Politics

Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Cuba to defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil

Cuba announced on Tuesday it would defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil, which has accused two companies on the island nation of “unlawful trafficking” of its assets after Fidel Castro's 1959 communist revolution.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
El Paso residents tell Trump he is not welcome and to stay away

Residents in majority-Hispanic El Paso told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stay away amid fury over his anti-immigration rhetoric as he struggles to unite the country in the wake of mass shootings that killed 32 people.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Millions of Muslims flock to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage

More than 2.5 million Muslims will on Friday begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, against a backdrop of tensions in the Gulf. Crowds of worshippers have already begun to gather in Mecca in the days ahead of the hajj, the focal point of the Islamic calendar.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
United States need an independent Federal Reserve

The following article was published 6 August, in the Wall Street Journal, signed by ex-Fed chiefs Paul Volcker, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen. Basically, it states that the US economy functions best when the central bank is free of short-term political pressures.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Sino/US clash eases: Beijing supports Yuan and Washington pledges to continue trade talks

Asian shares steadied slightly on Wednesday as investors caught their breath from a searing week-long selloff, with steps taken by Chinese authorities to contain a sliding Yuan helping calm fears of a full-blown Sino-U.S. trade and currency war.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
North Korea with cyber attacks stole US$ 2bn to fund its weapons programs, UN report

North Korea has stolen US$ 2bn to fund its weapons program using cyber-attacks, a leaked United Nations report says. The confidential report says Pyongyang has targeted banks and crypto-currency exchanges to collect cash.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Brazilian police in major operation against the country's most powerful gang

Brazilian police on Tuesday carried out a major operation against the First Capital Command (PCC) gang, in the latest attempt to try to hobble the country’s most powerful and sophisticated organized crime group.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:20 UTC
Brazilian drug dealer who failed in attempt to escape dressed as his daughter, found dead in his cell

Prison authorities in Brazil have found convicted drug dealer Clauvino da Silva dead in his cell, three days after an elaborate escape was foiled. Prison officials said it appeared that Silva had hanged himself.
Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 12:55 UTC
No end in Brazil to controversy, while deforestation continues: 67% increase over the same period last year

Deforestation in Brazil's rainforest has jumped around 67% in the first seven months of the year, according to preliminary data from Brazil's space research agency, which the government has attacked as misleading and harmful to the national interest.
Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 10:20 UTC
Trump blocks all assets of the Venezuelan government in US

Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order “Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela.”