Politics

Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
Peru invites China, Russia, Cuba, Bolivia...to discuss Venezuela's situation

Peru has invited China, Russia, Cuba, Bolivia, Turkey and dozens of other countries to Lima on Aug 6 to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela, Peru's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:29 UTC
China and UK clash over the protests in ex-British colony Hong Kong

China bluntly told Britain on Wednesday to “refrain from further interference” and London summoned Beijing's ambassador for a dressing down in a rapidly-escalating diplomatic feud over Hong Kong.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:11 UTC
Facebook says service has been fully restored: “problem during routine maintenance operation”

Facebook said on Wednesday an issue with uploading or sending media files on its apps and platforms has been resolved.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:02 UTC
Brazil's currency Real turned 25 this month, a true feat for a country whipped for decades with inflation

Brazil’s Real turned 25 years on Monday, July first. It’s already the longest circulating currency in the contemporary history of Brazil, having achieved this feat without fanfare in 2018 when it surpassed the cruzeiro.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:52 UTC
Brazilian trade secretary praises Bolsonaro for the Mercosur/EU trade deal

Brazil's Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo says that Jair Bolsonaro's government was decisive in pulling off the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:33 UTC
Amazon deforestation keeps advancing; Brazil warned about EU/Mercosur accord clauses on climate change

Deforestation in Brazil's portion of the Amazon rainforest soared more than 88% in June compared with the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising forest destruction under new President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called for the development of the region.
Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:18 UTC
Trump says immigrants unhappy with detention centers, “should not come”

President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the US-Mexico border, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday that immigrants unhappy with conditions at detention centers should be told: “not to come.”
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 16:11 UTC
Germany and a woman take the European Commission presidency

Ursula von der Leyen's name is unlikely to have cropped up in early conversations as European leaders wrangled over the best candidate to replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. But after proposed compromise deals collapsed, Germany's defiance minister and close ally of Angela Merkel has emerged from the shadows as their nominee for the top job.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 15:43 UTC
Praise for British Overseas Territories minister at Pre-JMC meeting in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said that Lord Ahmad had “done a stellar job” as the overseas territories minister over the last two years, as he addressed the opening of the Pre-JMC (Joint Ministerial Council) meeting which convened British Overseas Territories leaders, including the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 13:12 UTC
Hake, squid and scallops will access EU free of tariffs as soon as deal with Mercosur becomes effective

Fisheries exports from Mercosur member countries which now face tariffs ranging from 8% to 15% in the European Union will see them gradually disappear during a seven-year period, according to the terms of the wide-ranging strategic trade and cooperation agreement signed this week between the two blocks.