Politics

Friday, March 31st 2017 - 05:05 UTC
Odebrecht insists Rousseff was aware of slush funds provided for the presidential campaign

One of Brazil's leading newspapers, Folha de Sao Paulo, reported that the Odebrecht family group confessed to have provided the 2014 presidential ticket campaign, Dilma Rousseff-Michel Temer with millions of dollars in slush funds for the campaign.
Friday, March 31st 2017 - 04:55 UTC
Falklands includes a new island in its EEZ with UN support

The Falklands have added a new island. A representative of the United Nations Commission on the Law of the Sea, Lithuanian geologist Professor Loof Lirpa, has confirmed to Penguin News that a new island has emerged in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 150 miles north of Steeple Jason.
Friday, March 31st 2017 - 04:52 UTC
UK confident of closer relations with Argentina and Mercosur, in the Brexit process

Ambassador in Argentina Mark Kent said that the UK process of leaving the EU will be slow and in the meantime as it opens to new alliances, new markets, Britain will be looking for closer relations with Argentina, and Mercosur, not geared by protectionism but rather the opposite, an inclusive globalization.
Friday, March 31st 2017 - 04:39 UTC
Rousseff's “hangman” sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption

A federal court sentenced Brazil’s former speaker of the Lower House, Eduardo Cunha, to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for corruption, making him the highest-profile political conviction yet in the “Operation Car Wash” scandal. The former politician’s defense team said they would appeal the decision but Cunha will remain imprisoned pending appeal.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 15:39 UTC
Deutsche Bank reaffirms commitment with the City of London

Deutsche Bank has committed to moving to a new office in London, at a time when banks are assessing their place in the capital ahead of Brexit. Germany's biggest lender is in exclusive talks for a 25-year lease on a new building.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:37 UTC
Chile Day in London next June; UK ambassador underlines importance of free trade

The announcement that Chile Day will take place in London in June 2017 is good for the United Kingdom and for Chile, boosting trade and investment between our two nations, said British ambassador in Santiago, Fiona Clouder, who made it a point to praise the significance of free trade.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:15 UTC
Madrid sends Brexit “message of calm” to Spaniards who work in Gibraltar

Spain’s Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, has told a leading German newspaper that Madrid will not be taking “any type of punitive measures” at the border with Gibraltar after Brexit. Dastis has made similar statements in recent days to Spanish media, but his comments to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung are the first time he has spoken about the border to the international media.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:11 UTC
Brazil and US in talks for a Temer visit to the White House

Brazilian and U.S. officials are in talks about a White House visit by President Michel Temer to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues, according to Planalto sources. U.S. President Donald Trump invited Temer for a visit during a March 18 phone call, when the two leaders discussed deepening commercial and business ties between the Western Hemisphere's largest economies, the sources said.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:04 UTC
Trump reading the US$ 1 trillion ten-year infrastructure plan, but he's no longer undefeatable

United States Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the Trump administration would unveil a US$1 trillion infrastructure plan later this year, but she did not offer details of funding for projects.
Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 09:56 UTC
Brazilian tainted meat: minister believes “the worst of the process is over”

Worldwide markets have been slamming their doors on Brazilian meat since revelations that rotten product was being sold with faked certificates, but the agriculture minister said Thursday “the worst of the process is over.”