Politics

Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil and China closer: Bolsonaro visits Beijing in October and Xi travels to Brasilia in November

Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Brazil in November, as the two nations seek to strengthen political and economic ties at a time of global trade tensions.
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
August inflation in Brazil below target, with room for further rate cuts

Consumer price inflation in Brazil was well contained in August, as forecast, reinforcing expectations of deeper interest rate cuts by the central bank as it tries to fire up economic growth.
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
EU strengthens trade relations with Cuba to counter a raft of US lawsuits against European firms

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday reaffirmed the bloc's drive to deepen trade with Cuba and counter a wave of lawsuits against European firms as Washington increases pressure on the communist-run island.
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Bolsonaro announces he'll be back in office next Thursday

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday in a video from his hospital bed that he is ready to go back to work after having a hernia operation and his spokesman said he will reassume the presidency on Thursday as planned.
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Peruvian ex president Fujimori again hospitalized, third time in forty days

Former Peru president Alberto Fujimori has been taken to hospital again with heart problems, his doctor announced on Monday. Alejandro Aguinaga said the 81-year-old former president was taken to Lima's Centenario clinic on Saturday night “with cardiac problems.”
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Facebook faces major lawsuit for allowing third parties access to users private data

A US federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users' private data, calling the social media company's views on privacy “so wrong.”
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Parliament rejects a snap election and demands government publish all documents related to a “no deal” Brexit

British MPs rejected a second attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to call an early election to break the Brexit deadlock, in a final show of defiance before he controversially suspends parliament. After a tumultuous few days that exposed Johnson's weakness in the face of hostile lawmakers, the House of Commons again refused to grant a snap poll that might have bolstered his position.
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
US soccer federation and FIFA accused of preventing foreign major teams from competing in the US

The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) illegally conspired with football’s governing body FIFA to prevent foreign clubs and leagues from holding competitive matches in the United States, a lawsuit filed by a sports promotions company alleged on Monday.
Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
House speaker makes it official: Berkow stepping down after ten years on Oct. 31

John Bercow, the speaker of Britain's House of Commons, officially announced on Monday that he would step down within weeks, amid criticism by Brexit hardliners who say he has twisted parliamentary rules to undermine them.
Monday, September 9th 2019 - 10:17 UTC
Extra team of medics and HMS Protector re tasked to Bahamas disaster area

The Royal Navy has deployed extra medics to join Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay in delivering humanitarian assistance to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. A team of 18 military medical staff arrived in the region and will provide emergency care, surgery and intensive care to those in need.