Politics

Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 15:14 UTC
Finland's UPM will construct a second 2.1 million ton pulp mill in Uruguay

Finland's UPM on Tuesday made the investment decision to construct a 2,1 million ton eucalyptus pulp mill near Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 14:38 UTC
Royal Navy too small to play a role on the international stage, Minister Ellwood

Tobias Ellwood, United Kingdom defense Minister, said that the Royal Navy is too small to continue to play a role on the international stage. Speaking to Sky News Mr Elllwood denied that the UK had “taken its eye off the ball” and said with UK vessels going through 100 nautical miles of waterway every day it is “impossible to simply escort each individual vessel”.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
All ready for Boris Johnson to attempt to overcome the Brexit hurdle

Ballots closed in the race to become Britain's next prime minister on Monday, with the favorite Boris Johnson facing more defections by ministers over his Brexit plan. The country's new leader will take the reins this week and have just three months to attempt to resolve a three-year Brexit crisis that could damage economies on both sides of the Channel and determine the fate of generations of Britons.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Caracas and other regions of Venezuela hit by a massive power blackout

Caracas and other parts of crisis-wracked Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut on Monday foreign journalists and internet users said. The lights went out in most of Caracas at 4.41pm (2041 GMT) while people in other parts of the country took to social media to report the power had gone out there too.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
“Seabed Constructor” which discovered the ARA San Juan has located a French sub lost near Toulon in 1968

A French submarine that went missing in the western Mediterranean in 1968 has been located during a search mission, officials said on Monday, ending a 51-year wait for families of the deceased who continue to seek answers to the naval disaster.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:40 UTC
UK pound down on fears of Johnson PM and a no deal exit from the EU

Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks on Tuesday, while the pound sagged as Britain braced for a new prime minister who could pave the way for a no-deal exit from the European Union.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Trump and Congress agree to suspend the debt limit until after the 2020 election

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a “compromise” bipartisan budget agreement has been reached that will boost federal spending by US$320 billion and suspend the debt limit beyond the next presidential election.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Expelled German ambassador back in Caracas; Germany continues to recognize Guaidó

Germany's ambassador to Venezuela has returned after being expelled by President Nicolas Maduro's government in March over Berlin's backing of opposition leader Juan Guaido's claim to the presidency, the German embassy said on Monday.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Ebola experimental vaccines trigger cabinet dispute in Congo

 Congo's health minister, Oly Ilunga, resigned on Monday in protest at the presidency's announcement last week that it was stripping his team of control over the response to the Ebola outbreak.
Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bolsonaro again criticizes the state agency monitoring the Amazon forest

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro again criticized a state agency that monitors the Amazon, saying on Sunday that its latest report on increased deforestation damages Brazil’s reputation amid what he says is an “environmental psychosis” overseas about environmental protection in South America’s biggest nation.