Politics

Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Chinese and foreign companies will be delisted from Wall Street if they don't comply with US accounting standards

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said companies from China and other countries that do not comply with accounting standards will be delisted from US stock exchanges as of the end of 2021.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Bolivia's military and police called on political leaders to dialogue and lift blockades

Bolivia's top military and police chiefs on Monday called on political leaders to hold a dialogue to ease tensions and lift a week-long blockade over postponed elections.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 18:03 UTC
Falklands elected government rejects point blank Argentina's threatening and bullying tactics

The Falkland Islands elected Government on Monday publicly expressed its disappointment with the Argentine government regarding its determined intent to escalate their sovereignty claim over the Islands and continue harassing the people of the Falklands. In response to that attitude Gilbert House, seat of the government elected by the people of the Falklands, in democratic elections, has made the following release:
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:34 UTC
Falklands' Maritime Authority to sit under emergency services

The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority has been placed under Emergency Services by the Executive Council. Lawmaker MLA Mark Pollard said in a press release that the move aimed to “address the current possibility of there being a conflict of interest between the collecting of fees for fishing licenses and the responsibility to regulate all vessels including the fishing fleet.”
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:27 UTC
Protestors in several cities call for an end to the Spanish monarchy

Protesters on Sunday called for an end to the Spanish monarchy after the sudden departure of the former king Juan Carlos from the country this week amid a corruption scandal. Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son Felipe, abruptly announced his decision to leave on Monday but there has been no official confirmation of where he went, setting off an international guessing game.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
Britain gets tougher on “boat people” crossing the Channel

Britain appointed a commander on Sunday to lead its response to illegal small boat crossings across the Channel and said it was exploring tougher action after a spate of migrant arrivals.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
US cabinet minister visits Taiwan; Beijing furious condemns the trip

A US cabinet member was due to meet Taiwan's leader this Monday during the highest-level visit from the United States since it switched diplomatic recognition from the island to China in 1979, a trip that Beijing has condemned.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
Beirut port explosion left a 43-meter deep crater; angry protests against the political class

The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut's port, devastating large parts of the Lebanese capital and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater, a security official said on Sunday.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC
Covid-19 daily death count controversy in the UK

The UK's official COVID-19 daily death count could be scrapped following an investigation into Public Health England's method of counting the toll, The Telegraph newspaper reported.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:02 UTC
A Spanish bishop fervent defender of Amazon indigenous peoples dies 92 in Brazil

The Spanish bishop Pedro Casaldaliga, a fervent defender of the indigenous people of the Amazon, died Saturday at the age of 92 in Brazil, where he had been living since 1968, his office said.