Politics

Friday, May 15th 2020 - 07:46 UTC
Trump mobilizing the military to distribute a coronavirus vaccine when available

President Donald Trump is mobilizing the U.S. military to distribute a novel coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available and will focus first on older Americans.
Friday, May 15th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
WTO chief to step down in September: plenty of time to agree on a successor next year

The World Trade Organization chief announced on Thursday he will step down on August 31, a year before his term ends, despite the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the global economy. Brazil's Roberto Azevedo said it had been a “personal decision” reached with his family, and stressed that he was not leaving to pursue “political opportunities”.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Chile orders total quarantine for Santiago's population following a virus peak of infections

Chile ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago's seven million people on Wednesday, after authorities reported a 60% spike in coronavirus infections in 24 hours, dealing a stunning blow to hopes the economy would soon reopen.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
World will have to learn to live with Covid-19, warns World Health Organization

The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the WHO said it may never be wiped out entirely.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Fewer remittances because of Covid-19 will hit hard Central and Latin America

Remittances—the money that immigrants working abroad send home to families on a regular basis—have become a major source of funding for developing countries. In 2019, total global remittances exceeded US$550 billion, putting them on a par with levels achieved by foreign direct investment.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
US blacklists Cuba for not cooperating on counterterrorism; Havana argues “we are victims of terrorism”

The United States said on Wednesday it had added Cuba to a blacklist of countries that do not fully cooperate on counterterrorism, denouncing the presence of Colombian leftist guerrillas.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Merkel frustrated with Russia's “outrages” spying attempts

German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced frustration on Wednesday that Russia was targeting her in hacking action, saying she had concrete proof of the “outrageous” spying attempts.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Chile requests IMF US$ 23,8 billion, under the Flexible Credit Line

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board met on Wednesday in an informal session to discuss a request from the Chilean authorities for a two-year arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) with the IMF in an amount equivalent to SDR 17.443 billion (about US$23.8 billion or 1,000 percent of quota).
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:11 UTC
US Senate limits internet surveillance tools under the national security umbrella

The US Senate narrowly blocked an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented law enforcement from collecting information on Americans' Internet habits without a warrant, as the Senate moved toward a reauthorization of divisive surveillance tools.
Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:08 UTC
Britain's economy shrank 2% in the first quarter and 5.8% in March

Britain's economy shrank 2% in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed on Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come.