Politics

Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Cristiana Chamorro given 8-year sentence in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro Barrios was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for “money laundering, property and assets laundering, misappropriation and improper retention, abusive management, and ideological falsehood,” it was reported in Managua.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 18:27 UTC
Corporal punishment of children banned by law in Wales

Effective Monday, Wales has banned all sorts of bodily punishment on children, which are still legal in England and Northern Ireland. Slapping or even shaking a child is tantamount to assault perpetrated against an adult, according to the new rules in force. Until Sunday, slapping was tolerated if it was a “reasonable punishment.”
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands Liberation 40th anniversary: April calendar of events

The April calendar of events listed includes those taking place in the Falkland Islands and separately in the United Kingdom:
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
British soldier arrested after unauthorized trip to join Ukraine's foreign legion

An elite British serviceman has been arrested after returning from Ukraine, where he allegedly went to join the so-called International Legion of Territorial Defense, which brings together foreign fighters wishing to engage Russian troops, it was reported.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
STF Judge reverses Telegram ban after app fully abides by Brazilian law

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Sunday reversed his previous decision to terminate the smartphone application Telegram nationwide for its alleged involvement in the dissemination of fake news.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Sanguinetti warns Uruguay may end up like Argentina if LUC is repealed

Former two-time Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti said it was wise to compare his country's situation with that of Argentina so that people could know what is at stake next weekend at the referendum on whether to repeal or not 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC).
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Peru's President vows to push forward with Second Agrarian Reform

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday announced his Government's upcoming actions will be aimed at strengthening the Second Agrarian Reform, because, after all, “our lands give us all the food and our brother farmers deserve to be supported in a comprehensive and rapid manner.”
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 08:13 UTC
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge land in Belize

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have landed Saturday evening in Belize, marking the first stop of a Caribbean tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who are next to visit Jamaica and The Bahamas. William is not new to the area; he spent several months in the country when he served in the Welsh Guards.
Sunday, March 20th 2022 - 14:50 UTC
Boris Johnson compares Ukraine's war with Britons voting for Brexit

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under strong criticism for comparing the struggle of the Ukrainian people against the Russian invasion with Britons voting for Brexit in 2016.
Sunday, March 20th 2022 - 14:44 UTC
Ukraine's lesson: you need to have your own nukes

By Gwynne Dyer – Would Vladimir Putin’s Russia have invaded Ukraine three weeks ago if it had 1,900 nuclear warheads on 176 ICBMs and 2,600 tactical nuclear weapons?