Politics

Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 07:30 UTC
China bows to fight back Trump's tariffs: “if they want to fight, then we will fight”

China on Friday vowed to fight back against US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to slap 10% tariffs on the remaining US$300 billion in Chinese imports, a move that ended a month-long trade truce.
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 07:19 UTC
S&P retained its 'B' rating for Argentine debt

Standard & Poor's (S&P) confirmed it would maintain its 'B' rating for Argentine debt, highlighting that the president Mauricio Macri administration was continuing to meet the goals laid out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the huge credit line agreed last year.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 19:20 UTC
Brazil agrees to review secret Itaipu deal that nearly cost Paraguay's President Abdo his job

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was open to reviewing the controversial recent energy agreement with Paraguay, which cost dignataries from the latter country their jobs and left President Mario Abdo Benitez on the brink of impeachment.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Bolsonaro names military officers to the truth committee investigating dictatorship disappearances

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday appointed two members of the armed forces to a commission investigating deaths and disappearances during the 1964-81 military dictatorship.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
US to seek migration deals with other Central American countries

The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to last week's with Guatemala, to curb emigration from Central America, a senior US official said Thursday.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Brazil already engaged in trade talks with United States, says minister Guedes

Brazil has begun negotiating a trade agreement with the United States, the South American country’s economy minister said, kicking off knotty talks between longstanding competitors whose leaders want closer commercial ties.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
UK's pro-EU Liberals win seat in by election; Johnson's majority ever so frigale

Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won the parliamentary seat of Brecon and Radnorshire from the governing Conservatives on Friday, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office. The vote was triggered when Conservative lawmaker Chris Davies was ousted by a petition of constituents after being convicted of falsifying expenses.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Trump slaps additional 10% punitive tariff on US$ 300 billion of Chinese goods

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another US$300 billion in goods, escalating the trade war after accusing Beijing of reneging on more promises.
Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Canada to create an MPA in Arctic region, where climate change is devastating

Canada will create a protected marine area in the country's Arctic region, where climate change is taking effect three times faster than global average, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. Glacial melting and maritime traffic are threatening multiple species off the coast of Baffin Island, in Canada's northeastern Arctic archipelago.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 12:48 UTC
Uruguayan First Lady passes away at age 82

María Auxiliadora Delgado, the wife of Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez, has died in Montevideo, the government announced in a statement.