Politics

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Macron wish list: dialogue with China and Russia, digital economy, and a “good faith” UK government

  

  France will be holding the rotating six-month European Council presidency in the first half of 2022 and president Emmanuel Macron announced the priorities for the block during its tenure: rethinking the EU budget, dialogue with Russia and Vladimir Putin, and the ongoing dispute with the post-Brexit British government.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  UK gets COVID-19 measures passed thanks to Labour and despite Tory rebellion

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got his new batch of restrictive measures against COVID-19 approved but to achieve that he had to overcome fierce resistance from almost 100 MPs from his Tory ranks.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 23:11 UTC

  Brazilian gov't to appeal STF vaccine passport mandate

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced it would appeal a decision by Superior Federal Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby travelers arriving from abroad are required to produce a document corroborating they had taken a full vaccination treatment against COVID-19 before entering the country.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 23:09 UTC

  Dozens killed or wounded after explosion in Haiti

  

  At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more were injured when a fuel truck blew up Monday night in the Samari area near Cap-Haitien, the country's second-largest city.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 20:54 UTC

  Explosion at Colombian airport leaves three dead

  

  At least three people have been reported dead after an explosion at the Camilo Daza airport in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, near the Venezuelan border.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Kast closes in on Boric ahead of Chile's presidential runoff

  

  A new survey has shown Conservative candidate José Antonio Kast has narrowed the gap between him and his leftwing opponent Gabriel Boric, who according to most polls, is expected to win the Dec. 19 presidential runoff in Chile.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's STF rules proof of vaccination be required to foreign travelers

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ruled over the weekend in favor of a request filed by the opposition to make proof of vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all incoming foreign travelers, against the wishes of President Jair Bolsonaro.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Provincial lawmaker apologizes to Malvinas Veterans for taking the oath of office with Union Jack colors

  

  A provincial lawmaker from Misiones northeast Argentina had to meet with six organizations of Malvinas Veterans and apologize for having taken the oath of office last week, wearing a T-shirt with the colors of the Union Jack.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Weather prevents meeting between presidents of Brazil and Paraguay

  

  The Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Mario Abdo Benítez, were to meet Monday at the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta to lay the cornerstone of a new international bridge, but mainly to go on discussing Itaipu energy fares.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Ecuador decrees oil production under 'force majeure'

  

  The Government of Ecuador has declared a situation of force majeure for the country's oil sector due to the effects of erosion in the Coca River, one of the tributaries of the Amazon basin.