Politics

Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Hearing for the privatization of Brazil's major port again postponed

The public hearing for the privatization of Brazil's largest and most dynamic port terminal has been again postponed, for a third time, following on an announcement from the Brazilian National Social Development Bank (BNDES). The purpose of such an action, referred to the Port of Santos, is to give time to more recommendations from the private sector to improve tender conditions.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Assange supporters stage demonstrations in Mexico City

Relatives and supporters of Julian Assange's gathered Sunday in fron of the US Embassy in Mexico City to protest against the impending extradition of the Wikileaks founder to the United States to face espionage charges, on the wake of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's arrival.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Biden quotes 9/11 message from Queen Elizabeth

US President Joseph Biden Sunday said in front of the Pentagon building that his administration was committed to unblocking the trials that have been pending for years at the maximum security prison at Guantanamo Bay because “we will never forget,” the Sept. 11 attacks.
Sunday, September 11th 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Argentina rejects Falklands’ “illegitimate stand” in Montevideo; British authorities responded

Argentina rejected on Saturday the presence of a stand of the “illegitimate government” of the Falkland Islands, for which it maintains a sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom, at the agro-industrial fair Expo Prado, held in Montevideo, according to a statement released by the Argentine Foreign Ministry.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
UK military and defense world pay tribute to the Commander in Chief of Britain's Armed Forces

Tributes from across the military and defense world are being paid to Her Majesty The Queen following the death of the longest reigning monarch in British history. Defense politicians, and Members of Parliament who have military backgrounds, joined veterans and many military charities, several for which the Queen was patron, in paying their respects.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Austrian lawyer to succeed Bachelet as UNHCHR

Austrian lawyer Volker Türk has been appointed to succeed former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, it was announced.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
King pledges to serve the nation in his first broadcast speech

With no stammer like the one his grandfather King George VI had, and visibly emotional over his mother's passing, King Charles III gave his first broadcast speech as British monarch Friday.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Aerovías DAP to up flights to Antarctica by 30%

The Punta Arena-based Chilean carrier Aerovías DAP plans to operate over 150 flights to Antarctica between November 2022 and March of 2023, an increase of 30% over last summer, it was announced.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Macri's security team files case over Twitter user threats

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri's security team filed this week a complaint before the Judiciary after a Twitter user posted threatening messages from the @Luisanfer2442 account that has been suspended.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 17:49 UTC
CHR Court rules against Costa Rica, receives complaint from Uruguay

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has condemned Costa Rica for acts committed in 2005 in violation of the right to freedom of thought and expression against reporters Ronald Moya Chacón and Freddy Parrales Chaves.