Politics

Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:59 UTC
British passports will return to dark blue color. although the new document will be made in the EU

Britain will start re-introducing traditional blue passports next month, the interior ministry said on Saturday, replacing the burgundy European Union documents that have been in use since 1988.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:38 UTC
Petrobras workers end three weeks strike, after arbitration call by labor court

Workers at Brazil’s state-owned oil giant Petrobras have ended a strike of nearly three weeks that left the firm scrambling to avoid a drop in production, labor unions said last Friday. Around 21,000 workers — a third of the total workforce — joined the mass walk-out at the start of the month.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:30 UTC
US Treasury Secretary welcomes Argentina's talks with IMF on Article IV

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday welcomed Argentina's talks with the International Monetary Fund after the heavily indebted country said it would launch consultations, starting Monday, that could lead to a new funding program.
Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:17 UTC
Falkland Islands, part of the largest Catholic ecclesiastic jurisdiction

The Catholic Church in the British Overseas Territories of the southern Atlantic Ocean is governed by two ecclesiastical jurisdictions: the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands and the Ecclesial Mission sui iuris of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Both of these are directly responsible to the Holy See.
Sunday, February 23rd 2020 - 05:29 UTC
Argentina manages a US$ 1.02bn trade surplus in January

Argentina's economic activity expanded in December as retail sales and manufacturing advanced, while the country posted a trade surplus in January that almost tripled the surplus the same month a year earlier.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 11:19 UTC
Guaidó calls for a new round of massive protests against the Maduro regime

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday called a demonstration in a bid to reignite the protest movement he hopes will force President Nicolas Maduro from office.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Could China end going to the rescue of crisis-prone Argentina?

Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default, prompting some analysts to speculate whether the crisis-prone South American country might be tempted to accept funding from China.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:08 UTC
Argentina economy shrinks two years running, 2.1% in 2019 after 2.5% in 2018

Recession-hit Argentina's economy shrank by 2.1% in 2019, the state statistics institute said on Friday. The institute said the economy contracted by 0.3% in December compared to the same period in 2018.
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:02 UTC
Bolsonaro wants electric carmaker Telsa to open a factory in Brazil

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he would try to convince electric carmaker Tesla to open a factory in Brazil when he heads to the United States next month. Bolsonaro, who will visit Miami and Dallas on March 9 and 10, said on Twitter that “our extensive agenda will include the possibility of bringing Tesla to Brazil.”
Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Peruvians demonstrate in support of bull and cock fighting

Around 10,000 people demonstrated in support of bull and cock fighting in Lima on Friday ahead of a Supreme Court decision on their future.