Politics

Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bolivia votes on Sunday, but Morales 13-year in office seems to have lost its magic

Bolivia's Evo Morales will seek a controversial fourth term as president on Sunday when voters head to the polls in what is expected to be a tight race for the once-popular left-wing leader. Morales is already the longest-serving president in Bolivian history, having been at the helm for 13 years, and its first indigenous president.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina awards hydrocarbons exploration licenses in the West Malvinas basin

The Argentine government awarded ENI Argentina Exploración y Explotación; Tecpetrol, and MEMPLO, a subsidiary from Japan's Mitsui hydrocarbons licenses to explore an offshore area. MLO/124 in the so-called West Malvinas basin.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Santiago on fire and with no transport and Piñera in a family party at a pizza parlor

The Chilean government established on Friday night a state of national emergency in the capital Santiago and surrounding areas following extensive arson, rioting and looting in the city by students protesting transport fares, particularly subway fares, which are considered among the most expensive in the region.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Honduras president brother convicted in New York for drug trafficking

A New York court convicted the Honduran president's brother of drug trafficking Friday, a verdict immediately rejected by the Central American leader as opponents called for his resignation.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Who runs the country? Drug cartels outshoot Mexican military who back down on presidential orders

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador struggled on Friday to explain his government's capitulation to organized crime after Mexican authorities buckled in the face of an armed campaign of terror and released drug kingpin Ovidio Guzmán López just hours after capturing him.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Scottish First Minister believes Labour MPs will help pass Boris Johnson's Brexit bill

Nicola Sturgeon has warned Labour MPs that it would be the “end” for the party in Scotland if they help pass Boris Johnson's Brexit bill. Scotland's first minister was speaking ahead of a special Saturday sitting of Parliament - the first in 37 years.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 11:08 UTC
Alliance re-elected in Gibraltar

The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and Liberal Party alliance, led by Fabian Picardo, has been elected for a third term of office.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:59 UTC
UK assurances to the Falklands in the event of a “no deal” Brexit

In the event of a 'no deal' Brexit the UK Government assures it will, “seek to negotiate the best possible access to the EU market for Falklands fish and meat products as part of the future relationship with the EU.”
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:58 UTC
Johnson strikes a deal with EU, but he still has to convince a reluctant Parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this Friday seek to sell his Brexit deal to skeptical MPs, as he returns home fresh from an EU victory but risking defeat in parliament. Johnson pulled off a major coup in agreeing a new divorce deal with the European Union leader, paving the way for him to deliver his promise to leave the bloc on Oct 31.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:56 UTC
Argentina's opposition confirms and displays a unified front in a massive rally

With less than ten days for the Argentine presidential election, the catch-all Peronist movement that has dominated the country's political scene for decades managed a family picture with all groupings united in support of the presidential ticket headed by Alberto Fernandez and ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.