Politics

Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Maduro-Kerry handshake “unplanned,” US gov't says

The Government of the United States was quick to explain Wednesday that the much-publicized handshake between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Climate Envoy John Kerry in Sharm El-Sheikh was an “unplanned” event.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 23:04 UTC
Travel expenses to Falklands' Darwin Cemetery are not “abroad,” Argentine taxpayer cries

An Argentine national who visited the Darwin Cemetery on the Falkland Islands to pay his respects to the combatants fallen in the 1982 war was outraged upon his return that his credit card was billing him the surcharges recently created by Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa for expenses abroad.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Car sales in Brazil affected by pro-Bolsonaro demonstrations

Brazil's National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) has reported this week that sales of brand-new cars fell in the past few days as demonstrators took to the streets in several cities nationwide claiming that incumbent President Jair Boolsonaro had defeated Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in the Oct. 30 runoffs, thus contradicting the announcement by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:48 UTC
Yellow Alert decreed in Chile over increasing volcanic activity

Chilean authorities have issued a Yellow Alert for the communes of Villarrica, Pucón, and Curarrehue in the region of La Araucanía, and for Panguipulli, in Los Ríos after an increase in activity by the Villarrica volcano was detected.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Falkland Islander addresses the House of Commons from the dispatch

A Law student at Stoke-on-Trent became the first Falkland Islander to address his “peers” at the House of Commons last Friday during a special session of the United Kingdom's Youth Parliament, with Sir Lindsay Hoyle presiding the meeting.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:34 UTC
Lawmaker criticized that Argentine national team travels to Qatar with Uruguayan yerba mate

Argentine opposition Congressman Luis Mario Pastori of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), a party forming the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition, Tuesday noted on social media that the Argentine national football team taking part in the upcoming World Cup finals in Qatar had not prioritized home-made products.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:29 UTC
DeSantis reelected Governor of Florida, as vote counting still ongoing

Ron DeSantis, the Republican emerging figure who might challenge former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, has been reelected as Governor of the State of Florida, it was reported late Tuesday as vote counting continued nationwide after the mid-term elections.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:11 UTC
Nicole expected to become a hurricane and make landfall in Florida

As Tropical Storm Nicole threatens to make landfall shortly, NASA's plans to send a rocket to the moon under the Artemis 1 program might be thwarted, according to weather reports from the US State of Florida.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
No discrepancies found in audit of Brazil's electronic ballot system

Brazil's Court of Audit of the Union (TCU) found no discrepancies in the ballot papers of the electronic ballot boxes that were analyzed during an audit conducted after the presidential runoffs held last week, Agencia Brasil reported Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
European countries declaration in support of safety for journalists and Freedom of the media

Lithuanian Ambassador Vaidotas Verba delivered a Group of Friends statement in response to the report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE, Representative on Freedom of the Media. The statement was delivered in Vienna on 3 November.