Politics

Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
War spillover, Ukraine economy will contract 45%, Russia's 11,2% and Central Asia 4,1%

The war against Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging market and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt, says the World Bank’s latest Economic Update for the region.
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
British PM pays surprise visit to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Saturday promised Ukraine's President Volodimir Zelensky more arms to fight Russian invaders. Johnson made his pledge during a surprise visit to Kyiv amid tight security measures.
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Recall referendum in Mexico confirms Lopez Obrador support. although only 18% bothered to vote

Voters in Mexico overwhelmingly supported president Andres Manual Lopéz Obrador, AMLO, to finish his six-year mandate in a recall referendum, but the result in not binding since less than 20% bothered to vote and he needed the participation of 40% of the electorate. Anyhow AMLO celebrated, “I won, I'm staying”
Saturday, April 9th 2022 - 16:39 UTC
Lula officially announces Alckmin will be his running mate

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT, left) Friday announced in an official manner that his former rival in the 2006 elections, Geraldo Alckmin, will be his running mate Oct. 2.
Saturday, April 9th 2022 - 15:43 UTC
Argentine FM off to Paraguay

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero flew to Paraguay Friday on his first official visit to the neighboring country. It was the first trip by any top Argentine diplomat in five years.
Saturday, April 9th 2022 - 15:40 UTC
France: LePen narrows gap with Macron hours before elections

National Front leader Marine LePen is said to have closed the gap with the incumbent Emmanuel Macron as campaigning for Sunday's presidential elections closed.
Saturday, April 9th 2022 - 08:08 UTC
Petrobras lowers price of cooking gas

Brazil's state-run Petrobras Friday announced a reduction in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sold to distributors and which is used for cooking and heating in households.
Friday, April 8th 2022 - 22:41 UTC
Trump and Macri have lunch in Florida

Former Presidents Mauricio Macri of Argentina and Donald Trump of the United States had lunch Thursday at the latter's Mar-a-Lago residence in the State of Florida.
Friday, April 8th 2022 - 22:39 UTC
Brazil abstains as Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council

The Government of Brazil abstained as Russia was being suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council Thursday evening, with only 23 countries voting against the measure, adopted as a consequence of “gross and systematic violations and abuses” during the invasion of Ukraine.
Friday, April 8th 2022 - 22:37 UTC
Congress confirms Biden's pick for SCOTUS

President Joseph Biden recorded a domestic political victory Thursday when the Senate gave the green light and Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as a new Justice into the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), thus becoming the first woman of African American roots to reach that position.