Politics

Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 10:06 UTC
US: Trump to pardon Capitol Hill rioters if elected in 2024

Former US President Donald Trump promised to pardon those who attacked Capitol Hill and have been convicted of “conspiracy” and “sedition” for their violent attempt to prevent the Senate from ratifying Joseph Biden's victory in the elections.
Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Lula to give free rein to economic team, but not too loose

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday said that whoever is appointed economy minister under him will have the necessary autonomy so long as he or she does not forget who was the one elected for the people to rule the country, which meant that the head of state will not be absent from the most relevant decisions.
Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:24 UTC
UN says over 50 million people live in modern-slavery conditions

About 50 million people live in modern slavery worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message marking International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Dec. 2.
Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:45 UTC
Biden wants to talk to president elect Lula; US officials on Monday travel to Brazil to arrange a White House meeting

Sometime this month, probably after 12 December Brazilian president-elect Lula da Silva will be meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The news was confirmed in Washington and in Lula's headquarters.
Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:00 UTC
Increase in food costs for the average UK household because of Brexit, LSE paper Brexit a

Brexit added £210 to the average British household food bill in the two years to the end of 2021, according to a new academic paper from the London School of Economics (LSE), with price rises hitting the poorest families.
Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 19:06 UTC
Argentina grants political asylum to former Ecuadorian Minister convicted of corruption

Citing humanitarian grounds, the Government of Argentina has granted diplomatic asylum to the Ecuadorian national Maria de los Angeles Duarte Pesantes, a former official under former President Rafael Correa.
Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 19:05 UTC
Congressman Milei, the lesser evil for Argentina's elections next year

A Mendoza-based polling firm has carried out an innovative study on the most likely candidates to run for president of Argentina in 2023 and found that Libertarian Deputy Javier Milei was deemed the “lesser evil.”
Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:56 UTC
Paraguay rules out a Mercosur breakup and calls for consensus on decisions

Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Julio César Arriola, ruled out on Thursday a break up within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and ratified that his country supports that the decisions of that integration mechanism be adopted jointly and by consensus.
Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:46 UTC
Argentina to oppose Kosovo troops training at Falklands

Argentina's Foreign Ministry Thursday said it would strongly object to the presence of Kosovo troops in the Falkland Islands even if for training purposes because it would be in violation of UN resolutions.
Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC
Argentine congressman gets drugs for his son with cerebral palsy after social media cry

Congressman Ricardo Buryaile of the opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) got the medication for his son with cerebral palsy late Thursday “thanks to the solidarity of the people.”