Politics

Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
UK announces a £30 billion package to save jobs and help the young into work

The UK government on Wednesday unveiled a package worth £30 billion (US$37 billion, €33 billion) to save jobs and help the young into work to kick-start the coronavirus-hit economy.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
Harvard and MIT challenge in court Trump's administration limiting of foreign students visas

US leading universities Harvard and MIT asked a court on Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump's administration threatening the visas of foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Facebook suspends network of political messages from staff at Bolsonaro and his two sons' offices

Facebook on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political messages online by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his sons.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Surprise, surprise, Mexicans favor closer ties with United States

More Mexicans have warmed to the idea of closer ties with the United States just as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lines up his first meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump, a poll showed on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Hate speech: Germany insists in regulating online social networks, despite Facebook's promises

Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 07:49 UTC
Can Brexit Britain keep its word to three million Hong Kongers

By Gwynne Dyer – ”We will grant British National Overseas (BNOs) five years' limited leave to remain (in the United Kingdom), with the right to work or study,“ British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the U.K. parliament on July 1. ”After five years, they will be able to apply for settled status. After a further twelve months with settled status, they will be able to apply for citizenship.”
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 08:38 UTC
IMF praises Argentina's latest debt offer to creditors

A spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that Argentina’s latest debt offer to its creditors is “an important step” in the restructuring process.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Bolsonaro catches the “little flu” and admits taking hydroxychloroquine

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 06:49 UTC
StopHateForProfit coalition will continue Facebook ad boycott: no agreement with Zuckerberg

Organizers of the Facebook ad boycott vowed on Tuesday to continue their campaign, saying the social network's top executives had failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 06:35 UTC
Britain prepared to leave the EU in terms similar to Australia, Johnson tells Merkel

Britain is prepared to leave the European Union on the same terms as Australia has with the bloc if it cannot agree on a future trading deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Germany's Angela Merkel in a telephone call on Tuesday.