Stories for August 29th 2020

Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine “militant” journalist apologizes to Malvinas war rank and file veterans

A well-known face in Buenos Aires television, and member of the so-called new school of “militant” journalism, very close to the Kirchner governments, had to backtrack and publicly apologize to the combatants who fought in the South Atlantic conflict after calling them a bunch of cowards, who did not defend the motherland and ignominiously surrendered to the British.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Rio do Janeiro governor removed from office for alleged corruption

Brazil's High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office on Friday, as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Guaidó counts with US keeping pressure on Maduro whoever wins November election

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Wisconsin: Teenager charged with killing two protestors, “acted in self defense” argues his attorney

A high-profile lawyer representing the 17-year-old shooter charged with killing two protesters and wounding another during demonstrations on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin said on Friday that his client had acted in self-defense.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Desperate Peru will begin Covid-19 vaccine testing with volunteers next month

Peru will start testing coronavirus vaccines from China's Sinopharm and US drug maker Johnson & Johnson in September, researchers said, which should help the country gain faster access to inoculations once the vaccines are approved.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Some forty dolphins die in area of Mauritius affected by a Japanese tanker oil spill

At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as onlookers described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Chilean special force officer arrested for blinding a woman with a tear gas canister

A Chilean special forces captain has been arrested for assault in relation to an incident in which a woman was blinded by a tear gas canister during the massive social protests that rocked the country in 2019.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:39 UTC
Anti Muslim rioting and clashes with police in southern Sweden

Protesters threw stones at police and burned tires in southern Sweden late on Friday, authorities said, hours after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Quran-burning rally nearby.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Killing of people in Kenosha, Another 'operational mistake' Mark? How many more?

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg took responsibility and faulted his company for not removing the page and event for a militia group before two people were killed at a protest in Kenosha, saying it was “largely an operational mistake”.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China makes the largest purchases of US corn and soybeans in a month

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported this week that Chinese importers purchased more soybeans from the United States and recorded their largest daily buy of US corn in almost a month. The acquisitions took place as both Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 of the bilateral trade agreement.