Politics

Friday, November 6th 2020 - 07:10 UTC
World Medical Association calls for Taiwan's admission to World Health Assembly

On the eve of the resumed meeting of the World Health Assembly next week, the World Medical Association has again called for representatives from Taiwan to be granted observer status.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:54 UTC
US Supreme Court unwilling to be the arbiter of the election, constitutional experts said

While President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, it may not be the final arbiter in this election, legal experts said.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
US officially becomes first nation to quit the Paris climate accord; if Biden wins the measure will be reversed

The U.S. has officially become the first nation to quit the Paris climate agreement, even as the outcome of the country’s presidential race remains undetermined. President Donald Trump, who’s fighting for re-election, moved to withdraw from the landmark environmental accord exactly one year ago, abandoning a global effort to curb carbon emissions and slow global warming. The U.S. exit formally took effect Wednesday, the day after the vote.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Bolsonaro refrains from commenting on the potential winner of US election

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election, but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump, and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:33 UTC
Falklands vaccination program will receive support from the UK government

The UK Government has written to the Falkland Islands Government to confirm that it has secured an agreement with the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce to supply British Overseas Territories with Covid-19 vaccines when it is able to procure these.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Chilean mining industry lobby cautions about the rewriting of the new constitution

Chile’s world-leading copper industry will see investment lag for at least two years as the country rewrites a constitution that underpinned nearly three decades of mining growth in the South American nation.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro's eldest son formally charged in alleged scheme to siphon public funds

State prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro said late they have formally charged against Flavio Bolsonaro, President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son, over his alleged participation in a scheme to siphon off public funds.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:09 UTC
US business groups urge candidates, citizens and media to allow time to count votes

Business groups across the United States on Wednesday urged Republican President Donald Trump, his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, the media, and all Americans to allow time to count all valid ballots cast in the close 2020 election.
Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Biden urges Democrats to “keep the faith”, while Trump announces he will go the US Supreme Court

U.S. President Donald Trump daringly claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday — despite no winner being declared and millions of votes waiting to be counted in several key battleground states — as Joe Biden urged Democrats to “keep the faith” and wait for the final results.
Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:56 UTC
Controversial ruling of the Argentine High Court on the removal and relocation of magistrates

The Argentine Supreme Court ruled in a 4 to 1 vote that two magistrates that had been relocated during the previous government of President Mauricio Macri must remain in their posts until a new qualification contest takes place to fill the posts.