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  • Saturday, December 16th 2017 - 16:53 UTC

    Fallout from Odebrecht: Peruvian congress initiates proceedings to impeach president Kuczynski

    “I’m not running and I’m not hiding because I have no reason to,” Kuczynski said, vowing to produce his personal bank records for public scrutiny.

    Lawmakers in Peru initiated proceedings to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who refuses to resign after being accused of failing to disclose decade-old payments from a Brazilian company embroiled in Latin America’s biggest corruption scandal. In a brief session, 27 of 130 members of congress put forward a request to consider removing the former Wall Street banker for “permanent moral incapacity”. Lawmakers could summon Kuczynski to defend himself before congress as early as next week.

  • Saturday, December 16th 2017 - 16:29 UTC

    A disenchanted Chile will elect the least unpopular of two candidates on Sunday

    Billionaire and conservative Sebastian Piñera once looked set to easily win Chile’s presidential runoff and swing the country back to the right.

    Chile faces on Sunday one of the elections with most uncertain result. Longstanding disenchantment with the center left leaning coalition that has ruled Chile since the return of democracy in 1990, and a Latin American natural reaction which erupts every now and then when an economy stalls and the blame goes to the local elite in combination with outside “treachery capitalists”, seems to be the scenario.

  • Friday, December 15th 2017 - 10:56 UTC

    Russian wheat for Brazil as Moscow and Brasilia look to increase bilateral trade

    Russian grain traders have been searching for new markets after bumper harvests. Brazil also expects it will help lift a Russian ban on imports of certain meats

    Brazil’s government published a decree laying out procedures importers will have to follow to be able to buy and unload Russian wheat in Brazil, a step aimed at improving trade ties with Moscow. The decree, which takes effect immediately, outlines the documents importers will have to submit to bring Russian wheat to be processed in Brazil, which had not been previously allowed.

  • Friday, December 15th 2017 - 10:45 UTC

    Internet neutrality repealed; legal challenges from consumer advocates announced

    FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburnt, said that Republicans were “handing the keys to the internet” to a “handful of multi-billion-dollar corporations”.

    The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to repeal sweeping 2015 net neutrality rules, in a move that gives internet service providers a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit, or charge more for faster speeds. The approval of FCC chairman Ajit Pai's proposal marked a victory for internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon Communications and could recast the digital landscape.

  • Friday, December 15th 2017 - 07:35 UTC

    Venezuelan opposition receives European Union prize for human rights

    “In the next few months, there should be a presidential election and we ask Europe and the free world to pay full attention,” Julio Borges said

    Venezuela’s opposition received a European Union prize for human rights and urged the world to keep a close eye on an upcoming presidential election where it aspires to end two decades of socialist rule in the OPEC nation. Foes of President Nicolas Maduro failed to dislodge him during months of street protests this year that turned violent killing more than 125 people, and have been dismayed to see him consolidate his power in recent months.

  • Friday, December 15th 2017 - 01:55 UTC

    Brazil will join the UN peace force in Central Africa Republic with 750 troops

    Brazil has had a strong interest in participating in UN missions in order to increase its international profile.

    Brazil will join the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Minusca, the United Nations has announced. This is an important decision since Brasilia looks to maintain a high profile in UN peace operations and show its increased interest in Africa.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 17:39 UTC

    EU warns UK there is no “backtracking” on the divorce deal reached by PM May in Brussels

    EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned there could not be any “backtracking” on the divorce deal struck between Theresa May and Brussels.

    Britain and the EU face a “furious race against time” to agree a transition deal and future trade relations within the next 10 months, European Council president Donald Tusk has said. In a letter to the leaders of the 27 remaining EU states ahead of a crucial summit on December 14-15, Mr Tusk urged them to show continued “unity” as Brexit negotiations enter their second phase.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 11:45 UTC

    UK government defeated in Brexit key vote; ministers call it a “minor setback”

    Rebel MP Stephen Hammond said, “Tonight I put country and constituency before party and voted with my principles to give Parliament a meaningful vote”

    The British government has been narrowly defeated in a key vote on its Brexit bill after a rebellion by 11 Tory MPs. In a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, MPs voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 10:58 UTC

    Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year

    This marks an increase on the previous global estimate of 250 000-500 000, which dates from over ten years ago and covered all influenza-related deaths

    Up to 650 000 deaths annually are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, according to new estimates by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC), the World Health Organization and global health partners.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:59 UTC

    MP Rosindell calls for BOTs to be represented in Westminster

    Rosindell has called for the territories to be dealt with by a single UK government department and recognised as equal members of the British family

    The British Conservative MP for Romford, Andrew Rosindell, who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and is a long-time advocate for the interests of British Overseas Territories, has repeated his call for better and equitable representation for those territories.