Politics

Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 08:07 UTC
Johnson calls on Britons to behave on “Super Saturday” when pubs reopen

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge Britons to act responsibly when pubs reopen this weekend, warning that businesses, livelihoods and the future of the whole economy depend on it.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 07:51 UTC
Mayor coup by British police after cracking criminal world encryption EncroChat

British police said on Thursday they had carried out their biggest operation ever, arresting “iconic” figures and smashing thousands of conspiracies including murder plots after infiltrating a communications service used by criminals.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 11:59 UTC
Uruguay's foreign minister finally presents his resignation; Bustillo, currently ambassador in Spain, replaces Talvi

Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Ernesto Talvi, presented his definitive resignation on Wednesday, according to what he wrote on his Twitter account. In a letter addressed to President Luis Lacalle Pou that he published on the social network, Talvi explained that his intention was to remain in the Foreign Ministry until the end of the year, during the “pro tempore” presidency of Uruguay in Mercosur that the country assumes this week.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 11:26 UTC
Mexico overtakes Spain and now has the world's sixth deadliest Covid-19 outbreak

Mexico's Covid-19 deaths rose by 741 to reach 28,510, leading the country to overtake Spain and have the world's sixth deadliest outbreak, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday night.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 10:50 UTC
Britain will allow three million Hong Kong citizens to move to the UK

Boris Johnson's government will allow almost three million Hong Kong citizens to move to Britain, risking a further escalation of tensions with China after it enforced a sweeping security law on the former British colony
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 10:32 UTC
Johnson tells Israel that UK would not recognize any changes to the 1967 lines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Israel it should not go ahead with a plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, cautioning that London would not recognize any changes to the 1967 lines.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 10:13 UTC
Food delivery drivers take to the streets in Sao Paulo to protest working conditions

More than a thousand food delivery drivers on motorcycles gathered in São Paulo on Wednesday to protest their work conditions, set by Uber Technologies Inc and makers of other apps, as their services remain in high demand due to coronavirus lockdowns.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 09:25 UTC
New Zealand health minister loses his job given “unhelpful distractions”

New Zealand's health minister, David Clark, resigned on Thursday following recent slip-ups in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and personal mistakes.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Brazil restricts the entrance of foreigners for 30 days fearing the second wave of Covid-19 cases

Brazil's government will restrict the entrance of foreigners to the country for 30 days due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it said in a decree late on Tuesday in its official gazette.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Facebook 'hate speech' boycott: 400 brands stop advertising; civil rights groups insist in meeting Zuckerberg

Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook as of Thursday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site.