Politics

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 18:23 UTC

  Guatemala/Belize dispute, a potential second front during the Falklands conflict?

  

  The Falklands War, a 10-week undeclared conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom, broke out in April 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic. However, it appears, the Argentine threat was not the only one that Downing Street had to counter at the time.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentines requesting food assistance jump to 11 million; government had estimated four million

  

  The Argentine government said on Tuesday that the number of people requesting food assistance has increased following the government lockdown to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving some unable to work.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  UN Guterres rates coronavirus pandemic the worst global crisis since WWII

  

  The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, expressing concern that it could trigger conflicts around the world.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  Trump calls on Florida to allow Zaandam to dock: “They are dying on the ship”

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard, urging the governor to drop his opposition.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexico on health emergency: fears the system could be overwhelmed by growing cases of coronavirus

  

  Mexico declared a health emergency on Monday and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the fast-spreading coronavirus after its number of cases surged past 1,000 and the death toll rose sharply.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Brazilian meat exports to China on hold because of coronavirus social distancing measures

  

  China has not approved any new Brazilian meat plants for export this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, an official at Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said, adding that all approvals were on hold until the crisis eases.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:35 UTC

  Crude oil benchmarks open April overshadowed by fears of global oversupply

  

  Crude oil benchmarks opened the month mixed on Wednesday, following their biggest-ever quarterly and monthly losses, overshadowed by fears of global oversupply as data showed a bigger-than-expected rise in inventories in the United States.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  “Corona is no joke”: several countries warn that April Fool's Day pranks will be punished with jail

  

  From Thailand to India, countries have told people not to make April Fools' Day pranks related to COVID-19, with some threatening jail time as they seek to prevent the spread of rumors which could put lives at risk. Tech giant Google, which is famous for its annual spoofs, has canceled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed about 40,000 people worldwide.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 12:58 UTC

  Foreign debt must wait: “the pandemic and Argentines' health are priorities”

  

  Honoring foreign debt will have to wait because given the coronavirus pandemic priority is now the health of the Argentines, said president Alberto Fernandez on Monday, adding he would not let local companies fire o declare workers redundant.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 12:45 UTC

  Argentina expected to make a symbolic US$ 225 million interest payment

  

  Argentina will layout “guideposts” this week for a restructuring of its nearly US$70 billion in foreign debt, but the country is not yet ready to make a formal proposal to creditors, according to political sources in Buenos Aires.