Politics

Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
The Havana syndrome: US diplomatic staff in Cuba and China “bombarded” with microwaves radiation

The most probable cause of a series of mysterious afflictions that have sickened American spies and diplomats abroad in the past several years was radio-frequency energy, a type of radiation that includes microwaves, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has concluded in a report.
Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Despite political turmoil, Peru joins the group of countries issuing debt maturing in 100 years

Peru has joined a select group of countries issuing debt that matures in 100 years, as investors looked beyond the acute political crisis that has engulfed the country in recent weeks.
Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
US jobs picked up in November, but the challenge remains long term employment

U.S. employers added 245,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate slipped to 6.7%, the Department of Labor said on Friday. The fresh economic data shows the labor market clawing its way out of the pandemic-induced downturn, but still far away from a full recovery. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.5% in February before the crisis hit.
Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Iranian nuclear scientist killed with satellite-geared gun and artificial intelligence, claims Teheran and points to Israel

A satellite-controlled machine gun with “artificial intelligence” was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards told local media on Sunday.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 23:00 UTC
Brexit and its impact: no representation of the Falklands case to the EU

Complicated challenges ahead for the Falkland Islands as the Brexit deadline inexorably approaches. While the Falklands Government has made public assurances that it has worked hard to ensure the impact of Brexit on the Falklands...
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 16:30 UTC
Uruguayan ex-president Tabaré Vázquez has died

Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died on Sunday morning aged 80 from lung cancer, which he had been suffering from since 2019, in the final stretch of his second presidency. His successor, President Luis Lacalle Pou, announced three days of national mourning.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Obama, Bush and Clinton willing to be vaccinated against Covid 19 on television

Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines.
Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
WHO warns that vaccines do not mean the pandemic has come to an end

Recent progress on Covid 19 vaccines is positive but the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned this has led to a growing perception that the pandemic has come to an end, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
Saturday, December 5th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Record Covid-19 infections in Uruguay: 1825 active cases

Uruguay detected 284 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, reaching the record number of 1825 active cases, a few days after the barrier of a thousand cases was overcome and the government of Luis Lacalle Pou announced restrictive mobility measures last Monday.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 18:13 UTC
Kirsty Hayes to be the next United Kingdom Ambassador to Argentina

The United Kingdom has appointed on Friday Mrs Kirsty Isobel Hayes as the future Ambassador to Argentina in succession to Mr Mark Kent. The British embassy in Buenos Aires will welcome Hayes in September 2021.