Politics

Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Fourth day of protests in Paraguay because of government's handling of the pandemic

Groups of Paraguayans protested around the Congress on Monday, marking the fourth day of protests amid calls to impeach President Mario Abdo over the government's handling of the Covid-19 health crisis.
Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
New Zealanders happy with Queen Elizabeth as head of state

Queen Elizabeth, as constitutional monarch of New Zealand, is unlikely to stop being the head of state anytime soon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, in comments following Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan.
Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
British regulators fined Chinese state CGTN €260,000 for breaching UK broadcast code

British regulators on Monday fined Chinese state broadcast CGTN €260,000, a month after having revoked its license. Peter Humphrey complained to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom about the channel's airing of a criminal confession that he says he was forced to make.
Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Names of women victimized by violence painted on metal barriers protecting Mexico's National Palace

Reuters – The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico's national palace ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:35 UTC
Maduro and wife Cilia Flores receive first doses of Sputnik vaccine, as shown by state television

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores have received their first doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Venezuelan state television reported, while the country received a second shipment of the vaccine.
Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:25 UTC
EU medicines' regulator calls for refrain in approving Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

A senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) official urged European Union members on Sunday to refrain from granting national approvals for Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V while the agency reviews its safety and effectiveness.
Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Ululations of joy during the Pope's four day visit to Irak

Pope Francis met Christians on Sunday in an ancient church torched by the ISIS terror group when it swept into the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh in 2014. After the militants were ousted from the town in 2016, the Al-Tahera (Immaculate Conception) Church’s imposing marble floors and columns were restored and the faithful gathered there on Sunday to welcome the pontiff.
Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Swiss voters backed ban on burqa by a slim margin: 51,2% to a 50,8% turnout

Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full-face coverings in public places - a decision hailed by supporters as a bulwark against radical Islam but branded as discriminatory by opponents. Official results showed that 51.2% of voters, and a clear majority of federal Switzerland's cantons, supported the proposal.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Bolsonaro tells Brazilians stop whining about the pandemic and Sao Paulo governor calls him “crazy guy”

President Jair Bolsonaro has told Brazilians to “stop whining” about Covid-19, as he criticized measures to curb the virus despite a surge in cases and deaths. His comments came a day after Brazil saw a record rise in deaths over a 24-hour period.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
World Bank approves US$ 420 million loan to Argentina for sanitation and housing

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 300 million loan to expand and improve water and sanitation services in Metropolitan Buenos Aires, particularly in the most vulnerable areas. An additional US$ 120 million will be available for the construction of social housing, benefiting nearly 10,000 inhabitants of Buenos Aires Province.