Politics

Monday, February 17th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
US calls for the immediate release of Guaidó's uncle detained on “preposterous charges” by the Maduro regime

The US State Department on Saturday condemned the detention in Venezuela of an uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaido, saying the man was being held on “preposterous charges.”
Monday, February 17th 2020 - 07:13 UTC
Pompeo confident the West is winning and will prevail over Russian and Chinese “empire desires”

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nation's global role despite misgivings in Europe, vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for “empire”.
Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Bolsonaro celebrates crime index falls to its lowest level in more than a decade

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated Friday after a crime index showed homicides fell to their lowest level in more than a decade during the first year of his term.
Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 09:04 UTC
Venezuelan government confirms arrest of an uncle of Guaidó on suspicion of smuggling “dangerous material”

A top Venezuelan government official has confirmed that the uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaidó is being held on suspicion of smuggling “dangerous material” into the country.
Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Putin denies gay marriage, “as long as I am president, there will be dad and mum”

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would not legalize gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin. He made clear he would not allow the traditional notion of mother and father to be subverted by what he called “parent number 1” and “parent number 2”.
Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Manchester City banned from EU competition and fined for breaching financial fair play rules; the club will appeal

English champions Manchester City have been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million Euros by European soccer's governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Trump launches the aircraft trade dispute with the European Union

The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to 15% from 10%, ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16-year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies.
Friday, February 14th 2020 - 21:08 UTC
Fernandez insists Argentina needs more time to honor its debt with IMF

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez said that the country “needs more time” to honor its debt with the IMF and underlined he would like “a commitment of the Fund with Argentina”. He also welcomed what he described as a “common sense dialogue with the IMF mission” currently in Buenos Aires for a review of the country's finances and economic prospects.
Friday, February 14th 2020 - 20:58 UTC
“Isolating cases and quarantining contacts is not going to stop COVIC-19”, infectious scientists warn

As the number of COVIC-19 coronavirus cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far worse: Two-thirds of the world's population could catch it.
Friday, February 14th 2020 - 20:46 UTC
Cristina Fernández/IMF controversy over the Fund's responsibility in Argentina' flight of capital

Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner insisted in her criticism of the IMF for the alleged violation of its statutes by awarding the previous Argentine administration of president Mauricio Macri a disproportionate credit, despite the fact the Fund rejected the accusation and ratified that no debt shaving is possible under its rules.