Politics

Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Spain warns time running out to find a Brexit agreement over Gibraltar

Time is running out to find a Brexit agreement between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday. At stake in the talks is avoiding a hard European Union border in southern Spain after Britain completes its departure from the EU at the end of this year.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:19 UTC
UK: AstraZeneca vaccine will have to be approved by independent medical regulators

The British government said on Friday it has asked its independent medicines regulator to assess AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine as part of the formal approval process for the drug to be rolled out by the end of the year.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Iranian diplomat on trial in Belgium accused of plotting a bomb attack in Paris

An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium on Friday accused of plotting to bomb an opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Teheran. In June 2018 Belgian authorities thwarted what they said was an attempt to smuggle explosives to France to attack a meeting of one of Iran's exiled opposition movements.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Fitch Ratings more optimistic about Latin America's “improving economic” environment

Latin American corporate credit indicators point to an improving economic and operating environment for most countries across the region in 2021, according to a series of new reports from Fitch Ratings.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Beijing accused Eduardo Bolsonaro of harming relations between Brazil and China

China’s embassy in Brazil said a son of President Jair Bolsonaro had harmed relations between the two countries with critical comments about telecommunications equipment firm Huawei.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:11 UTC
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine expected to be administered in Mexico in mid December

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine could start being administered in Mexico in mid-December if it is approved by the country’s health regulator, Mexico’s foreign minister announced
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Colombian navy captures fully submersible sub for drugs transport; possible origin North Korea or Iran

At the beginning of this month, the Colombian Navy made its latest capture of a submarine from one of the drug barons. The sub was significantly different from the others captured. This one, unlike its predecessors, was fully submersible rather than semi-submersible, and it was powered by an electric engine.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Chinese president Xi Jinping finally congratulates president elect Joe Biden

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, state media reported on Wednesday, becoming one of the last world leaders to do so.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
France demands online technology giants to pay a “new digital tax” on 2020 profits

France will require online technology giants to pay a new “digital tax” on their 2020 earnings, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, despite Washington's warning that it could retaliate with new tariffs on French imports.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Orion Campaign in Colombia seized more than 90 tons of cocaine

The 29-country anti-drug trafficking Orion Campaign seized more than 90 tons of cocaine over about six weeks earlier this year, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Wednesday.