Politics

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentina extends quarantine to August 2, while trying to gradually return to normal life

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday that it has extended the national quarantine aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 to August 2.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  A George Floyd similar incident video-taped in London: “get off my neck” cried the black man

  

  London's police force suspended an officer on Friday after video footage emerged of him appearing to kneel on the head and neck of a Black man they had detained who cried out, “Get off my neck!”

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Cuba devalues its currency and makes the US dollar legal tender for shopping

  

  Cuba said this week it will allow some stores to sell food, personal hygiene and other consumer goods in U.S. dollars and will eliminate a 10% tax on the greenback, an effort to rake in more hard currency to purchase goods abroad.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Yangtze River flooding question the role played by the massive Three Gorges Dam

  

  Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings for China’s Yangtze River on Friday, as heavy rains were forecast in provinces in the country’s south. At least 141 people have died or are missing and more than 2.2 million relocated due to floods across southern China since June, state-run CGTN reported.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexican president will contribute 25% of his salary to combat the virus

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will return a fourth of his salary to help the country weather the coronavirus crisis that has battered the economy, encouraging public servants also to donate from their earnings.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 07:27 UTC

  UK and US warn Guyana to respect election results and “avoid frustrating the will of the people”

  

  United Kingdom expressed disappointment with the current authorities of Guyana which so far have not recognized the results of elections held four months ago, frustrating the will of the people.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 06:51 UTC

  Planning for the worst and hoping for the best, Boris Johnson's Christmas wish list

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped Britain could return to normality before Christmas, setting out a phased removal of lockdown restrictions, but warned the country still needed to prepare for the worst.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  Argentine minister pledges no plans to increase grains export taxes

  

  Argentina does not plan to increase grains export taxes despite the government’s need for revenue as the coronavirus pushes the country into a deep recession this year, Agriculture Minister Luis Basterra said this week.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:35 UTC

  US shuts borders with Mexico and Canada until August 20

  

  United States Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf announced on Thursday that borders with Mexico and Canada would remain shut to most travel, to stem the spread of the coronavirus, for another month to Aug 20.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:19 UTC

  Peruvian president reshuffles cabinet following the harsh economic impact of the pandemic

  

  Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra undertook a major government reshuffles this week, replacing more than half his cabinet as his popularity has taken a hit due to the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a lengthy lockdown.