U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she hopes to pass President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the rule for his social policy and climate change legislation on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to the nation on Tuesday about the resurgence of COVID-19 infections as well as his economic reform programme, the government said on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday named two new officials to coordinate Washington's response to so-called Havana Syndrome health incidents that have affected U.S. diplomats and officials overseas.
Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday said for the first time in a securities filingthat some of its oil and gas properties may face impairment due to climate change.
Japan's trade minister has asked the United States to abolish extra tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Japan, making the request in a meeting with Washington's trade representative, Kyodo News reported.