Politics

Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 12:15 UTC
Brussels drops tariffs for 75,000 tonnes of Falklands squid

The European Commission has reached an agreement to allow 75,000 tonnes of Falklands loligo to be imported tariff-free into the European Union, according to reports in Galician daily Faro de Vigo.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Mines-free Falklands will remove fences of fields that remained out of bounds for almost forty years

The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) approved a proposal to remove the fences which secured former minefield sites around the Islands over a three-year period of 2021 to 2024.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Retired military officers call for annulment of Peru's elections as political unrest mounts

Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has ordered the Minister of Defense to investigate the sending of a letter by retired military officers which may imply a breach “to the constitutional order.”
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 08:01 UTC
Little turnout leaves hardliner Raisi poised to become Iran's next president

Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi looks poised to become Iran's next president after Friday's elections amid surging coronavirus cases and voter apathy in a devastated economy.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 06:35 UTC
Antonio Guterres sworn as UN Secretary General for his second term

Antonio Guterres was sworn on Friday as UN Secretary-General for his second term. In a speech to the General Assembly Guterres thanked the Member States and said it was a “great privilege“to be re-elected as Secretary-General.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Castillo advisor says there will be “no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru

Pedro Francke, a 60-year-old economy professor and advisor to presidential frontrunner Pedro Castillo, has announced “there will be no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru, the Madrid daily El País reported.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year

The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Argentina hopes to resume beef exports next week

Argentina's Minister of Productive Development, Matías Kulfas, Thursday said meat exports are to resume next week after details to ensure proper supply to local consumers are fine-tuned.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Interest rates in Brazil need to stay high to contain 2022 inflation, former minister says

Former Brazilian Finance Minister Maílson da Nóbrega (Jan. 6 1988 - March 18, 1990) under President José Sarney has pointed out that the country needs to keep interest rates at a high level at least until the Selic rate reaches 6.5% per year.
Friday, June 18th 2021 - 06:42 UTC
Scotland calls for UK/Australia trade deal to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood

Scotland's First Minister has raised concerns about the impact of the UK/Australia trade deal announced this week on Scottish farmers and called for the agreement to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood, according to the Edinburgh media.