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The United States of America and the Republic of Kenya Sign a…

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Today, the United States and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU), which enhances our cooperation on energy security and strengthens our diplomatic and economic relationship. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins signed for the United States, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Affairs Alfred Mutua signed for Kenya. The United States and Kenya have an enduring diplomatic relationship and long-standing cooperation in security, energy and trade. Our collaboration in nuclear power, science and technology also has the potential to make a significant contribution toRead News

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability – US Department of State

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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. Good to see you all. So, earlier this year, in South Africa, I had the opportunity to define the administration’s strategy for Africa. And at its core, it really can be distilled into one word, and that word is partnership. The reality is that the United States and African nations cannot achieve any of the fundamental aspirations of our people – we cannot solve any of the great challenges we face – if we do not work together. So our approach is about what America can do with African nations and peoples, not for them.Read News

Why is Africa turning away from the US?

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Former African Union diplomat Arikana Chihombori-Quao does not see much hope for this week’s US-Africa Summit. US officials see Africans as people who “need help” or “should be told what to do”, which is destroying relations between Africa and Washington, according to the former US representative to the African Union. Arikana Chihombori-Quao. “The U.S. needs to call a timeout and treat Africans with respect,” he told host Steve Clemons, adding that this week’s White House-hosted U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit “will fail when Americans don’t treat Africans equally.” According to Chihombori-Quao, African unity is the only way to make the continent lessRead News

The US will train more Ukrainian troops in Germany in advanced combat tactics

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How many T-90 tanks have been destroyed in Ukraine? T-80: 450 (261 lost in Ukraine) T-90: 360 (27 lost in Ukraine) Did Russia lose any T-90 tanks in Ukraine? Specifically, Russia lost more than 1,320 tanks – of which more than 500 were captured or abandoned. Losses include nearly 30 T-90A and T-90M tanks. How many T-90 tanks has Russia lost? As of November 18, 2022, the open source intelligence site Oryx visually confirmed the loss of 35 Russian T-90s (28 T-90As: 15 destroyed, 1 abandoned, 12 captured and 7 T-90Ms: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, 2 abandoned, 2 captured) .Read News

An icy, snowy pattern could invade the US during Christmas week

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What will the UK temperature be in 2050? If efforts to tackle global warming do not improve, parts of the UK could theoretically average 40C in July 2050, as shown in the Met Office image. But then there will also be individual weather events like today, where hot weather could reach 45C, or closer to 50C, in 2050. How hot will it be in 2050? Since 1880, average global temperatures have increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.7° degrees Fahrenheit). Global temperatures are predicted to warm by about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2050 and 2-4 degrees CelsiusRead News

US-Mexico border: After a long, difficult journey many migrants end up in El Paso

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Dina Diaz; her husband Carlos Pavón Flores; and their daughter Esther fled her home in Nicaragua due to gang violence. They are seeking asylum in the United States. El Paso and Ciudad Juárez — Dina Diaz walked slowly behind her husband through the streets of El Paso, Texas, trying to hide her defeat and frustration from their children. A social worker escorted them to an emergency shelter only to be denied entry and within an hour, with the sunlight gone, temperatures would quickly drop below freezing. Moments earlier, the seven-months-pregnant Nicaraguan mother of three couldn’t hold back tears as theRead News

Everyone now agrees – the US has a border crisis

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A futile debate has engulfed Washington for most of this year over whether South America’s borders are in conflict. But now no one doubts the confusion and potential increase in immigration that could be caused by the policy change that is approaching next week. The end on Wednesday of a Trump-era executive order that used public health reasons during the pandemic to turn away thousands of immigrants is expected to disrupt already established borders, immigration systems and and refuge. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday unveiled a six-point emergency plan to deal with the crisis as Republicans prepare toRead News

Keystone Cleanup turns remote Kansas Valley into a small town

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[1/6] Rescue teams work to clean up the largest oil spill in the U.S. in nearly a decade, following a leak from the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy in rural Washington County, Kansas, U.S., December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Image WASHINGTON, Kan., Dec. 18 (Reuters) – Farmer Bill Pannbacker received a call earlier this month from a TC Energy Corp representative informing him that his Keystone Pipeline, which runs through his farmland in rural Kansas, had suffered an oil spill. But he wasn’t prepared for what he saw on the land he and his wife Chris own. Oil shot outRead News

China’s Neighbors Worry About Troubled America

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When the Biden administration imposed export controls to limit the transfer of sensitive technology to China, it signaled that the United States was abandoning the once-popular political theory that China’s integration into the global economy would make it more free and friendly. Washington is proactively pursuing more aggressive policies to slow China’s rise to global supremacy. But it does not want to do this alone and has reached out to allies in Europe and elsewhere. The hardest sell, however, seems to be to neighboring China. For the countries of the Indo-Pacific, this is a serious request, because choosing the sideRead News

Free United States?

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The UK is also home to two of the top 10 universities in the world. Learn more about the UK. The United States repeats itself as the No. 1 best country for education in 2022. Where does the US rank in education? The country Ranking (2021) Ranking (2020) United States 1 1 UK 2 2 Germany 3 4 Canada 4 3 Is Canada still a free country? Canada had established complete sovereignty as an independent country, although the monarch was retained as sovereign. What does it mean that Canada is a free country? Canadians are free to organize into differentRead News

US cracks down on Chinese companies over security concerns

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“The reason Chinese products are cheap for American customers is because of China’s concentrated supply chain and high efficiency. From start to finish, a factory can mass produce a product in two weeks,” he said. “Our most basic cables can sell for pennies apiece.” What is the most profitable stocks right now? Main actions Trust Industries. Tata Consulting Services. HDFC Bank. infosys. What are the hottest stocks right now? Is Alibaba a good stock to buy? Alibaba Group Holding Limited – Sell valuation metrics show that Alibaba Group Holding Limited may be undervalued. Its value score of B indicates thatRead News

The US-China chip war: How the tech dispute is playing out

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The United States is rapidly stepping up efforts to try to stem China’s progress in the semiconductor industry – vital to everything from smartphones to weapons of war. In October, Washington announced some of the broadest export controls ever — requiring licenses for companies that export chips to China using American tools or software, no matter where in the world they are made. Washington’s measures also bar US citizens and green card holders from working for certain Chinese chip companies. Green card holders are permanent residents of the United States who have the right to work in the country. ItRead News

US-Africa summit: Joe Biden says US is ‘all in’ on Africa’s future

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President Joe Biden (R) toasted at a summit dinner with Senegalese President Macky Sall. US President Joe Biden has announced billions of dollars in aid and investment for Africa at a summit with heads of state on the continent. “The United States is all about the future of Africa,” President Biden told the 49 African leaders attending the meeting in Washington, DC. It is the first meeting organized by Washington in eight years. The summit is seen as an effort to reassert US influence in Africa to counter China’s involvement. It also comes after four years in office of DonaldRead News

The US is exacerbating hunger in Africa

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From COVID-19 to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine to climate change, all the disasters plaguing the world seem to be converging to worsen hunger. The latest United Nations Hunger Report finds that the global increase in the number of undernourished people this year has reversed all gains over the past decade. But although the world has not seen hunger on this scale in years, scholars have long warned of an impending catastrophe. The world’s food system is more interconnected and complex than ever, built on layers of transnational dependencies. That’s why a war in Europe can exacerbate aRead News

A shift in the US perspective on Africa

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“The United States is all in on the future of Africa,” US President Joe Biden told African heads of state at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week. The three-day summit was only the second of its kind. The first was about eight years ago, when the Obama administration invited nearly all African heads of state to the US. The topics discussed were as diverse as the African countries themselves. Topics ranged from health, food security, climate change to democracy, peace, digitization and space exploration. Trade and economic relations were also at the top of the agenda. But itRead News

The United States is ready to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, officials say

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Can the US block a nuclear missile? To increase the probability of an interception, the United States must fire multiple interceptors at each incoming ballistic missile. Currently, because its inventory of interceptors is limited, the United States can only fire a handful of ballistic missiles that have relatively unsophisticated countermeasures. Can nuclear missiles be stopped? According to The Week, while it is not impossible to create a system that can stop a nuclear attack, it is extremely difficult. One challenge faced by engineers trying to build these systems is the small size of the missile. Missiles also move very quickly,Read News

Russia: US air defense systems could be targets in Ukraine

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States supplies sophisticated air defense systems to Ukraine, those systems and any crew accompanying them would be a “legitimate target” for the Russian military, a blunt threat that quickly was rejected by Washington. The exchange of statements reflects the rise of Russia-U.S. Tensions amid the fighting in Ukraine, which is now in its 10th month. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the United States had become an “effective party” in the war by providing Ukraine with weapons and training its troops. She added that if reportsRead News

The US Senate passes a record $858 billion in defense legislation, sending the bill to Biden

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[1/2] Clouds over the U.S. The Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than proposed by President Joe Biden, and repealing military command of COVID. Senators supported the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual must-pass bill for the Pentagon, by a majority of 83-11. The no vote comes from a mix of liberals who oppose the rising military budget and conservatives who want tighter spending controls. With the House of RepresentativesRead News

Power outages in seven states as a deadly winter storm and tornadoes hit the United States

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WATCH: ‘We just prayed’: Tornadoes sweep southern US A fierce winter storm has left a trail of destruction across the southern United States, destroying communities and killing three people in Louisiana. The weather also left tens of thousands without power in six states. Several east coast states are forecast to be hit by snow and freezing rain late Thursday and into Friday. The storm system also brought blizzard-like conditions to the Midwest. In Louisiana, officials have so far confirmed three deaths and dozens of injuries as a result of the storm. In one incident, a 56-year-old woman in St. CharlesRead News

Everyone can now agree – the US has a border crisis

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A futile debate that has plagued Washington for much of this year is whether the southern United States is in trouble. But no one now doubts the chaos and the possibility of migrants who may be caused by a change in policies next week. The end on Wednesday of a Trump-era order that used public health evidence during the pandemic to turn away thousands of immigrants is expected to severely damage an already crowded border. expansion, migration and asylum. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday a six-point emergency plan to deal with the crisis as Republicans prepare toRead News

The Biden administration is offering US families free COVID-19 tests for the winter

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WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – American families can order four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government website COVIDTests.gov starting on Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic this winter. The White House said it will use available funds to pay for the tests since Congress has so far failed to pass a bill to put more money into America’s COVID-19 response. The free testing program has been suspended because officials want to make sure there are enough tests available for potential COVID-19 cases this winter, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said.Read News

US ready to help China deal with COVID-19 surge if Beijing asks – White House

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WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The United States is ready to help China deal with a surge in COVID-19 infections if Beijing asks for help, the White House said on Wednesday. John Kirby, the White House’s national security spokesman, told reporters that China had not asked for help at this stage. “We’ve said we’re ready to help in any way they can. That was true when the pandemic was raging, and it’s true now,” Kirby told reporters. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters earlier this week that US and Chinese officials have discussed COVID-19 and that differentRead News

COVID outbreak likely in China post policy: US impact, explained

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China is likely to see an explosion of COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks, experts say, as the country lifts its longstanding and highly unpopular zero COVID-19 policy. China is extremely vulnerable right now because its population – especially the elderly, who are most likely to suffer from serious illnesses – is under-immunized, has no natural immunity against infections, and has a limited number of treatments. Experts predict hundreds of millions of infections and up to 1.5-2 million deaths. “I think China is going to explode in the next six to 12 weeks,” Michael Osterholm, director of the Center forRead News

US and Ivory Coast sign Child Protection Compact (CPC) partnership – US State Department

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Today, Chargé d’Affaires to Côte d’Ivoire Joann M. Lockard, First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire Dominique Ouattara, and Minister of Labor and Social Security Mr. Adama Camara signed the U.S.-Côte d Child Protection Agreement ‘Ivoire (CPC) ) Partnership, a historic multi-year non-binding project to tackle child sexual abuse and child labor in Côte d’Ivoire. The implementation of this partnership will strengthen the efforts of the Ivorian government as it works with national stakeholders and civil society in a sustainable, coordinated manner to address child sex trafficking. and forced child labour. The signing of the CPC Partnership comes after several months of negotiationsRead News

China putting US space assets at risk, says senior US official

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TAIPEI, Dec 9 (Reuters) – China is building capabilities that threaten most U.S. space assets, and China sees the domain as key to its military strategy, the head of the U.S. Space Command said on Friday. Historically a laggard in an area dominated by the United States and Russia, Beijing has made significant advances in recent years that have alarmed Washington and other Western nations, including testing an anti-satellite missile in 2007. U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Space Command, told reporters in a teleconference from Hawaii that such ASAT, or anti-satellite tests, clog space withRead News

American and African leaders need to focus on Democratization

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The US government is convening this month’s second summit of US-African leaders not least because the growing challenges of the 21st century are pushing Africa directly into the center of global and US interests. Managing increasingly violent conflicts, worsening climate and human displacement depends on a better US-Africa partnership, one that shares an interest in strengthening the democratic rule of law within and between nations. Democracy has eroded, globally and in Africa, since the first US-Africa summit eight years ago – but this month’s conference may reverse that pattern, say two USIP experts, both former ambassadors to Africa. Democracy’s ErosionsRead News

The US says China is seeking stabilized relations with Washington in the short term

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China wants stabilized relations with the United States in the short term as it faces domestic economic challenges and Asia returns to its assertive diplomacy, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said Thursday. Frustrations over China’s strict COVID-19 protocols boiled over into widespread protests last month, the biggest show of public discontent since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. fresh concern that the virus will soon run. Campbell said these issues, coupled with the fact that China has antagonized many of its neighbors, meant it was interested in more predictable relations with Washington in the “short term.” “TheyRead News

Report: United States to host, play in 2024 Copa América

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Can Canada participate in Copa America? Canada earned an automatic place in the Confederations Cup by winning the Gold Cup. “The Copa America is a very prestigious tournament and it’s a great honor for Canada,” said Canadian Men’s World Cup Team Head Coach, Holger Osieck. “We are very happy to have been invited.” . Did Neymar won Copa América? With Brazil, he has won the Confederations Cup and Olympic gold, but not the Copa América or the World Cup. He has won the Champions League with Barcelona, ​​but his efforts to lead PSG to the success he so desires inRead News

Active Russian agent Andrii Derkach indicted for plotting to violate US sanctions

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A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach, 55, of Ukraine, with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and four counts of money laundering money related to the purchase and maintenance of two apartments in Beverly Hills, California. Derkach allegedly concealed his interest in the transactions and violated sanctions imposed in 2020. Derkach remains on the run. The charges and forfeiture proceedings announced today include the first use of criminal and forfeiture powers aimed at concealing ownership by senior foreignRead News

Joint Statement on the Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue between the United States and Kazakhstan – US Department of State

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The text of the statement below was released by the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan during the annual United States-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue. On December 5, 2022, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu welcomed First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov and the Kazakh delegation to Washington for the annual United States-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue (ESPD). The US-Kazakhstan ESPD was established as an annual forum to discuss national and regional issues and advance priorities. Building on the strength of 30 years of international relations, the USRead News