiling

Published on: May 20, 2023
08:05

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Today, 10 days before the United States runs out of money to honor its commitments as estimated by the Treasury Department, negotiations to raise the federal debt ceiling are at a standstill.

US embassy confirms rescue of two missing staffers in Nigeria

Published on: May 19, 2023
18:31

Abuja, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Nigerian authorities on Friday reported the rescue of two missing staffers involved in the attack on its convoy in Anambra have been rescued alive.

Liberals worry President Joe Biden is caving in debt ceiling talks

Published on: May 19, 2023
18:20

Washington, May 19 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden faces unrest from progressive Democrats in Congress worried the White House might be conceding too much in debt ceiling talks with Republicans as negotiations start a more accelerated pace before a June 1 deadline for a potential default.

U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed terrorist leader

Published on: May 19, 2023
18:07

Damascus, May 19 (Prensa Latina) U.S. military officials are walking back claims that a recent strike in Syria killed an influential al-Qaeda figure, following assertions by the dead man’s family that he had no ties to terrorists but was a father of 10 tending to his sheep when he was slain by an American missile.

DPRK condemns provocative nature of US-South Korea maneuvers

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:25

Pyongyang, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday warned that the recent military drills carried out by colossal naval and air forces of the United States and South Korea ramped up new dangers of a possible war over the Korean peninsula.

CDC reports 4 deaths linked to recalled eyedrops

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:18

Washington, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Four people have passed away in the United States from a drug-resistant bacterial infection traced to contaminated eyedrops, an authorized source informed Friday.

Rising number of older adults skipped medications due to cost

Published on: May 18, 2023
18:08

Washington, May 18 (Prensa Latina) A rising number of older adults (aged over 65) say they cannot afford to pay their prescription medications, according to a study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open.

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