Politics

Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Tough anti-corruption magistrate becomes Brazil's Chief Justice: possible clashes with the Bolsonaro family

Luiz Fux assumed as chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court this week as the institution nears crucial rulings involving President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters and his eldest son. A top court justice since 2011, Fux is known for his tough stance against crime and his support of Operation Carwash, an investigation that has ensnared dozens of powerful businessmen and politicians over the past six years.
Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 10:29 UTC
Brazil's services activity in July rises but still 11,9% down from a year ago

Services activity in Brazil rose in July for a second straight month, figures showed on Friday, but the pace of growth was slower than forecast, suggesting the economy's rebound from the worst of the COVID-19 may not be quite so entrenched.
Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 10:14 UTC
Deaths and rioting: Colombian defense minister apologizes for police brutality that triggered Bogotá protests

Colombia's defense minister apologized on Friday on behalf of the national police for an incident of police brutality that sparked two nights of protests that rocked parts of the capital Bogota and satellite city Soacha, leaving 11 dead and hundreds injured.
Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 10:11 UTC
Maduro claims special forces captured a “US Spy” next to an oil refining complex

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that a “US spy” was captured near an oil refining complex in the northwest of the country, which is going through a severe fuel shortage crisis.
Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
US Cruise line CEOs meet in Miami to demand an immediate return to service

United States Cruise line CEOs aggressively called for a smart return to service during a meeting of the Miami-Dade County Tourism and the Ports Committee on Thursday morning.
Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 09:03 UTC
UK/Japan trade deal, first of post-Brexit, hailed as “a historic moment”

The United Kingdom and Japan on Friday agreed in principle to a trade deal, in a move that sees the U.K. strike its first major agreement post-Brexit. The announcement, which the U.K. hailed as a “historic moment,” comes as Britain struggles to secure an agreement with its closest trading partners in the European Union.
Friday, September 11th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Brazilian prosecution investigating Petrobras forex transactions between 2008 and 2011

Brazil’s federal police were serving 25 search warrants as part of an investigation regarding foreign-exchange transactions done by oil company Petrobras between 2008 and 2011, according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Thursday.
Friday, September 11th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands fishing industry disappointed with Islands' management of Brexit issues

Falklands' fisheries company Fortuna Ltd’s Stuart Wallace said at a meeting of Fisheries Committee last week that he was “disappointed” with the level of engagement about Brexit between FIG and the fishing industry.
Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:42 UTC
Falklands 14-day quarantine will remain confirms Chief Medical Officer

The Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Beccy Edwards said this week that “we are still in the foothills of the global curve” of Covid-19, as Falkland Islands Government, FIG, confirmed that they will not yet be reducing the 14-day quarantine requirements.
Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Peruvian opposition want to sack the economy minister in the midst of the country's worst plunge

Peruvian opposition lawmakers filed a censure motion to oust the government’s economy minister, underscoring political tensions as the country rides out its deepest economic plunge in decades due to the coronavirus pandemic.