Politics

Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 22:50 UTC
Internet Blackout against student cheating in Algeria

Algerian authorities shot down the internet access for two hours on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of high school diploma exams, the first in a series of internet blackouts to stop students cheating, AFP journalists in Algiers reports.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Kim in China underlines “friendship, unity and cooperation” with Beijing

Kim Jong Un declared North Korea's unstinting “friendship, unity and cooperation” with Beijing during his third visit to China this year, in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Ortega's paramilitary groups on shooting spree against protestors; Church dialogue backed talks collapse

Three people were shot dead in the city of Masaya as security forces and para military groups tried to regain control of the area, a human rights group reported on Tuesday, the two-month anniversary of political unrest that has shaken Nicaragua.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Ecuadorean ex president included in kidnapping investigation

Ecuador's highest court has ordered former President Rafael Correa included in an investigation into a 2012 botched kidnapping of an opposition lawmaker. The judge in charge of the case gave Correa a month to clear his name.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Cuba actively promotes foreign investment to prop the economy

The Cuban government opened on Monday the 3rd Edition of International Convention and Exhibition of Cuban Industry (CubaIndustria 2018), seeking to attract foreign investors to revitalize the country's economy.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Brexit bill (and Theresa May) face crucial vote in a divided House

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were rejected by parliament’s upper chamber on Monday, setting up a confrontation with pro-EU MPs later this week which will test her ability to lead a minority government.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
“Beware of little David”, Lula da Silva tells Brazil' team ahead of the match with Costa Rica

Ex president Lula da Silva is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption in Curitiba, but as all Brazilians loves football, the national sport, and has been contracted as a commentator for the World's Cup in Russia.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:10 UTC
Emotional tribute of Dutch Queen Maxima to her deceased younger sister

Argentine born Dutch Queen Maxima on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to her beloved late younger sister, who was found dead earlier this month in Buenos Aires in a suspected suicide. In a rare public and personal speech – her first public appearance since the death – the queen thanked all those who have sent letters and messages following the death earlier this month of Inés Zorreguieta, her younger sister.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 07:25 UTC
United States abandons UN Human Rights Council, “an organization not worthy of its name”

The United States is leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday, calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name”, and marking the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Argentine central bank contains run on the Peso, and major dumping of bonds

Argentine bonds touched their lowest levels of market-friendly President Mauricio Macri's term on Tuesday, but rebounded in a volatile trading session. Meanwhile the country risk (a measure of the difference between its bond yields and those issued by other countries) rose as much as 27 points to a 33-month peak.