Politics

Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:47 UTC
Brazil resumed publishing the country's total death toll from Covid-19

Brazil's government resumed publishing the country's total death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after facing accusations of trying to hide the magnitude of its raging health crisis.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:22 UTC
Impeachment proceedings against Rio do Janeiro Governor for allegedly funds' embezzlement

The Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Wednesday to open impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel over accusations he embezzled funds for fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Zoom admits to have yielded to Beijing on the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Zoom said on Wednesday that it had temporarily closed a US account of activists who met to mark the anniversary of China's crackdown in Tiananmen Square, raising alarm over free speech on the fast-growing video-meeting service.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
House speaker calls for removal of Confederate statues from the US Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Flash flood of shoppers in Sao Paulo despite record number of Covid 19 deaths

Brazil's most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
Falklands: Three Argentine bills to reaffirm rights over the South Atlantic Islands

Three bills referred to Argentina's sovereignty claim over South Atlantic islands and adjoining maritime spaces will be sent to Congress, announced president Alberto Fernández on Wednesday from the official Olivos residency next to foreign minister Felipe Solá, according to an official release.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:10 UTC
Falklands 2020/21 budget reflects stability and continuity: no rises in fees or charges

Stability and continuity are at the heart of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2020/21. The Budget recognises these two themes are essential in the time of uncertainty stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:33 UTC
Chilean feminists reject the newly appointed Woman and Gender minister

Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a furious backlash to her appointment and a string of missteps in office.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:00 UTC
Tourism can help to overcome the pandemic, UN chief

As UNWTO leads the restart of tourism, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has sent a landmark message to the world, highlighting the sector’s unique role in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in protecting the most vulnerable members of our societies.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Falklands will continue to invest in improving quality of life and prosperity of its people

The Falkland Islands remain confident of the British government's support and defense of their sovereignty and self-determination right, and is working closely with London to ensure the Falklands interests are contemplated in the Brexit negotiations.