Politics

Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Brazilian minister iterates that Brigitte Macron is in effect “truly ugly”

A Brazilian government minister said French first lady Brigitte Macron was “truly ugly” on Thursday, only days after the country's president appeared to endorse an attack on her appearance. Brazil's economy minister Paulo Guedes said he agreed with President Jair Bolsonaro's comments about Macron's looks.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Fed estimates US/China trade war could cost US$ 850bn in lost global trade

Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration's escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as US$850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 08:56 UTC
During Ivanka Trump's visit to Argentina, US announces US$ 400 million investment

The United States has approved a US$400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the country on a wider tour of the region.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
A “sheared” Johnson campaigns in Scotland; Monday he will insist again with a snap election

Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Friday in campaign mode despite failing to call an early election after MPs this week thwarted his hardline Brexit strategy.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine markets rebound, despite thousands of protestors in the streets

Argentine markets held steady on Wednesday, even as thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri and a darkening economic outlook in the recession-hit South American country.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Bolsonaro accused Bachelet of meddling in Brazil´s affairs for condemning police violence

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused Chile's former leader Michelle Bachelet, now the United Nations human rights chief, of meddling in his country's affairs after she criticized a rise in police violence and an erosion of democracy.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Cristina Fernandez under fire from Zion organization for comments on “oranges from Israel”

Former president of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has come under fire from Argentina’s Jewish community after referring to fruit imports from Israel.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Bolivia admits forest fires has destroyed 1.7 million hectares

Wildfires raging in Bolivia's forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares, officials said on Wednesday, amid a US$11 million effort by the government to contain them.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
PM Johnson defeated: parliament reject early election and insist on delaying Brexit to January

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government was left in limbo on Wednesday after MPs voted to derail his Brexit plan and rejected his call for an early election to break the political deadlock.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil soybean sales to China in August down 40% year on year

Brazil shipped 4.1 million tons of soybeans to China in August, down 40% year on year, according to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of Brazil, or Secex. Though Secex didn’t provide any reason for the sharp drop, but trade sources cited rising competition from Argentina and African swine fever among the reasons for the decline.