Politics

Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:31 UTC
Argentine ambassador in US meets Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Argentine ambassador in Washington Jorge Argüello held a meeting on Monday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with the purpose of strengthening bilateral relations and which was described as “highly productive”.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Colombia offensive against drug traffickers clearing national parks to plant coca

Colombia's Defense Minister said on Monday the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected national parks for coca plantations.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:42 UTC
China fast-tracks ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals

China's top legislature said it will immediately ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, in a fast-track decision it says will allow the country to win the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:40 UTC
Goldman Sachs facing charges in Malaysia for misleading investors on a US$ 6,5bn bond sale

Three units of Goldman Sachs pleaded not guilty to charges of misleading investors regarding US$6.5 billion in bond sales that the U.S. investment bank helped raise for state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Bernama state news agency reported on Monday.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:38 UTC
Trump receives a hero's welcome in Gujarat, India, Prime Minister Modi's home state

Emerging in a stadium to the appropriate strains of the Village People's “Macho Man” as 100,000 people cheered on, US President Donald Trump looked like he was at a campaign rally in America's Midwest.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Argentina will allow IMF to inspect its accounts under Article IV consultations

Argentina agreed to start consultations with the International Monetary Fund that could lead to a new financing program, days after the global lender said the country’s debt situation had become “unsustainable”.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 07:47 UTC
“Decolonization is a process guided by the aspirations and needs of the communities living in the territories”

With 17 non-self-governing territories remaining worldwide, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said that decolonization is a process that has to be guided by the aspirations and needs of the communities living in the territories.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 07:10 UTC
Warren Buffett recommends 'shareholder-loyal pit bulls and not cocker spaniels' in corporate America boards

Warren Buffett called on corporate America to make their boards of directors more accountable to shareholders and less beholden to chief executive officers, perhaps by reducing their pay and requiring that they buy more stock.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:59 UTC
British passports will return to dark blue color. although the new document will be made in the EU

Britain will start re-introducing traditional blue passports next month, the interior ministry said on Saturday, replacing the burgundy European Union documents that have been in use since 1988.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:38 UTC
Petrobras workers end three weeks strike, after arbitration call by labor court

Workers at Brazil’s state-owned oil giant Petrobras have ended a strike of nearly three weeks that left the firm scrambling to avoid a drop in production, labor unions said last Friday. Around 21,000 workers — a third of the total workforce — joined the mass walk-out at the start of the month.