Politics

Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Brazilian markets reopen to a shock and the Real weakens to a new low

Brazil's Real touched a record low on Wednesday as traders returned from the Carnival holiday only to be alarmed by concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus after Sao Paulo confirmed its first case. The Real weakened 1.1% to 4.4470 against the dollar, as it led declines among other Latin American currencies.
Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
The Challenges of Argentina’s Debt Renegotiation

By Jose Antonio Ocampo (*) – By affirming that Argentina's public-sector debt is unsustainable, the International Monetary Fund has taken a critical step toward resolving the country's long-running crisis. Moving forward, one hopes that the Fund will realize its own role in the latest crisis and follow its own advice on when to pursue capital-market liberalization.
Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
UN: A third of Venezuelans with no access to minimum nutrition requirements

About 9.3 million Venezuelans don’t have access to enough food to meet minimum nutrition requirements, according to a study from the United Nations.
Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Argentine farmers with a “deep sense of deception”, ahead of grains export tariffs

Argentina's Ministry of Agriculture suspended on Wednesday the registration of agricultural exports until further notice, it said in a statement, a move that traders said likely foreshadowed a steep increase in grains export tariffs.
Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 07:01 UTC
UNWTO & WHO: Joint Statement on Tourism and Coronavirus COVID-19

As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding the travel and tourism sectors’ response to COVID-19.
Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:53 UTC
The world “simply not ready” to contain Covid-19, WHO's head of experts mission to China

The coronavirus epidemic caused more death and disruption on Tuesday spreading to new countries as a top health official warned the world was “simply not ready” to contain it. Even as the number of fresh cases declines at the epicenter of the disease in China, there has been a sudden increase in parts of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina Forensic Anthropology Team nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, EAAF, a non-profit scientific NGO, was nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its investigative work into human rights violations in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Five Latin American countries planning to issue green bonds

At least five Latin American governments and several companies are considering debt sales to fund environmentally friendly projects in what is expected to be the region’s most active year for the issuance of so-called green bonds since 2017.
Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:43 UTC
British politicians blind eye on decades of children sexual abuse, shows independent inquiry

British politicians turned a blind eye to the sexual abuse of children and actively covered up allegations over decades, an independent inquiry into historical sex offences in Westminster found on Tuesday. The inquiry did not find evidence of an organised paedophile network in its examination of the period, covering the 1960s through until the 1990s.
Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:42 UTC
Argentina implements additional controls for Covid-19 at Ezeiza airport

The Argentine government has started to implement additional controls to identify potential cases of coronavirus in flights from Italy, where the number of Covid-19 infections keeps increasing. Additionally, the first case confirmed in South America has been a Brazilian businessman who for work reasons visited the north of Italy.