Politics

Thursday, November 28th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Brazil nominates career diplomat to be ambassador in US; Bolsonaro's son wish over

Brazil’s government on Tuesday sent to the Senate the nomination of career-diplomat Nestor Forster to be ambassador to the United States, ending a saga in which President Jair Bolsonaro tried to nominate his own son for the role.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Alberto Fernandez renounces to IMF loan: “I want to stop asking for money”

Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday he would renounce the remaining US$11 billion tranches of the country's International Monetary Fund loan as soon as he takes office next month.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil: Investigation into one of Bolsonaro's sons using public funds to hire “ghost staff”

Brazilian prosecutors have started a new investigation into the eldest son of President Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he embezzled public money by hiring “ghost employees”, officials said.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Brazilian police arrest volunteer firefighters; civic leaders claim it's a campaign to blame NGOs for Amazon fires

Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested four volunteer firefighters accused of intentionally setting fires in the Amazon rainforest, but civic leaders said the arrests amounted to government harassment of environmental groups.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Furious ladies take to the streets of Mexico City on the Day to Eliminate Violence against Women

Demonstrators smashed windows, spray-painted monuments and clashed with riot police on Monday on Mexico City's main avenue to protest Mexican authorities' failure to stop a spiral of violence against women.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
One Ocean Expeditions cancels fourth voyage, an 11-day Falklands itinerary scheduled for December

One Ocean Expeditions, the beleaguered arctic operator that has been cancelling itineraries as it goes through a “difficult period of restructuring,” has canceled a fourth voyage, according to travel agency Swoop Antarctica.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Bolivia names its first ambassador to United States in eleven years

Bolivia appointed its first ambassador to the United States in 11 years on Tuesday, officials said, as the interim government resets the country's foreign policy after the departure of Evo Morales.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Death rate increase among working age Americans: stress, health care costs...?

After rising for decades, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased for three straight years, driven by higher rates of death among middle-aged Americans, a new study suggests.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Boris Johnson is “dangerous and unfit for office”, claims Scottish leader Sturgeon calling for a vote to “escape Brexit”

Scotland's leader Nicola Sturgeon is to accuse Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being “dangerous and unfit for office” as she launches the SNP's election manifesto. The SNP leader will say that a vote for her party on 12 December will be a vote to “escape Brexit and put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands”.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Falklands to invest £2.5 million in upgrading jetties and ramps in fifteen islands

The Falkland Islands government has announced a three-year program to repair and upgrade jetties and ramps in fifteen locations. The program was approved by the Islands' Executive Council which is estimated to have a cost of £2.5 million.