Politics

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentina reshapes taxation to make up for gap between official and “blue” dollar

  

  The Government of Argentina has adjusted the so-called PAIS tax from 35% to 45% as of Thursday to equate the exchange rate between the local currency and the US dollar to that existing in the unofficial “blue” market.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Islamic State leader gunned down by US forces ahead of Biden's Middle East trip

  

  Defense authorities from the United States announced the killing of Maher al-Agal, the Islamic State chief in Syria, in a drone operation in which one of the terrorist leader's aides was also wounded.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Ukraine war: Euro cheaper than the US dollar for the first time in two decades

  

  As Ukraine war continues and fears that Russia could further restrict Europe's supplies of gas, increasing the chances of a recession in the Eurozone, the European common currency has fallen below the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 08:01 UTC

  Panamanian protesters to stay in the streets until their demands are met

  

  Thousands of Panamanians took to the streets over the past few days to protest against the seemingly unstoppable inflation and Government corruption, while measures offered by the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo regarding the price of fuel and food were deemed insufficient.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 07:34 UTC

  Underdog contender jumps into the limelight in UK PM race

  

  British Foreign Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt Wednesday came out of near-anonymity and became a serious contender to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and take over as the new Prime Minister following Wednesday's round of voting in which Economy Minister Nadhim Zahawi and former Health Minister Jeremy Hunt were cast aside.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 23:03 UTC

  Bolivian VP wants El Cóndor Pasa to become second national anthem

  

  Bolivian Vice President David Choquehuanca Wednesday suggested that the En Cóndor Pasa melody be added as a second national anthem in addition to the current one, in a move to reflect the country's plurinational nature.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Scioli off to Brazil in a move to cut down Argentina's trade deficit

  

  Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli is taking center stage this week as he leaves Wednesday for Sao Paulo on a mission to overcome the sustained trade deficit between his country and Brazil, where he has served as Ambassador up until last month when he was summoned to Buenos Aires to replace Matías Kulfas.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Evo says Argentine motorbiker was not denied medical help

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Tuesday said over lunch at Casa Rosada with President Alberto Fernández that the retired Salta teacher who died after a motorcycling accident near Santa Cruz de la Sierra had received all possible medical care, thus contradicting statements from his family and friends.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Biden and AMLO discuss immigration, oil supply, and China's role

  

  Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico and Joseph Biden of the United States Wednesday held their second face-to-face meeting, and the first since the Latin American leader chose not to attend last month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles following the White House's decision not to invite Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to the event.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  IAPA concerned over Costa Rican President's onslaught against newspaper

  

  The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Tuesday expressed its concern over the future of free speech in Costa Rica following the attacks of the Government of President Rodrigo Chaves against La Nación, which included “administrative actions” against the newspaper one of the companies owning it.