Politics

Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil Supreme Court authorizes investigation of President Bolsonaro for alleged interference with the federal police

A Supreme Court judge authorized an investigation of allegations that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tried to interfere in the work of the country’s federal police force for political motives, the top court said on its website.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Argentina's debt restructure haircut proposal “is not enough” and will have to be revisited, says ex IMF economist

Argentina’s latest effort to restructure its overseas debt probably won’t be its last, according to ex IMF advisor and Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart, who has sounded alarms overcoming emerging markets crises in Venezuela and Turkey.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard chases Chinese jigger operating in the country's EEZ

The Argentine Coast Guard was finally unable to arrest a Chinese jigger operating in the country's EEZ, which managed to escape into international waters, the so-called mile 201. According to the force's report, the patrol vessel GC-27 “Prefecto Fique”, early Tuesday detected and pursued the jigger Lu Rond Yuan Yu 668, some 390 kilometers offshore Puerto Madryn.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Top Democrats Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi endorse Biden's White House bid

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden's White House bid on Tuesday (Apr 28), saying he is the type of “leader” the United States needs during the current coronavirus crisis.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:49 UTC
Bolsonaro confirms appointment of a close family friend as Brazil's top cop

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday named a family friend to head the federal police, days after his justice minister quit, and accused the president of meddling in law enforcement for political motives.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Millions of Americans have been unable to register for unemployment benefits

Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the U.S. economy entered a free fall, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Spain relaxes lockdown: professional athletes can begin to train next Monday

Spain's professional footballers can start training again from next week, the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said on Tuesday as he announced plans to relax the country’s COVID-19 lockdown and bring the country back to normality by the end of June.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Trump again blames China for the pandemic, and is thinking “in ways to hold Beijing accountable”

US President Donald Trump said that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting “serious investigations” into what happened.
Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Good news from Italy: the Genoa bridge which collapsed killing 43 people has been rebuilt as a renewal symbol

The final section of a new bridge in Genoa, built after a deadly 2018 motorway collapse, was slotted into place on Tuesday, providing a much-needed symbol of renewal for coronavirus-hit Italy.
Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Pandemic: Argentine armed forces major deployment since the Malvinas war

The combat to contain coronavirus has been the major deployment of the Argentine armed forces in democracy, some 22.000 staff are out on the field throughout the country, said Defense minister Agustín Rossi, and to be more precise, “the largest deployment since the Malvinas war, and it has been done following the existing legal framework”.