Politics

Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Spain votes on Sunday with no clear winner and a possible hung parliament

The leaders of all of Spain's main political parties invited their supporters on Friday night to prepare for power, as campaigning for one of the tightest national elections in decades drew to a close. No single party will get an overall majority in Sunday's ballot, and opinion polls suggest all five leading contenders have a realistic chance of playing a role in government.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Petrobras details divestment list including refineries; Bolsonaro open to privatization of oil company says minister

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras on Friday for the first time detailed long-awaited plans to sell a series of refineries and other assets as the company focuses on its core oil and gas exploration business.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Piñera in Beijing business forum invites Chinese companies to invest in Chile

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera kicked off an investment forum in Beijing this week with an invitation for China to use Chile as a jumping off point to do business in Latin America, even as Washington has warned Chile to proceed with caution.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:04 UTC
South America's oldest ever footprint discovered in southern Chile

A 15,600-year-old footprint discovered in southern Chile is believed to be the oldest ever found in the Americas, according to researchers.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 08:47 UTC
Venezuela releases US citizen arrested in 2014

A U.S. citizen arrested in Venezuela in 2014 on weapons trafficking and attempted murder charges his family called “trumped-up” was released this week, his family said in a statement on Friday. Todd Leininger, 37, was arrested in western Tachira state where he and his Venezuelan wife were visiting his sister-in-law.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:48 UTC
Falklands' annual inflation to March 2.3%: under spend of the 2018/19 budget

Contrary to what happens in the region, and for that matter in most of the world, inflation in the Falkland Islands is on target and the budget performance remains under spent with strong Capital projects carryover from previous budgets.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:31 UTC
Growing disenchantment with President Bolsonaro, opinion polls show

The number of Brazilians rejecting the government of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro continued to rise this month, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday, underscoring his early struggles after easily winning an October election.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:29 UTC
Brazilian Vice-president on a ten day visit to China next May 16

Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao will travel to China on May 16, staying for 10 days with stops in Beijing and Shanghai. Mourao, a former general who is seen as a moderate in the far-right government of Jair Bolsonaro, has recently become embroiled in a nasty war-of-words with the president’s sons, who are both influential lawmakers.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:24 UTC
Kim Jong holds summit with Putin and accuses the US of acting in “bad faith”

At his first summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of acting in “bad faith” at their most recent talks, state media in Pyongyang said on Friday.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:22 UTC
Xi pledges China an end to export subsidies and no competitive devaluation of the Yuan

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Friday (Apr 26) to abolish subsidies to firms that impede fair competition - addressing a major bone of contention in US trade talks. Xi repeated past promises to lower tariffs, increase imports and open up more sectors of China's economy to foreign businesses.