Politics

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:18 UTC

  Major airlines call on US and UK to launch pax testing trial for London/New York flights

  

  Major airlines want the US and British governments to launch a passenger testing trial for the coronavirus for flights between London and New York to pave the way for a resumption of more international travel.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Trump and followers argue strongly for new social media rules and question “speech restrictions”

  

  Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Brazilian court annuls one of Lula da Silva's nine criminal cases for alleged corruption

  

  A Brazilian court annulled one of nine criminal cases opened for alleged corruption against former President Lula da Silva because there was “insufficient evidence” to continue the process.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Brazil tightens safety demands for dams in the mining industry

  

  Brazil's Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that tightens the safety rules and inspection for dams in the mining industry, setting fines of up to 1 billion reais (US$ 200 million) for failure to comply.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazil reiterates that Covid-19 vaccines will not be obligatory

  

  Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, reiterated on Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations will not be obligatory when they become available.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  France criticizes US for sanctioning International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor

  

  France led criticism of US sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday, saying Washington had launched a “serious attack” on the global body.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Palau in the Pacific urges US military to build bases to contain Beijing influence

  

  The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory - which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 19:02 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government continue to uphold humanitarian principles

  

  Since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first began DNA work in 2017 to identify unknown Argentine soldiers buried in the islands, the Falkland Islands Government has continued to uphold both its humanitarian principles and commitment to the Geneva Convention.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Bolsonaro's popularity soars as he extends payments for low income Brazilians until 2021

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro extended until the end of the year payments for low-income Brazilians hit by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a program that has boosted his popularity but created tension with his finance team.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Truckers end seven day strike in Chile following deal with government

  

  Chilean truckers said on Wednesday they would lift a seven-day strike that has damaged supply chains and raised fears for food and commodities exports, following a deal with the government. Jose Villagran, vice president of the National Confederation of the Chilean Cargo Transport (CNTC), said the strike would end at 3 p.m. local time.