Politics

Monday, December 12th 2022 - 10:42 UTC
Protests in Peru leave 2 dead and many wounded among Castillo supporters

At least two people have been reported killed in demonstrations throughout Peru opposing the government of President Dina Boluarte, who was sworn in last week after Congress impeached Pedro Castillo Terrones following his attempt to dissolve Parliament.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 11:13 UTC
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to President-elect Lula da Silva.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week reiterated his congratulations following President-elect Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s election in October, and both leaders agreed on the importance of promoting democratic values.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Argentina's black players: A WaPo article on race revisited

By Mordechai Taji - A Washington Post article last week resurfaced the issue that Argentina's national football team featured no black players, as opposed to Germany, Spain, France, and other European squads.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:46 UTC
Falklands Government extends Borders & Southern production licenses

Oil and gas company Borders & Southern Petroleum with interests in the Falkland Islands announced this week it had secured the extension of its Production Licenses PL018, PL019, PL020, including the Darwin Discovery Area, according to reports in London's financial media.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:22 UTC
European Parliament VP arrested on suspicions of belonging to a criminal organization

Police in Belgium have arrested Greek Socialist MEP Eva Kaili, one of 14 European Parliament vice-presidents, in connection with an investigation into a criminal organization, corruption, and money laundering that involves an unidentified Gulf state, but apparently, Qatar reported the Interpol office.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:11 UTC
Argentina to reopen embassy in Bangladesh

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero announced his country would be reopening its embassy in Bangladesh after 40 years, a decision most likely boosted by the Asian country's support of Lionel Messi's team playing the football World Cup in Qatar.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 07:59 UTC
Venezuela's minimum monthly wage back below US$ 10

Venezuela's Bolivar fell 17% against the US dollar from less than a week ago, leaving minimum monthly pensions and wages at around US$ 9.20, it was reported in Caracas Friday. Set at 130 bolivars in March, incomes went down 69% this year.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 07:50 UTC
US: Az Senator going independent means goodbye to Dems' 51-49 edge

Just when US President Joseph Biden had clinched a 51-49 Upper House advantage, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Friday announced she was leaving the Democratic Party and going “independent.”
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Brigadier Dan Duff, next head of Falklands based BFSAI

The new Commander of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI), Brigadier Dan Duff, is to be arriving in the Falklands in Spring 2023, replacing the current CBF, Commodore Jonathan Lett, who has been the CBF since November 2020.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Brazilian President makes first public appearance in almost two months

In one of his first appearances after losing the Oct. 30 runoff, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday praised the Armed Forces Friday and called on his fellow countrypeople to stand together against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whom he never congratulated on his win.