Politics

Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:27 UTC
Foreign companies in Brazil becoming impatient with the government of Bolsonaro

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche said this week it will stop producing medicines at its Rio de Janeiro unit in Brazil, a new blow to a country whose economy appears to be in its most sluggish decade in 120 years. Roche said the move will take place within the next five years because that factory is not financially sustainable.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Following Parliament Brexit deadlock, Mrs. May deal is back for a third attempt

Efforts to persuade MPs to back Theresa May's Brexit deal will continue on Thursday, a day after she promised to quit as PM if it was approved. Her pledge brought some on-side, such as ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Chilean Catholic Church must pay compensation to three victims of sex abuse

A Chilean appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Catholic Church should pay compensation to three victims in a sex abuse case involving former Santiago parish priest Fernando Karadima, a decision that could open the floodgates to similar lawsuits.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:11 UTC
Uruguay supports China's candidate as next FAO Director General

Uruguay formally announced it will support China's Agriculture and Rural Affairs deputy minister as the next Director-General of FAO to be elected June 2019. The official statement was made by Uruguay's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa during a meeting with China's Deputy Prime Minister Hu Chunhua in Montevideo.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Guaidó calls on supporters to protest blackouts and prepare for a major Freedom March

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó has called on his supporters to take to the streets in protest at nationwide power cuts. He also told followers to prepare for a final push to try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
UN security Council denounces US decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights

The United States was isolated at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as the other countries on the council opposed the move.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
OAS approves “Humanitarian Assistance in Venezuela”; Uruguay votes against

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved on Wednesday the resolution “Humanitarian Assistance in Venezuela” encouraging member states, permanent observers, and the competent international organizations “to continue providing support and implementing measures to address the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.”
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
Trump calls on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela; Guaido's wife meets Trump and Pence at White House

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to make that happen. The arrival of two Russian air force planes outside Caracas on Saturday believed to be carrying nearly 100 Russian special forces and cyber-security personnel has escalated the political crisis in Venezuela.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 07:15 UTC
Argentine court demands Florencia Kirchner's medical report; she is in Cuba allegedly suffering PTSD

Former president Cristina Fernandez daughter, Florencia Kirchner will return to Argentina once she has received her medical release and is capable of taking a plane, said the family's lawyer Carlos Beraldi.
Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Argentine financial markets jittery over October elections uncertainty

Investors in Argentina are starting to get the jitters. The gap in yield between local and U.S.-issued bonds has roughly doubled in the last month in the face of stubborn inflation and mounting peso outflows, heaping pressure on President Mauricio Macri ahead of elections later in the year.