Politics

Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Cristina Kirchner leads call to free ex Brazil president Lula da Silva

Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernandez and running-mate Cristina Kirchner led calls by dozens of Argentine personalities on Tuesday to free Brazil's jailed leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Human rights activists, lawmakers, trade unionists, artists and scientists signed a petition published in the left-leaning Pagina 12 daily.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Deforestation: Brazil Amazon states want to deal directly with Norway and Germany

Brazilian states containing the country’s Amazon rainforest said they want to negotiate directly with European nations who fund projects to curb deforestation after changes proposed by the federal government led Norway and Germany to suspend donations.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:48 UTC
The word that begins with “R” that scares Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that recession - a potentially dangerous blow to his re-election next year - is not in the cards. But he indicated he's preparing just in case.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:24 UTC
China hopes to welcome the US at the climate change UN summit in Chile

China hopes to welcome the United States “back to the negotiating table” to discuss global efforts to limit climate change at a United Nations summit to be hosted by Chile in December, its top climate change envoy said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Spain closer to having to call another election in September

Spain's Socialist party rejected a re-worked offer on Tuesday to form a coalition government with the far-left Unidas Podemos that could have mapped a way out of a four-month political hiatus that began with an inconclusive national election.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Argentina’s Economic Crisis: Who to blame?

Argentines remember the role the IMF played in the last depression. They also remember the improvement in their lives under Kirchnerism. The following was published by The New York Times.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 18:58 UTC
Uruguayan Conservative Party integrates neo-Nazi member

The political party of the former commander in chief of the National Army and candidate for president of Uruguay, Guido Manini Ríos, faces for the second time in a month an internal resolution on a member with a neo-Nazi past.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 18:23 UTC
US extends reprieve, allows Huawei to buy US components

The United States will extend a reprieve that permits China’s Huawei Technologies to buy components from US companies to supply existing customers, the Commerce Department said on Monday, but it also moved to add more than 40 of Huawei’s units to its economic blacklist.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 18:14 UTC
Pope Francis expected to make an official visit to Thailand in November

Pope Francis is expected to make an official trip to Thailand in November ahead of an already announced visit to Japan, becoming the first pontiff in nearly four decades to go to either country, Vatican sources say. The three sources said the trip would be announced soon.
Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 17:20 UTC
Spanish actor Bardem calls for a world accord to protect the oceans

Spanish actor Javier Bardem on Monday defended the need for a world pact to protect the oceans, just as the third round of negotiations on the subject is kicking off at the United Nations, where he is participating as an ambassador for Greenpeace.