MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 17th 2022
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Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Tense moments mark ceremony at Brazil's TSE
Brazilian former Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT), Dilma Rousseff (PT), Michel Temer (MDB), and José Sarney (MDB) Tuesday sat opposite the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the members of the Supreme Federal Court as Alexandre De Moraes was sworn in Tuesday as the Superior Electoral Court's new Chief Justice.
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Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tell Scots they reject a second independence referendum
Conservative Party leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have rejected a second Scottish independence referendum at a hustings in Perth.
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Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:03 UTC
Rushdie's book back to best-selling mode after attack
Sales of Salman Rushdie's 1988 The Satanic Verses have skyrocketed after its author was stabbed Friday in New York State by a young American of Lebanese origin, who has been charged with attempted murder.
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Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:01 UTC
US: Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law
US President Joseph Biden Tuesday signed into law his Inflation Reduction Act concerning growing prices inflation, climate change, and other targets, which. He said it was one of the ”most significant laws in our history.
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Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 08:45 UTC
UK will resume visits for Chagossians descendants to their homeland
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has made public a page with brings together information on UK government support to people who were born on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and their descendants.
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Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 07:38 UTC
India which is to host U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 has been suspended by FIFA
Because of undue influence from third parties, FIFA the global football ruling body has suspended all activities of the Indian Football Federation, AIFF. Although India is no football power, FIFA's statutes are very strict, and very jealous of its autonomy.
