Politics

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  
Huawei is not restricted in Brazil, says VP Hamilton Mourao

  

  China's Huawei will not be restricted in Brazil where plans are underway to launch a 5G network, the country's vice president said, defying US pressure to shun the firm.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Incoming EC head open to grant UK more time: “we don't want a hard Brexit”

  

  The future head of the European Commission said she would be minded to grant Britain an extension to talks on its exit from the EU if London gave good grounds, adding that an orderly departure was important to launch future ties on a good footing.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Trump administration lifts ban on pesticide chlorpyrifos, linked to children health issues

  

  The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health issues in children, from use on U.S.-grown fruits and vegetables.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Controversial UK defense contract will cost taxpayers an extra GBP 10 million

  

  Serco Group PLC said on Thursday it has settled with the UK Ministry of Defense after it initially took legal action against the government department for awarding a fire and rescue services contract to Capita PLC.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 08:14 UTC

  Two Iranian vessels stranded in Brazil with no fuel because of US sanctions

  

  Two Iranian vessels have been stranded for weeks at Brazilian ports, unable to head back to Iran due to lack of fuel, which state-run oil firm Petrobras refuses to sell them due to sanctions imposed by the United States.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 23:55 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas war experience conference forcibly cancelled at Buenos Aires college

  

  An open conference by two Argentine Air Force pilots at an elite college in Buenos Aires had to be suspended following “ill-treatment” and overall questioning of Argentine armed forces conduct by the students and apparently one of the parents that were also invited to the event.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:25 UTC

  Moscow claims Argentine politician played 'the Russian card' as presidential elections loom over

  

  Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Wednesday denounced attempts by several Argentine parliament members to link Moscow to alleged interfering into their country's presidential elections. It was “a last-year trend,” she said, according to the news agency Tass.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:14 UTC

  Montevideo gas workers lift strike after government's announcements

  

  As the Uruguayan state has vowed to take over the administration of departing Montevideo cooking gas suppliers Montevideo Gas and Conecta and jobs have been secured, the UOEGAS workers' union has agreed to end the strike, starting this Friday.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:04 UTC

  Bolsonaros behind transnational alliance of conservative leaders, Brazil's FM says

  

  In an interview before traveling to the Argentine city of Santa Fe for the Mercosur Summit and published Wednesday by the BBC, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo admitted he discussed a possible Conservative-Liberal Alliance with lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, the president's son and likely to become the next ambassador to the United States.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 11:01 UTC

  Macri praises Mercosur-EU deal for positive impact on quality of life to come

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday in Santa Fe that Mercosur's trade agreement with the European Union (EU) “will have a positive impact on the quality of life of the people” and called for “the convergence” with the Pacific Alliance.