Politics

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Chile's gov't aims to tax the wealthiest and the mining companies

  

  The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday moved on with its initiative to introduce a revolutionary tax reform, which targets the wealthiest 3% of the population and the large copper mining companies.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Parlasur to monitor Brazil's presidential elections

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Friday reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct. 2 presidential elections.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  First African-American woman sworn into SCOTUS

  

  Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., thus becoming the first-ever African American woman to sit on the highest court of the United States.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

  

  Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil takes over Security Council rotating presidency

  

  Effective Friday, Brazil has taken over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the whole month of July.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Russia announces first ship loaded with grain has left the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Berdyansk

  

  A first cargo ship loaded with grain has left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, a local official announced on Thursday, after Russia said the port had been de-mined and was ready to resume grain shipments.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Major pre-election package approved by Brazilian Senate. Bolsonaro's move to strengthen reelection bid

  

  Brazil's Lower House will be considering a major pre-election package sponsored by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro which on Thursday was approved in the Senate with an overwhelming majority.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Xi at Hong Kong 25th anniversary of handover; Truss criticizes Beijing's breach of the former colony's freedoms

  

  China's president, Xi Jinping, amid a massive security presence was the main figure at a tightly choreographed celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Beijing. From London Foreign Secretary Liz Truss criticized China for breaching the legally-binding commitments it signed to support the former British colony's autonomy and freedoms, and implementing a fierce repression.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 03:37 UTC

  Ukrainian leader thanks Argentine President for his country's help

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday held a 35-minute telephone conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelenski to who he conveyed his condemnation of the Russian invasion and expressed Argentina's willingness to support “all negotiations that may be undertaken for the cessation of hostilities.”

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 22:45 UTC

  Lacalle arrives in Colombia to meet Duque but not Petro

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou landed late Thursday local time at Bogotá's Eldorado international airport, where he was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri.