Politics

Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina expanding LNG pipeline from Vaca Muerta to Buenos Aires

Argentina on Wednesday launched an international tender for a multibillion-dollar pipeline to transport natural gas from the Vaca Muerta shale formation in the western part of the country to capital Buenos Aires. Bids will be opened on September 12.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Brazil's central bank cuts main interest rate to 6%, confident of “reforms' process”

Brazil's central bank slashed interest rates to a record low on Wednesday in response to the worsening outlook for Latin America's biggest economy. The bank cut its main rate to 6% from the previous historic low of 6.5%, which had been unchanged since March 2018.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Five members of the US Congress on a two-day visit to Gibraltar

A delegation of five members of the United States Congress is in Gibraltar for a two day visit. This follows the trip to Washington by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia earlier this year. The visit has been organized through the United Kingdom under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (MECEA) scheme.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 10:58 UTC
Financial submission for developing Falkland Islands' Sea Lion project

Rockhopper Exploration PLC on Tuesday said it has submitted an early information memorandum to potential lenders for the Sea Lion project in the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 10:53 UTC
Journalists organization question Bolsonaro's remarks regarding The Intercept Brazil

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's remarks that Glenn Greenwald, the co-founder and editor of The Intercept Brasil, could “do jail time” and suggesting that he had married a Brazilian citizen to avoid deportation, as reported by a local outlet.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 10:34 UTC
An Eritrean who pushed a child under a train in Frankfort was wanted by Swiss police

A 40-year-old Eritrean refugee accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train in Frankfurt was wanted by police in Switzerland, where he was being treated for psychological problems, authorities said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Trump after a trade deal with Brazil, but Brasilia says any tariffs agreements must include Mercosur members

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will pursue a U.S. trade agreement with Brazil, suggesting a friendly relationship with President Jair Bolsonaro could help lower trade barriers between the two biggest economies in the Americas.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 09:46 UTC
Maduro and Guaidó desperate: Venezuela on the verge of losing Citgo to an arbitration award

Venezuela could lose its largest U.S. asset after a court allowed a Canadian gold miner to seize shares of Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s parent to satisfy an arbitration award.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Inmates of Brazilian prison riots transferred to other jails; drug gangs rivalry and fighting out of control

Forty-six inmates involved in one of Brazil's deadliest prison riots were being transferred to other jails on Tuesday, an official said. At least 57 people were killed on Monday when fighting broke out between rival drug gang factions in the Altamira Regional Recovery Centre in the northern state of Para.
Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Bolsonaro questions credibility of a truth commission that investigated human rights abuses under the military dictatorship

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday questioned the credibility of a truth commission that investigated human rights abuses under the country's military dictatorship, suggesting it was politically influenced by the left.