Politics

Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:12 UTC
Trump favors a ban on police chokeholds in most instances

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired that he would like to see a ban on police chokeholds in most instances, although he suggested their use would be understandable in some one-on-one situations.
Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:11 UTC
Successful double lung transplant on Covid-19 patient in Chicago

Surgeons have performed a double-lung transplant on a Covid-19 patient in Chicago, the hospital that carried out the procedure said on Thursday, in what is thought to be a first in the United States.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:32 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas, the priority of Argentina/UK relations, Felipe Solá

Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá anticipated that the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will be the priority in relations with the United Kingdom, and to protect the South Atlantic fisheries, fines have to be much harsher since now they are “ridiculous” low.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:04 UTC
New version of Nisman's death supplied by ex Mossad agent directly involves Cristina Fernandez

Israel’s Mossad provided the intelligence information that enabled Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman to prove that Iran orchestrated the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires, in which 85 people were killed, an Israeli TV documentary claimed.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 13:51 UTC
Argentine and bond holders negotiations extended to at least 19 June

Argentine bonds rose on Friday as the government said that negotiations with creditors to restructure around US$ 65 billion in sovereign debt would continue into next week and that a deadline for reaching a deal would be pushed back to at least June 19.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:58 UTC
Churchill statue in central London boarded to protect it from demonstrators

$The World War Two leader's statue was sprayed with graffiti declaring Churchill a racist during a fractious end to a mostly peaceful demonstration on Sunday$

A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opposite parliament and the Cenotaph war memorial in central London were boarded up on Friday for protection, with three days of demonstrations are set to take place in the English capital.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:44 UTC
The wife of Chinese “rumor mongering” doctor who first warned about Covid-19, gave birth to a boy

The widow of Chinese doctor and coronavirus whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang gave birth to their son on Friday, about four months after his demise, local media reported.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Brazil excludes complaints of police violence from its annual human rights report

Brazil has excluded complaints of police violence from an annual human rights report, sparking allegations on Friday of a cover-up amid global outrage over racial injustice and the use of excessive force by law enforcement.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:07 UTC
German health minister demands a more independent Europe for medical supplies

Europe needs to become more independent in supplying itself with face masks and certain medicines as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Chile's metropolitan region overwhelmed by the pandemic; half the country in strict confinement

Chile registered its worst daily figures for coronavirus fatalities on Friday, with 222 deaths and more than 6,700 new infections in the previous 24-hours, authorities said.