Politics

Friday, October 7th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Latin American economies at pre-pandemic levels but GDPs hide much poverty and inequality

“Latin American and Caribbean economies have recovered their pre-pandemic levels and the region recovered certain feeling of normality, although the overall economy must rebuild to avoid a new cycle of low growth,” points out the latest from the World Bank under the heading of “New approaches to closing the Fiscal Gap.”
Friday, October 7th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Argentine Minister praises federal forces for Mapuche operation

Argentina's Security Minister Aníbal Fernández claimed “there was no repression” against the Mapuches in Villa Mascardi as law enforcement officers evicted the usurping indigenist groups at Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu, which resulted in several arrests.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 22:06 UTC
Ecuadorian military finds more than 750 antipersonnel mines in border with Colombia

More than 750 handmade antipersonnel mines were found in the Amazonian province of Sucumbios, bordering Colombia. The finding in charge of the Ecuadorian military was reported Thursday by the Joint Command of the Armed Forces.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 21:57 UTC
United States to pardon all those convicted of marijuana possession

U.S. President Joseph Biden will pardon all those federally convicted of marijuana possession through an executive order, the White House announced Thursday. “Sending people to prison simply for possessing marijuana has affected too many lives and has meant that there are people incarcerated for conduct that is legal in many states,” Biden said in a video to announce the decision.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Tebet will vote to Lula and together with Cardoso and Gomes hit Bolsonaro's calculations

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will be endorsed by Sunday's third-place finisher Simone Tebet of the Movement of Brazilian Democracy (MDB) for Oct. 30's runoff against the incumbent Jait Bolsonaro, it was announced Wednesday.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:38 UTC
Argentines striving between childhood poverty and indigence, CFK's favorite economist pointed out

Following last week's figures from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) pointing out that 50% of the country's children under 15 lived in poverty, researcher Agustín Salvia said the data were “in line with what was expected.”
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Tension escalates as North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

Just two days after launching an intermediate-range missile that triggered alarms in Japan, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean Thursday.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Liz Truss after long term gas provision deals with Norway and Qatar

The new government of Liz Truss is focusing in long-term gas deals with Norway, Qatar and other countries, as energy supply has become the priority of the United Kingdom and ensuring heating and lights this winter.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Moscow estimates “annexed” Ukrainian territories will add 5 million tons of grains to Russian harvest

Russia’s grain harvest is set to grow by some five million tons annually because of the recent incorporation of four Russian-majority Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said this week.
Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
OPEC+ puts pressure on western countries with strict output cut

The price of gas at pumps for drivers worldwide might soon go up once again after OPEC+ countries at a meeting in Vienna agreed on to deepest production cut since the Covid-19 pandemic.