Politics

Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 07:13 UTC
Brazil indigenous leaders call on WHO to set an emergency fund to protect their communities

Indigenous leaders in Brazil have asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to set up an emergency fund to help protect their communities from the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 07:02 UTC
Half of the world's workers in danger of losing livelihoods, ILO report

Half of the world's workers are in danger of having their livelihoods destroyed by the coronavirus pandemic, a United Nations agency has warned. The International Labour Organisation's updated analysis emphasizes its severe impact on people in informal work.
Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 06:58 UTC
US prepared to borrow a record US$ 3 trillion in second quarter; national debt soared above 100% of GDP

United States has said it wants to borrow a record US$ 3 trillion in the second quarter, as coronavirus-related rescue packages blow up the budget. The sum is more than five times the previous quarterly record, set at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 06:55 UTC
China official media calls “Evil Pompeo” a lying clown

China's state broadcaster CCTV on Monday attacked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's “insane and evasive remarks” over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, further fuelling Sino-US tensions.
Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 06:41 UTC
Australia and New Zealand considering a “travel bubble” between the two countries

New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a “travel bubble” between the two countries, sources said on Monday, even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks.
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Argentina arrested on Sunday a Portuguese trawler poaching in its EEZ

The Argentine Coast Guard arrested on Sunday a Portuguese trawler poaching in the country's EEZ, and will in the next few hours be escorted to the port of Bahía Blanca where it will face charges.
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 08:07 UTC
Argentina cannot afford to pay creditors more

By Martin Guzman (*) – The following piece was published in the Sunday editions of the Financial Times, ahead of a critical countdown in May for Argentina's debts and its creditors:
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Bolsonaro's anti confinement rally in Brasilia attracts thousands

Brazil's President Jail Bolsonaro railed against the country's lockdown on Sunday in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections passed 100,000, with more than 7,000 deaths.
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:57 UTC
Argentina willing to continue talks with bondholders; ensuring sustainability of the debt is the target

Argentina is willing to keep working toward a deal to restructure its debt if an offer that expires on Friday is rejected, the economy minister said. Economy Minister Martin Guzman told Argentine daily Clarin in an interview published on Sunday that he is seeing a “growing understanding” with bondholders ahead of a May 8 deadline for the offer that creditor groups already criticized.
Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Venezuela launches new repression campaign after announcing a “failed terrorist attack” from Colombia

Venezuela's government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia.