Politics

Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Brazil industrial output rose 8% in July, much stronger than expected

Industrial output in Brazil rose 8% in July, figures released this week showed, much stronger than economists had expected as the sector continued to pick up after shuddering to a standstill early this year due to strict coronavirus-linked lockdowns.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Macron, “to be French is to defend the right to laugh, jest, mock and caricature”

The right to mock and caricature, even religion, is an essential part of being French, President Emmanuel Macron said at a naturalization ceremony on Friday, days after the start of a trial of the accused accomplices in an attack by gunmen on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 04:34 UTC
Rosario still hopes Messi will return some day to play for Newell's Old Boys

Argentina's third-largest city had dared to dream but was left disappointed after the city's most celebrated son Lionel Messi announced he was staying at Barcelona. When Messi told the Spanish giants last week he wanted to quit the club, some back in his home town and at Newell's Old Boys, the club where he played junior football, allowed themselves to imagine the 33-year-old superstar returning home to play for his boyhood team.
Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina and UK agree on new stage of Humanitarian Plan to identify fallen combatants in the Falklands

UK and Argentina exchanged notes on Thursday in order to advance to a new stage in the Humanitarian Project Plan, which between 2017 and 2019 enabled the identification of 115 Argentine soldiers who died in the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict.
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.