Politics

Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Argentina again appeals to the IMF; mission arrives for two weeks talks

Argentina will seek an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace a failed US$ 57 billion facility, Economy Minister Guzman said on Monday, potentially buying the country more time to make repayments.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:39 UTC
US markets react strongly to president-elect Biden's announcement and Pfizer vaccines results

The S&P 500 ended higher but closed just shy of a record on Monday as investors bet that a full economic reopening was finally in sight following the first positive data from a late-stage Covid-19 vaccine trial.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:38 UTC
EU extols Biden's victory, “we will work with a president who does not consider us a foe”

The European Union's foreign policy chief on Monday extolled Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. election and, in a swipe at outgoing President Donald Trump, welcomed “the chance to work once again with a U.S. president who doesn't consider us a foe.”
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
Biden pleads US folks to wear masks and names Covid-19 scientific task force

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday made an urgent plea for Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, declaring that “a mask is not a political statement” as he vowed to make defeating the pandemic his No. 1 priority when he replaces President Donald Trump on Jan 20.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:22 UTC
Trump sacks Defense Secretary by tweeter; Esper was against using active military to suppress street protests

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had “terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper, signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
UN review criticizes US police violence, racism and separation of migrant children from families

Major powers, including allies, criticized the United States for its human rights record on Monday during a U.N. review, citing the use of the death penalty, police violence against African Americans, and the separation of migrant children from their families.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
US tries to lower bilateral tension following the arrest of a former defense minister on drug charges

U.S. Attorney General William Barr spoke with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard last week to try to lower bilateral tension arising from the U.S. arrest of a former Mexican defense minister on drug charges, two Mexican sources said on Monday.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Mexican president faces corruption allegations of his inner circle

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged authorities on Monday to look into a report accusing a top aide of financial impropriety, while calling it part of a media campaign aimed at bringing his administration into disrepute.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Lords strike a heavy defeat to Boris Johnson on proposed laws to breach UK's EU exit treaty

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament's upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain's EU exit treaty – a plan that has been criticized by US president-elect Joe Biden.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Paraguay admits transexual lawyer into bar after a five-year dispute

Paraguay's Supreme Court Chief Justice Alberto Martínez Simón Monday took the oath from female transexual lawyer Kimberly Ayala to enter the professional registry after being denied her right twice on the grounds that her ID name did not match her physical appearance.