Politics

Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
Beirut port explosion left a 43-meter deep crater; angry protests against the political class

The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut's port, devastating large parts of the Lebanese capital and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater, a security official said on Sunday.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
Covid-19 daily death count controversy in the UK

The UK's official COVID-19 daily death count could be scrapped following an investigation into Public Health England's method of counting the toll, The Telegraph newspaper reported.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:02 UTC
A Spanish bishop fervent defender of Amazon indigenous peoples dies 92 in Brazil

The Spanish bishop Pedro Casaldaliga, a fervent defender of the indigenous people of the Amazon, died Saturday at the age of 92 in Brazil, where he had been living since 1968, his office said.
Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
UN has received no official requests to investigate the Beirut port deadly explosion

The United Nations has not received any requests to investigate the deadly explosion in Beirut’s port, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday after French President Emmanuel Macron called for an international inquiry.
Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Falklands targets a 3% yearly population growth and doubles permanent residence permits

The Falkland Islands Executive Council has agreed to double the yearly quota of permanent residence permits (PRP) to 90. According to a paper published last week, the figure has been set to target a 3% yearly population growth.
Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Brazilian billionaire will fund the building to produce the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in Sao Paulo

Brazilian billionaire Jorge Lemann's foundation and other business interests will fund the building of the factory to produce the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Friday, August 7th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Argentina prepares strong diplomatic offensive to recover Falklands' sovereignty

Argentina is planning to intensify its policy to claim sovereignty over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands with a road map that contemplates three immediate objectives, reinstate in the Organization of American States the claim, resurface the legal threat against oil companies operating in South Atlantic (Falklands) waters and put pressure on the European Union so that a post-Brexit trade agreement with the UK does not include the Falklands in the list of Overseas Territories.
Friday, August 7th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina planning for a new program agreement with the IMF by end of March

Argentina aims to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund over a new financing program before the end of March, a time frame that Fund veterans say is realistic if both sides show commitment. The news was reported by the economic media from Buenos Aires.
Friday, August 7th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Argentina and China renew US$ 18 billion swap; Beijing will pay for agriculture imports in Yuan

The central bank of Argentina announced it will renew a currency cooperation agreement with the People's Bank of China to swap US$ 18.2 billion worth of each other's currencies next week, El Economista reported on Friday.
Friday, August 7th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Macron pledges aid to Lebanon conditioned to anti-corruption reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised aid to Lebanon but reassured angry citizens reeling from a lethal blast that killed at least 145 people that no blank checks will be given to its leaders unless they enact reforms and end rife corruption.