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The United States "will not accept" a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China. This was the situation over a decade ago when Chinese government support led to a surge in steel exports, she told reporters, adding: "I know that these serious concerns are shared by our allies and partners." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on Hamas to accept an "immediate ceasefire" with Israel as the militants met Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Cairo. "We have an opportunity for an immediate ceasefire that can bring hostages home, that can dramatically increase the amount of humanitarian assistance getting to Palestinians who so desperately need it, and then also set the conditions for an enduring resolution," Blinken says as he meets the Qatari prime minister in Washington. "It is on Hamas to make decisions about whether it is prepared to engage in that ceasefire," he adds. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre urges Moscow to accept the United States' "substantial offer" of a deal for the release of basketball star Brittney Griner and another American citizen, after Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on drug charges. "We are willing to take every step possible to bring home our people," adds Jean-Pierre during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden says the United States will "never just accept living with Covid," as he uses his State of the Union address to rally weary Americans facing their third year of the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Bogotá, Aug 23 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Juan Diego Lopez) The Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, explained this Monday that there is still no certainty about how many Afghans will be arriving in the country for their temporary stay until they are transferred to the United States or when they will come, but he assured that the country is prepared for their reception.The Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramirez:"Right now, we don't know the precise number of the Afghan people that will arrive in our country. Nor do we know precisely when or what their profiles are like, how many men, how many women, how many families, if they arrive with children. The only thing we are sure of is that we have been preparing under the direction of President Ivan Duque and with the chief of staff to ensure that all logistics are ready for when they notify us of the arrival of the people."
Mexico City, Aug 13 (EFE) .- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador apologized for the "catastrophe" caused by the Spanish conquest on Friday while commemorating the 500th anniversary of the taking of Tenochtitlan by the troops of Hernán Cortés .(Camera: AMÉRCIA NERI)SOUND BITES: MEXICAN PRESIDENT ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATION:"We remember the fall of the great Tecnochtitlan and offer forgiveness to the victims of the catastrophe caused by the Spanish military occupation of Mesoamerica and the rest of the territory of the current Mexican Republic,"
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