Politics

Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Venezuela and Cuba make a display of unity with Cabello's visit to Havana

Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello met with Cuban government officials on Friday during a trip to Havana in a show of unity even as Cuba is being courted to help resolve the political crisis facing its ally.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:01 UTC
Venezuelan oppostion has no plans for a new round of talks in Norway, says Guaido

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday that the opposition does not currently plan to join a new round of talks in Norway with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro, after mediation efforts collapsed last month without a deal.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:55 UTC
Johnson wins lawsuit brought by Remain campaigners: Judges agree it was politically motivated

Former foreign minister Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister, on Friday won his bid to block a lawsuit accusing him of knowingly lying during the Brexit referendum campaign. The decision removes a hurdle for Johnson in his leadership bid, with his lawyers persuading a London court that the private prosecution was “politically motivated and vexatious”.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:53 UTC
US economy creates less jobs than forecasted in May; unemployment remains at its lowest in 50 years

 The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected last month and wages also rose less than forecast. Some 75,000 jobs were created in May rather than the 185,000 expected by analysts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:49 UTC
Brazilian military do not exclude having 5G mobile Huawei technology

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Friday told journalists that the government will not exclude Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co from operating a fifth-generation (5G) mobile telecoms network in Latin America's largest economy.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:46 UTC
Ecuador denies extradition of US citizen charged with trying to defraud Facebook's Zuckenberg

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno has blocked the extradition to the United States of a New York man charged with trying to defraud Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg, according to a document obtained by Reuters.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:40 UTC
Theresa May becomes acting PM; Tories'round of secret ballots to chose successor

Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit. May, who quietly tendered her resignation in a private letter to the party, will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but leaves Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union stalled.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:35 UTC
Trump suspends tariffs following Mexico's agreement on illegal immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has indefinitely suspended the threat of tariffs against Mexico after reaching “a signed agreement” on immigration.
Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bolsonaro and Macri announce the EU/Mercosur trade deal is “imminent”

The presidents of Argentina and Brazil said on Thursday that an agreement is imminent on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina's Mauricio Macri expressed confidence that the deal would soon be signed as they met in Buenos Aires for talks.
Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Falklands' delegation in UK meets oil representatives, trade partners, ministers and MPs

Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly along with the Chief Executive Barry Rowland visited the UK in mid-May to undertake a number of meetings with the oil industry, trade partners, Government officials, ministers, and parliamentarians.