Stories for October 2021

Monday, October 18th 2021 - 00:10 UTC
Maduro associate extradited from Cape Verde to face criminal charges in Miami; Venezuela claims “kidnapping”

The Venezuelan government walked out of negotiations with the opposition following on the extradition of Colombian businessman Alex Saab from Cape Verde to the United States where he faces trial on money laundering and corruption.
Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
“Europe in only strong as it is united”, Merkel reminds EU leaders of the significance of compromise

“Europe is only strong as it is united”, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during the acceptance speech of the Carlos V European award with which she was presented by King Felipe VI in a ceremony held in Spain.
Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:29 UTC
Spain agrees to extradite former Venezuelan treasurer to the US

Spain's Judiciary Friday gave the green light for the extradition to the United States of Venezuelan national Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén, to account for crimes of money laundering and criminal organization.
Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:16 UTC
Bolivia's Constitutional Court rules Áñez presidency was illegal

The swearing-in of Jeanine Áñez as president of Bolivia was unconstitutional. © AFP Jeanine Áñez's swearing-in as president of Bolivia was unconstitutional.
Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:12 UTC
Crypotocurrency in honor of Maradona announced

Cryptocurrency developers have announced Friday the “Maradólar” is to be launched Oct. 30, when the late footballer Diego Armando Maradona was to have turned 61.
Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:05 UTC
ILO insists world needs global accelerator for jobs as well as social protection

International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder Friday called on countries to back the Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection launched by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres together with the ILO, during last month's General Assembly.
Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Mercosur: Argentina, Paraguay agree to review CET

Argentine Foreign Ministers Santiago Cafiero Friday welcomed his Paraguayan counterpart Euclides Acevedo at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires to discuss bilateral issues.
Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Peru's ruling party diverts from proposed cabinet

The leader of Peru's ruling party Peru Libre, Vladimir Cerrón, Friday said he believed the proposed cabinet had changed course from the movement's original guidelines in an “undeniable political turn towards the centre-right, where the 'caviar' representatives increased.”
Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Argentina has become a Chinese Yuan testing ground in trade and investment

Following several currency swaps by which China has helped to support the Argentine central bank depleted international reserves, the administration of president Alberto Fernandez intensified relations with Beijing and a year ago allowed transactions between the two countries to be made in Yuan.
Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
British Catholic MP stabbed to death

British Conservative MP David Amess has died of the wounds he received after being stabbed during an event in southeastern England which shocked a country still recovering from the 2016 murder of Labor MP Jo Cox.