Politics

Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 08:33 UTC
Trump hails trade agreements with Japan in agriculture and digital commerce

President Donald Trump on Monday hailed a banner day for American farmers, announcing two trade agreements with Japan that he said would deepen economic ties in agriculture and digital commerce.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Opinion Polls in Argentina indicate Fernandez will be the next president

Caution minded since Argentine public opinion polls were so far off the mark during the August Primary mandatory elections which triggered the current major political and financial upheaval in the country...
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Alberto Fernandez candidate stumbles in Salta province primary

The just over a million registered voters in the Argentine northern province of Salta, next to Bolivia, went to the polls on Sunday to choose candidates for the coming provincial election of governor, lawmakers and city councillors, to be held on 10 November.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Ecuador in turmoil: shopkeepers arrested for raising food prices while street clashes continue

Ecuadorean authorities began arresting shopkeepers for raising food prices as indigenous groups clashed with security forces on Sunday in the fourth day of protests against President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister and stability policies win election

Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists won a general election on Sunday after presiding over a period of solid economic growth following years of austerity, near total results showed. The Socialist Party (PS) took 37% of the vote, followed by the centre-right Social Democrats (PSD) with 28%, with 98% of constituencies counted, according to the interior ministry.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Pope Francis opens Amazon synod calling to listen the “cry of Mother Land” and condemning “destructive interests”

Pope Francis opened a synod Sunday to champion the Amazon's poverty-stricken and isolated indigenous communities by condemning the destructive “interests” he blamed for the fires that devastated the region.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Trump faces a second whistleblower, accusing him of alleged abuse of power

A second whistleblower has come forward, this one with first-hand information of the events that triggered an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power, the informant's lawyer said on Sunday.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:28 UTC
Barça withdraws medals awarded to Franco in 1951, 1971, and 1974

Barcelona's football club members have voted overwhelmingly to withdraw medals awarded to Francisco Franco, finally ending the much-maligned distinctions the Catalan club granted to Spain's dictator.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Johnson puts pressure on EU leaders and insists on no request delay for Brexit beyond October 31

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the European Union on Sunday he will not delay Brexit beyond Oct 31, underlining that his latest proposals are the last chance to reach a deal.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
“Be in no doubt - independence is coming,” thousands march in Edinburgh

Tens of thousands of Scottish independence supporters marched in Edinburgh on Saturday, as calls grow for a fresh vote on Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom with Brexit scheduled for within weeks.