Politics

Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Nicaragua to close down yet another 25 NGOs

The Government of Nicaragua has once again mooted the closure of 25 NGOs, local authorities announced Monday. The National Assembly (Parliament) included the new initiative in the agenda for this Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials

Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Brazilian VP says torturers of military regime cannot stand trial: they're dead

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao Monday said crimes committed during the country's military regime (1964-1985) cannot be investigated because “all those people are dead.”
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
French runoff, a choice between Macron’s unexciting centrism and Le Pen’s unsullied Trumpism

By Gwynne Dyer – French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but he’s still in trouble. He knew he would be. Here’s what he said on Saturday.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Argentine Gov't proposes new tax to alleviate burden on the neediest

The Argentine Government of President Alberto Fernández Monday announced it planned a new tax which was called “the windfall income,” to be levied on companies that last year had profits over AR$ 1 billion (around US$ 5 million at the unofficial exchange rate).
Monday, April 18th 2022 - 22:55 UTC
Pepe Mujica against blanket VAT reduction

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica said the Government's blanket cut to the VAT should apply only to the needy people; otherwise, it becomes a benefit to those who can actually afford to pay full tax.
Monday, April 18th 2022 - 22:47 UTC
Bolsonaro questioned over freedom of press by UN

Amid growing concerns on the part of the United Nations regarding attacks on the press, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had requested a meeting with representatives of the WhatsApp application to have it increase the number of participants in messaging groups.
Monday, April 18th 2022 - 22:45 UTC
Foreign powers hacked 10 Downing St smartphones, including the PM's

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's private cell phone as well as other digital equipment used at 10 Downing Street has allegedly been hacked by the United Arab Emirates intelligence services using Israeli-developed technology, it was reported Monday.
Monday, April 18th 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Paraguay drops mandatory wearing of facemasks

Paraguayan Health authorities have lifted the mandatory wearing of facemasks nationwide in light of improving results in the fight against COVID-19.
Monday, April 18th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Malvinas and joint condemnation of Russia, the trade off that never was at the EuroLat assembly

Last week the European-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, EuroLat, met in Buenos Aires, hosted by Argentina, and the final declaration included as normally happens in this kind of meetings compromises agreed beforehand.