Politics

Friday, July 10th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Massive protests in Argentina demand justice and freedom; president Fernandez pledges to end “the serial haters”

Thousands took out to the streets in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires and the country's main cities with flags on Thursday, July 9th, Independence Day to protest pandemic restrictions for businesses, corruption, and magistrates decision to send under house arrest one of the most notorious characters of the country's corrupt practices in the awarding of public works contracts.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Two creditor groups not convinced with Argentina's latest offer, but admit it is in the right direction

Argentina’s US$65 billion debt restructuring talks teetered on the edge after two key creditor groups knocked back the country’s latest “final” offer, while the government signaled that there was no room left to improve the terms.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez tested positive for Covid-19

Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus Anez said in a tweet she was “well” and continuing to work while in isolation. “Together, we will come out of this,” she said.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
Lopez Obrador wraps up his White House visit as a cherished friend of Trump

Defying warnings that to seek out Donald Trump was to court disaster, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instead emerged from their first meeting as a “cherished friend” of his U.S. counterpart, even as some Democrats looked on uneasily.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Irish minister elected new president of the Eurozone finance group

Ireland's finance minister Paschal Donohoe has been elected as the new president of the eurozone's finance group. Donohoe succeeds former president Mário Centeno from Portugal who said in June he would not run for another term as Eurogroup president.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Wales mirrors England and Scotland air bridges to safe countries, but includes Spain

Welsh Government has amended its coronavirus regulations to allow people to travel to dozens of countries and overseas territories without having to quarantine on their return. The steps by the Government also means residents from those countries can now travel to Wales for summer holidays without having to self isolate.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:52 UTC
WHO announces an independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response

WHO announced on Thursday the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:33 UTC
Falklands/UK Airbridge limits seats for civilian passengers

Quarantine requirements both in the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands, combined with global restrictions in air travel, have led to changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge scheduling, it was announced by the Islands' government.
Specifically, civilian passengers can only travel Southbound on every third flight.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:14 UTC
Falklands' pub incident: NZ longliner crew members arrested; Magistrate court sentencing July 27

Falkland Islands' Justices of the Peace last week remanded three individuals in custody after they entered guilty pleas for charges of violent disorder. Sonny Ball, Samuel Goldsworthy, and Chassy Duncan appeared at the Summary Court after they were involved in a serious incident on the evening of Monday 29 June.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Maduro shuffles military high command, but General Padrino Lopez remains defense minister

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has shuffled his military high command but Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, a general, kept his post.