Politics

Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 07:07 UTC
Taiwanese companies returning to the island because of the growing aggressiveness of Beijing

Taiwan sits squarely in the middle of the worsening dispute between Beijing and Washington with many of its companies operating factories in China manufacturing for American companies.
Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 07:00 UTC
Islands' Bits and Bobs

As a result of Covid-19 impacts and restrictions the Falkland Islands' Department of Agriculture has redirected surplus funds towards a salary for a third Agricultural Advisor. Director of Natural Resources Andrea Clausen told the Agricultural Advisory Committee that the move had been made in light of the high workload on the current Advisors, particularly with the need to support the investigation of Responsible Wool Handling and of businesses managing a future of lower wool and red meat prices due to uncertainties in the world market, the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit.
Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 06:20 UTC
Spain asks Venezuela to offer “democratic guarantees” in parliamentary elections

The Spanish government has asked the Venezuelan authorities to offer ‘democratic guarantees’ in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 09:11 UTC
Lula charged with money laundering bribes from Odebrecht

Prosecutors in Brazil's sprawling Car Wash corruption investigation on Monday charged former President Lula da Silva with money laundering, less than a year after the country's top court ordered him freed from jail while he appealed his conviction in another case.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Trump denies climate change in California; Biden called him a “climate arsonist”

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the US West, during a briefing in California on the deadly blazes.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Picardo reiterates ‘not an inch’ of Gibraltar will be given away during Brexit negotiations

The Government of Gibraltar warns over media speculation arising from reports in the Spanish press, as Gibraltar enters the final stages of Brexit negotiations before the December deadline.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Pompeo announces US ambassador to Beijing is stepping down

The US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday. Thanking Branstad for his service, Pompeo said in a tweet that he had “contributed to rebalancing US-China relations so that it is results-oriented, reciprocal, and fair”.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Australia and New Zealand iron out quarantine dispute ahead of Wallabies-All Blacks test matches

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she had telephoned Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to defuse tensions over a scheduling dispute between the countries' rugby teams.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Mexican leader proposes referendum whether to prosecute his predecessors accused of corruption

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that he was ready to request a referendum on whether to prosecute several of his predecessors accused of corruption. Lopez Obrador said that if campaigners fail to gather enough signatures in support of a “people's consultation,” he would ask the Senate for such a vote himself.
Monday, September 14th 2020 - 11:55 UTC
Mayor of Bogota calls for reconciliation following nights of shootings and rioting because of police brutality

The mayor of Bogota begged forgiveness on Sunday and called for reconciliation after protests in Colombia's capital the past week left 11 civilians dead and hundreds injured.