Politics

Friday, August 14th 2020 - 10:14 UTC
More pressure on Cuba: all private charter flights with the US suspended

The US administration has suspended all private charter flights between the United States and Cuba, to increase economic pressure on Havana. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that “the Castro regime uses tourism and travel funds to finance its abuses and interference in Venezuela”.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Peru with half a million coronavirus contagions and the highest death toll in the region

Peru surpassed half a million coronavirus cases and has the highest death toll in Latin America, according to Health Ministry data released on Thursday, as the government struggles to contain a recent surge in infections.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:38 UTC
Argentina inflation in July was 1,9% and the 12-month rate 42,4%

Argentina's July inflation rate was 1.9%, the government's Indec statistics agency reported on Thursday, bringing the seven-month rate to 15,8% and the 12-month rate to 42.4%. During July the items which showed the main increase were Housing maintenance, 3,9% and Leisure and Culture, 3,3%, with a special emphasis in electronics and home appliances.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Mexican prosecution opens corruption investigation against ex-president Peña Nieto and ex minister Luis Videgaray

Prosecutors in Mexico have opened a corruption investigation against former President Enrique Peña Nieto. It comes after Emilio Lozoya, the ex-head of the state energy firm, accused Peña Nieto of taking millions of dollars in bribes and bribing MPs.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Virus resurfaces in NZ: Auckland lockdown extended for at least 12 days

New Zealand on Friday extended a lockdown of its largest city Auckland by at least 12 days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced, as authorities struggled with a growing new COVID-19 outbreak.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
Trump brokers a deal between Israel and United Arab Emirates: full diplomatic relations in exchange for an end to West Bank annexations

President Donald Trump on Thursday managed to pull off a rare victory for US diplomacy in the Middle East ahead of his Nov 3 re-election bid by helping to broker a deal between American allies Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
UK imposes 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France, Netherlands, Spain, Malta and Belgium

The United Kingdom will impose a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France on Saturday because COVID-19 infection rates there are too high, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Caracas district governor and close ally of Maduro died of Covid-19

Dario Vivas, the governor of Venezuela's Caracas capital district and a strong ally of President Nicolas Maduro, died on Thursday of Covid-19 at 70 years old, officials said.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
US government seizes vessels loaded with Iranian oil in violation of sanctions, WSJ reports

The US government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US officials.
Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Argentina and Mexico will produce and distribute the Covid-19 Oxford University vaccine in Latin America

President Alberto Fernández, announced on Wednesday that Argentina together with Mexico, will produce for Latin America the coronavirus vaccine developed by the AstraZeneca laboratory in collaboration with the British University of Oxford.