Stories for 2018

Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 02:31 UTC
Police violence in Rio remains as savage as 25 years ago, claims Amnesty

The struggle to protect black Brazilian youths from police violence and deliver justice for the victims of the past remains as vital and relevant as ever, Amnesty International said on the 25th anniversary of the Candelária massacre, in which eight young boys were killed by off-duty police officers in Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 02:12 UTC
Brazil combats fake news: media analysis studies compulsory in schools

Brazil has taken a stand against the explosion of “fake news” stories swamping the internet by making media analysis studies compulsory for schoolchildren. Media analysis studies became compulsory in December 2017, but have been offered alongside traditional subjects like mathematics and history for years in some Brazilian schools.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 08:03 UTC
Statement by the UK government on the situation in Nicaragua

”The worsening situation in Nicaragua is alarming. The United Kingdom reiterates its condemnation of the violence in Nicaragua, in particular the deliberate excessive use of force by police and pro-government armed groups against the people of Nicaragua, which has led to an increasing number of injuries and deaths.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 07:29 UTC
G20 ministers warn trade tensions risk derailing global growth and call for greater dialogue

Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s largest economies said on Sunday that heightened trade and geopolitical tensions risk derailing global growth and called for greater dialogue, according to the final communique of a G20 meeting.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 07:15 UTC
Top grades for Macri and his reform policies from IMF's Lagarde

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, met with Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri, Finance Minister Nicolas Dujovne and Central Bank Governor Luis Caputo in the context of the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Buenos Aires over the weekend.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 07:09 UTC
Brazilian far right presidential campaign takes off with ex army officer as candidate

Brazil's far-right presidential hopeful, Jair Bolsonaro, officially kicked off his campaign on Sunday, blasting the political center but softening his incendiary stance on gays and blacks three months before wide-open October elections.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 06:53 UTC
Mexico and Canada optimistic about NAFTA trade talks with the US

The finance ministers for Mexico and Canada on Sunday said they were optimistic about NAFTA talks with the United States, even as trade tensions spurred by U.S. tariffs dominated the G20 meeting of world economic leaders in Argentina.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 06:48 UTC
US Treasury Secretary denies any chance or a currency war

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there’s no chance of a currency war erupting. When asked whether investors should be concerned about the prospects of one, he said “no,” declining to elaborate during a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sunday.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 06:23 UTC
UK expects to reach a Brexit deal with EU by October, but is also preparing for a “no-deal” scenario

A deal with the EU can be reached by October but the UK is preparing for the possibility of no deal, Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has said. Raab is expected on Thursday in Brussels for further talks and pledged to strain “every sinew” to get “the best deal”. But, the government had plans in place in case talks did not end well, he admitted in an interview with BBC.
Monday, July 23rd 2018 - 05:58 UTC
Hammond in Argentina iterates Falklands self determination and calls on Macri to address inflation and labor reform

The UK Government position is unchanged: only the Falkland Islanders have the right to determine their own political and economic future, stated Phillip Hammond in Buenos Aires where he attended a two-day G20 ministers meeting.