Politics

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 22:25 UTC

  Assange arrested in London after Ecuadorean asylum is revoked; agreement not to extradite him to US

  

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy on Thursday after his South American hosts abruptly revoked his seven-year asylum, paving the way for his possible extradition to the United States.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 15:58 UTC

  Uruguay: ANTEL, Nokia Complete First 5G Commercial Network in Latin America

  

  As 5G rollout continues to accelerate, three more announcements have been made, beginning with the news that Nokia and ANTEL, the Uruguayan state-owned operator, have successfully completed the installation of the first 5G commercial network in Latin America.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  EU27 agree to a Brexit deal six-month extension until October 31

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday agreed to an EU offer of a six-month delay “flexible extension” to Brexit, EU Council President Donald Tusk said. “EU27/UK have agreed a flexible extension until Oct 31. This means additional six months for the UK to find the best possible solution,” Tusk tweeted, at the end of a summit in Brussels.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  The Trouble with Argentina’s Economy

  

  With sustained economic growth, Argentina would be able to avoid another debt crisis. Although there are no silver bullets to put the economy on a more stable path, changing current macroeconomic policies would at least give the country a chance.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil' finance minister optimistic about pension reform and privatizations

  

  Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday he is “optimistic” that Congress will pass a pension reform bill that will generate savings of 1 trillion reais (US$ 261.68 billion) over 10 years, in line with the government’s ambitious proposal.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Cuba ratifies support for its ally Venezuela, “despite US blackmail”

  

  Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro said on Wednesday Cuba would never abandon its ally Venezuela despite US “blackmail”, even as the Trump administration threatened more sanctions over its support.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Venezuelan Assembly representative takes his post at OAS

  

  The new Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the Organization of American States (OAS), Gustavo Tarre, on Wednesday presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the hemispheric institution, Luis Almagro.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  “Please don't waste this time”, Donald Tusk tells Britain

  

  European Council President Donald Tusk told Britain on Thursday not to waste the extra time to sort out Brexit after the EU agreed to a second delay to London's departure until Oct.31.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors planning to file criminal charges to mining giant Vale SA

  

  Brazilian prosecutors plan to file criminal charges against Vale SA and employees of the mining giant over the deadly collapse of a mine-waste dam in January, the lead investigator told The Wall Street Journal.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Swiss prosecution has returned US$ 365m to Brazil linked to corruption operations in Petrobras and Odebrecht

  

  Crime-fighters in Switzerland and Brazil pledged to intensify cooperation to resolve the sprawling corruption case linked to state oil firm Petrobras in which around 700 million Swiss francs (US$ 701 million) remain frozen in Switzerland.