Politics

Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 10:17 UTC
Next president of Ecuador will have to govern with a fragmented legislature

The recent general elections in Ecuador defined a legislative panorama radically different from the previous one, with two forces that will hold more than 50% of the total of 137 seats, the Correista alliance Union for Hope (UNES) and the indigenous party Pachakutik (PK), and the disappearance of Alianza PAIS, the force founded by former president Rafael Correa and taken over four years ago by outgoing president Lenín Moreno.
Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 10:17 UTC
Bolsonaro moves closer to “old politics” and has Collor de Mello as presidential advisor

TELAM - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made former president Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-1992), who resigned from office in the midst of an impeachment trial for corruption, his advisor and political negotiator. Also, Bolsonaro admitted his estrangement with Vice President Hamilton Mourao.
Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 10:13 UTC
WHO finds no hard evidence on origin of pandemic in China

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) on mission in China announced Tuesday that they found no conclusive evidence of the origin of a pandemic that continues spreading around the world.
Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 08:51 UTC
Falkland Islands, transportation arrangements for arriving passengers

The Falkland Islands Government has informed that FIGO, (the government's office in London) will be asking southbound passengers for their onward travel arrangements from MPC to Stanley, when booking a flight. The requirement applies to arriving passengers from 15 February 2021 onwards.
Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
US Senate voted to impeach ex president Donald Trump, 56 to 44

AFP – The United States Senate voted to proceed with the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, and rejected defense arguments that it was unconstitutional. His lawyers argued that Mr. Trump should not face a trial in the Senate for inciting insurrection because he was no longer president.
Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
US deeply concerned with Haiti's fragile institutions

The United States is “deeply concerned” about Haiti's fragile institutions after fresh political turmoil engulfed the volatile Caribbean nation over the weekend and the government of President Jovenel Moise forcibly retired three Supreme Court judges who posed a threat to his leadership.
Tuesday, February 9th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Fernandez expects IMF to grant Argentina more flexible repayment terms

President Alberto Fernández believes the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should grant Argentina more “flexible” terms on the repayment terms of the debt and warned that increasing inflation could lead his government to again hike export taxes, the president said in an interview on Sunday with newspaper Página/12.
Tuesday, February 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
YPF closer to restructuring its debt, expecting to concentrate in boosting shale deposits in Patagonia

Argentina’s state-managed oil giant expects to avoid a costly default next month after it won support for a debt swap from a large creditor group. The so-called Ad Hoc Bondholder Group, which holds 45% of YPF’s 2021 notes, expressed support for the exchange after the company increased its cash sweetener over the weekend.
Tuesday, February 9th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Bolsonaro preparing a new round of emergency cash transfer to millions of Brazilians

Brazil is preparing a fresh round of emergency cash transfers to millions of poor, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday. “I think there will be an extension,” Bolsonaro said in an interview with the TV program Brasil Urgente.
Tuesday, February 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Chagossian people claiming billions of dollars from the US government

The Chagossian people are seeking billions of dollars in damages from the United States under the Foreign Claims Act. The United Nations General Assembly, African Union, and International Court of Justice have all found that the forcible deportation of the Chagos Islanders a generation ago to make way for the US military base at Diego Garcia was unlawful and the continued military occupation is a serious violation of international law, according to a release from Chagossians’ lawyer, Dr, Jonathan Levy.