Politics

Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Boris Johnson sings Gloria Gaynor's “I will survive”, as he hires his new director of communications

Cardiff-born Guto Harri, who was appointed as 10 Downing's new communications director, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson sang Gloria Gaynor's hit “I will survive” during the meeting in which he was hired.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy

By Yvan Bennett and John Garrick (*) – Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial for many reasons. They are a potent political symbol of the Chinese state’s ambitions and authority. Held just a year after the triumphalist 100-year anniversary of the Communist Party's founding, General Secretary Xi Jinping is using the Olympics to showcase to the world that China is powerful and on track to fulfill its Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 20:26 UTC
A former president and a former finance minister reach Costa Rica's runoff

Former Costa Rican President José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party (center-right) Figueres won Sunday's first round of this year's elections but failed to secure a decisive majority, due to which he will need to take on former Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves, of the Democratic Social Progress party (center) at the April 3 runoff.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 20:08 UTC
Brazilians eligible to enter US through speedier process

Brazil's Foreign Ministry Monday announced citizens from that South American countries have become eligible to enter the United States through a speedier admissions program.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
“China must respect Falklands' sovereignty”, foreign secretary Truss message to Beijing

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss defended the Falkland Islands as “part of the British family” after Beijing backed Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the South Atlantic islands.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina's closeness to China, Russia worries London amid Ukraine crisis

London is noticing Argentine President Alberto Fernández's foreign policy, particularly Sunday's joint written statement whereby the South American country backed China's claim over Taiwan and, in return, the Government of Xi Jinping supported Argentina's sovereignty quest regarding the Falkland Islands.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Chile's FM resigns with new Spanish job in mind

The Chilean Government Sunday announced the resignation of Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand had been accepted and that Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia Torres would become acting minister effective immediately.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Argentina joins Belt and the Silk Road as Fernández and Xi meet in Beijing

President Alberto Fernández has rounded up the Chinese stop of his new international tour by arranging Argentina's entry into the Belt and the Silk Road which will represent financing in excess of US $ 23 billion for the South American country.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Elizabeth II endorses Camilla to be “Queen Consort” in Platinum Jubilee atmosphere

Queen Elizabeth II Sunday became the first-ever British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee. Aged 95, she spent the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on her own and actively attending to official businesses.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 09:09 UTC
Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin; when Charles becomes King, Camilla will be Queen consort

On Sunday 6th February, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking seventy years since the sovereign acceded the throne.