Politics

Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:04 UTC
New version of Nisman's death supplied by ex Mossad agent directly involves Cristina Fernandez

Israel’s Mossad provided the intelligence information that enabled Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman to prove that Iran orchestrated the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires, in which 85 people were killed, an Israeli TV documentary claimed.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 13:51 UTC
Argentine and bond holders negotiations extended to at least 19 June

Argentine bonds rose on Friday as the government said that negotiations with creditors to restructure around US$ 65 billion in sovereign debt would continue into next week and that a deadline for reaching a deal would be pushed back to at least June 19.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:58 UTC
Churchill statue in central London boarded to protect it from demonstrators

$The World War Two leader's statue was sprayed with graffiti declaring Churchill a racist during a fractious end to a mostly peaceful demonstration on Sunday$

A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opposite parliament and the Cenotaph war memorial in central London were boarded up on Friday for protection, with three days of demonstrations are set to take place in the English capital.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:44 UTC
The wife of Chinese “rumor mongering” doctor who first warned about Covid-19, gave birth to a boy

The widow of Chinese doctor and coronavirus whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang gave birth to their son on Friday, about four months after his demise, local media reported.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Brazil excludes complaints of police violence from its annual human rights report

Brazil has excluded complaints of police violence from an annual human rights report, sparking allegations on Friday of a cover-up amid global outrage over racial injustice and the use of excessive force by law enforcement.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:07 UTC
German health minister demands a more independent Europe for medical supplies

Europe needs to become more independent in supplying itself with face masks and certain medicines as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Chile's metropolitan region overwhelmed by the pandemic; half the country in strict confinement

Chile registered its worst daily figures for coronavirus fatalities on Friday, with 222 deaths and more than 6,700 new infections in the previous 24-hours, authorities said.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
Mnuchin says US economy can't shut down again: “shutting the economy creates more damage”

The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, adding that more than US$1 trillion in rescue funds will flow into the economy over the next month.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:14 UTC
Facebook employee who challenged Zuckerberg's silence towards inflammatory posts from Trump was fired

A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month said on Friday that the social media company had fired him.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Trump says he will “go on and do other things”, if he does not win reelection

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House.