Politics

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Brazil on course to post a record budget primary deficit of US$ 147 billion

Brazil’s government is on course to post a primary budget deficit of 861 billion reais (US$ 157 billion) this year, the Economy Ministry said in its bimonthly revenue and expenditure report on Tuesday, factoring in extended emergency transfers to the poor through the end of December.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Falklands votes on Thursday on a single electoral constituency referendum

Next Thursday, 24 September, Falklanders will be going to the polls to vote on a referendum on a Single electoral Constituency for the whole archipelago. Currently, there are two constituencies in the Falklands, Stanley the capital, which elects five of the eight members of the Legislative Assembly, and the so-called Camp, which represents the rest of the territory and sends three representatives.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Argentine bonds again sliding because of business environment deterioration

Argentine newly issued international bonds are once more on the slide as investors price in rising risks over the country’s economic recovery and much-needed market reforms following tightened capital controls last week.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
US Asphalt Company pleads guilty to paying bribes to South American leftist governments to win contracts

A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay US$16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions in bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela for almost a decade to win lucrative contracts.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Bolsonaro claims Brazil is victim of the most brutal disinformation campaign

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended his administration’s record protecting the Amazon rainforest, telling the United Nations’ virtual meeting of global leaders on Tuesday that his country has been wrongly portrayed as an environmental villain. Bolsonaro’s critics were quick to pick apart his claims.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Trump accuses China of unleashing Covid-19; Xi poses as global leader of multilateralism

U.S. President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that China must be held accountable for having “unleashed” COVID-19 on the world, prompting Beijing to accuse him of “lies” and abusing the U.N. platform to provoke confrontation.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:18 UTC
The King to be who visited the Falkland Islands in 1881

The website of the Dictionary of Falklands Biography has just added its 1500th illustration – an engagement photograph of Prince Albert Victor who visited Stanley in 1881.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 07:50 UTC
“Dear friends in London, please stop playing games”, Germany appeals

Germany’s Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the country’s obligations to the European Union under its withdrawal treaty as time was running out to clinch an EU-Britain trade deal.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
EU conditions ratification of trade deal with Mercosur: France and Germany lead objections

The European Union expects a clear commitment from Mercosur countries, particularly Brazil, that it will respect the sustainability issues included in the EU/Mercosur trade agreement, before any deal is ratified.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Latin American countries plan to join WHO's virus vaccine COVAX; ask for more time to sign

Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to so as soon as possible after missing Friday’s deadline.