Politics

Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:34 UTC
Argentine labor unions and social groups protest austerity measures in Buenos Aires City

Labor unions and social groups blocked streets in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday, with more marches planned over the days ahead over austerity measures proposed by the government and backed by the International Monetary Fund. Protesters are angry about the belt-tightening policies, which are cutting services to low-income Argentines already walloped by inflation of 31 percent and climbing.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:22 UTC
Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro undergoes emergency surgery

Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro underwent emergency surgery on Wednesday evening, according to a medical report released by the hospital caring for him.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:17 UTC
Piñera recalls that in September 1973 Chilean democracy was weakened and sick

The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has said that at the time of the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government in 1973, Chilean democracy was sick and that the crisis of the country was unsustainable.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:10 UTC
Ciro Gomes pledges to de-concentrate Brazil's banks, and to help 63 million listed as delinquent debtors

Center-left populist presidential candidate Ciro Gomes vowed on Wednesday to reduce concentration in Brazil's banking sector if elected in October, warning that he would open the sector up to more foreign competition if necessary.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:04 UTC
Plot to oust PM May withers, but big challenge anticipated at Tory conference in Birmingham

British Prime Minister Theresa May seems to have overcome an internal escalation from her own Conservatives to have her removed, but her supporters are confident she is safe in the leadership, for now. Ms May is under pressure over the so-called Chequers proposal, which her opponents say binds the United Kingdom too tightly to European Union rules and regulations following Brexit.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 09:58 UTC
Skripal case: Russia locates alleged murderers, but they are “civilians”, Putin said

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia had found the two men accused by British prosecutors of trying to murder ex- Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain, but that there was nothing criminal about them.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 09:55 UTC
Trump signs executive order punishing foreign countries or persons that meddle with US elections

Under fire over his handling of Russian election meddling, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to strengthen election security by imposing sanctions on foreign countries or people who try to interfere in the US political process. The order, coming only eight weeks before congressional elections on November 6, drew immediate criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers as too little, too late.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
German Catholic Church admits 3,600 children were assaulted by priests between 1946 and 2014

More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Roman Catholic priests between 1946 and 2014, a leaked report has revealed. The study was commissioned by the Church itself, and was due to be published on 25 September. According to the report some 1.760 clergymen in Germany committed some form of sex attack on 3.677 minors, the German outlet Spiegel Online reported.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Ciro Gomes pledges to de-concentrate Brazil's banks, and to help 63 million listed as delinquent debtors

Center-left populist presidential candidate Ciro Gomes vowed on Wednesday to reduce concentration in Brazil's banking sector if elected in October, warning that he would open the sector up to more foreign competition if necessary.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:30 UTC
Bolsonaro leads Brazilian presidential competition with 26% vote intention, according to Ibope

Pollster Ibope released on Tuesday its latest vote intention survey for the different Brazilian candidates who will be disputing the first round of the presidential election next October 7, and they proved to be quite similar to those made public a day before by another significant pollster Datafolha.