Politics

Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:14 UTC
US: Bannon sentenced to 4 months in jail

Former US President Donald Trump's advisor Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in jail after Judge Carl Nichols acquiesced to the US Attorney's Office's request which also included a monetary fine the magistrate lowered from US$ 200,000 to US$ 6,500.
Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:11 UTC
WaPo: Trump took home secret documents on Iran and China

Highly classified intelligence documents on Iran and China were retrieved from the raid on former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in August in Palm Beach, Florida, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Argentina's Supreme Court against paying income tax

Argentina's Supreme Court is under alert after the 2023 Budget Bill sent to Congress includes a provision whereby Judiciary magistrates and clerks would pay income taxes, from which they are exempted on arguable Constitutional grounds.
Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Japanese rating agency ups Uruguay's grading

Japanese risk rating agency R&I raised Uruguay's status from BBB to BBB+, the best grading the South American country has ever received, it was announced Friday.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:55 UTC
Cristina Fernández meets with UE ambassadors in Buenos Aires

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Thursday had lunch with ambassadors to Buenos Aires from the European Union and its member countries to strengthen bilateral ties and “common values.”
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:47 UTC
Costa Rica on brink of joining Pacific Alliance

Costa Rica may soon be joining the Pacific Alliance after the organization's Council of Ministers Thursday approved the Central American country's request to begin negotiations to join the regional bloc, it was reported.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Paraguay enacts new immigration law

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez Thursday enacted the country's new immigration law, which seeks to update practices in this regard as per recommendations from international agencies.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Five candidates to replace PM Liz Truss, “fighter turned a quitter”; chaos among Conservatives

Liz Truss announced on Thursday she will resign, which means there will now be another leadership election to decide who becomes the next Conservative leader and prime minister. The contest to replace “the lettuce” as some London media identifies Ms Truss sis expected to be completed by the end of next week.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Falkland Islands lawmakers committed to enable oil production

Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly John Birmingham and Pete Biggs have both voiced personal distaste at the concept of oil production in the Falkland Islands, despite an overall commitment in the Islands Plan 2022 to “progress extractive industries in an environmentally conscious way.”
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Daughter of former Argentine national football team coach arrested

Argentina's Airport Security Police (PSA) extended its arresting spree after the detention of Revolución Federal (RF) leader Jonathan Morel in connection with death threats against government officials.