Politics

Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Another major haul of cocaine in the port of Montevideo: three tons headed for the Canary Islands

Uruguayan authorities this week confiscated over three tons of cocaine from an Africa-bound rice container in the port of Montevideo. The container was originally from Paraguay and was set to stop in Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands off West Africa, before finally arriving in Cotonou, in southern Benin, the National Customs Directorate said in a statement.
Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
Police officers killed in a bomb blast at Colombian police station

Three police officers were killed in a bomb blast late Friday at a police station in Colombia after thousands gathered for renewed protests and sporadic looting erupted in the capital of Bogota.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 10:27 UTC
More clashes in La Paz but there is also a tentative agreed date for new elections, January 12

Supporters of ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales marched into the capital La Paz on Thursday carrying coffins of people killed in clashes with the military and police, drawing attention to the human cost of the crisis in the South American nation.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Bolsonaro launches new political party, Alliance for Brazil base on concepts of God, family and homeland

Brazil's conservative president Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday launched a new political party called the Alliance for Brazil, which will put an emphasis on God, family and homeland, as he tries to win back evangelical voters.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro sends bill to protect police and soldiers who kill on the line of duty

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday sent a proposal to Congress that seeks to offer greater protection to police and soldiers who kill while on specific operations, known as Guarantee of Law and Order (GLO) missions.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Google bans political advisors' microtargeting, but decision could help incumbents and punish rookies

Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates. The move by Google placing restrictions on how advertisers can target specific groups of voters also adds to the pressure on Facebook to modify its hands-off policy on political ads.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Netanyahu indicted on a raft of corruption charges: the end of King Bibi?

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on a range of corruption charges on Thursday, potentially spelling an end to his decades-long political career.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:38 UTC
President Trump wants an impeachment trial in the US Senate, “the only chamber he can expect fairness”

President Donald Trump wants an impeachment trial to go forward in the US Senate because he would receive due process there and he expects Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would be among the witnesses, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
US Congress wants to investigate Brazil's meatpacking giant JBS

A top United States Democratic congresswoman on Thursday asked the Agriculture Department (USDA) to investigate and retract tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts with the U.S. subsidiary of a Brazilian meatpacking company facing federal corruption charges.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands celebrates “touchdown for the Second Flight” and anticipates a new era of development for the Islands

The elected government of the Falkland Islands announced that a new era has opened Islands with the inaugural Second Flight from São Paulo, Brazil, touching down this Wednesday afternoon at Mount Pleasant Airport.