Politics

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Maduro shuffles military high command, but General Padrino Lopez remains defense minister

  

  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has shuffled his military high command but Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, a general, kept his post.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro vetoes provisions of a law to aid vulnerable indigenous communities

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday vetoed provisions of a law that obligated the federal government to provide drinking water, disinfectants, and a guarantee of hospital beds to indigenous communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Trump and Lopez Obrador underline the outstanding relationship between the two countries

  

  President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed his “outstanding relationship” with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as he welcomed him to the White House for the leaders' first one-on-one meeting.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Face masks in public at all times become mandatory in Catalonia

  

  Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish region to toughen a national directive mandating their use when in close proximity to others.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  “Global Britain” human rights policy faces the challenge of condemning Beijing

  

  Britain's new post-Brexit sanctions regime faces an early test over London's deteriorating relationship with China, as calls mount for it to be used against Beijing officials.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  UK announces a £30 billion package to save jobs and help the young into work

  

  The UK government on Wednesday unveiled a package worth £30 billion (US$37 billion, €33 billion) to save jobs and help the young into work to kick-start the coronavirus-hit economy.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:13 UTC

  Harvard and MIT challenge in court Trump's administration limiting of foreign students visas

  

  US leading universities Harvard and MIT asked a court on Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump's administration threatening the visas of foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Facebook suspends network of political messages from staff at Bolsonaro and his two sons' offices

  

  Facebook on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political messages online by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his sons.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Surprise, surprise, Mexicans favor closer ties with United States

  

  More Mexicans have warmed to the idea of closer ties with the United States just as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lines up his first meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump, a poll showed on Wednesday.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Hate speech: Germany insists in regulating online social networks, despite Facebook's promises

  

  Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.