Politics

Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
IMF chief calls for an all-out response to the coronavirus epidemic serious threat

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday called for an all-out, “no regrets” response to the new coronavirus epidemic which poses a “serious threat” to the global economy.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Maduro wants Venezuelan women to have six children to help the homeland grow

President Nicolás Maduro wants Venezuelan women to have many children as a way to boost the country, which has seen millions of people flee in recent years to escape its economic crisis. Maduro made the exhortation during a televised event on Tuesday evening for a government program promoting various birth methods.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Frustrating Brazilian economic growth in 2019: less than half the forecast at the start of the year

Brazil’s economy expanded by 1.1% in 2019, marking a third straight year of frustrating activity following a massive recession, according to data released on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Brazil and Argentina disputing the presidency of the Inter American Development Bank

Brazil plans to push for its own candidate to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, vying with Argentina for the regional lender’s top job, as President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to capitalize on the political alliance with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Nestlé pledges to plant 3 million tress in Mexico and Brazil in the next 18 months

Nestle SA is launching a reforestation project to plant at least 3 million trees in Mexico and Brazil in the next year and a half as the Swiss food group strives for carbon neutrality by 2050.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Boris Johnson clashes with the civil service in defending the Interior minister

Three months after his triumphant re-election, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to save one of his top ministers from a bullying scandal that has exposed tensions at the heart of his government.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
US Congress farm lobby warns Trump on “mini-trade deals” that do not include agriculture

The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Covid-19 deaths in US reach 11; California declares emergency and Congress agrees on US$ 8bn to fight the disease

The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Billionaire Bloomberg steps down and endorses Joe Biden in Democrat primaries

Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his US presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose campaign for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:28 UTC
Brazil's newly appointed Culture Secretary sacks six top officials

Seeking to clean up an office embroiled in scandal, Brazil's new culture secretary started her tenure Wednesday by firing six top officials, including one who said rock music pushes people toward Satanism.