Politics

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:23 UTC

  China increases protection of the pangolin to the same level as royal pandas

  

  Wildlife activists on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to remove pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, as Beijing steps up protection of the heavily-trafficked endangered mammal.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:08 UTC

  Argentine president and agro-exporter Vicentin CEO scheduled to meet on Thursday

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez will receive this Thursday the board members of one of the country's largest agro-exporter groups, Vicentín, following the government's decision to intervene the company, a controversial measure that triggered an immediate reaction from congressional opposition and public opinion.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:52 UTC

  EU accuses Russia and China of “unprecedented” Coronavirus “infodemic”

  

  China and Russia were blamed for spewing out false and misleading online information about Covid-19 in a European Union report that seeks to stem the “unprecedented” spread of fake news amid the pandemic.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:47 UTC

  Brazil resumed publishing the country's total death toll from Covid-19

  

  Brazil's government resumed publishing the country's total death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after facing accusations of trying to hide the magnitude of its raging health crisis.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:22 UTC

  Impeachment proceedings against Rio do Janeiro Governor for allegedly funds' embezzlement

  

  The Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Wednesday to open impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel over accusations he embezzled funds for fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Zoom admits to have yielded to Beijing on the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

  

  Zoom said on Wednesday that it had temporarily closed a US account of activists who met to mark the anniversary of China's crackdown in Tiananmen Square, raising alarm over free speech on the fast-growing video-meeting service.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  House speaker calls for removal of Confederate statues from the US Capitol

  

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:13 UTC

  Flash flood of shoppers in Sao Paulo despite record number of Covid 19 deaths

  

  Brazil's most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Falklands: Three Argentine bills to reaffirm rights over the South Atlantic Islands

  

  Three bills referred to Argentina's sovereignty claim over South Atlantic islands and adjoining maritime spaces will be sent to Congress, announced president Alberto Fernández on Wednesday from the official Olivos residency next to foreign minister Felipe Solá, according to an official release.

• Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:10 UTC

  Falklands 2020/21 budget reflects stability and continuity: no rises in fees or charges

  

  Stability and continuity are at the heart of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2020/21. The Budget recognises these two themes are essential in the time of uncertainty stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic.