Politics

Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 09:06 UTC
Roger Waters meets Malvinas mothers at concert; Buenos Aires City will declare him Guest of Honor

Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters is currently on a tour of South America and this week was in Argentina for a first concert in La Plata, and on Thursday the City of Buenos Aires Legislative Council is scheduled to award him a Guest of Honor diploma.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 08:33 UTC
Brexit talks stalled: EU/UK November 17 summit moved to end of the month

Theresa May has told the British Cabinet that she will not agree a withdrawal deal with the EU “at any cost”. The Prime Minister said any agreement will be dependent on an “acceptable” framework for future relations in areas like trade and security, expected to be covered in a separate political declaration.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Macron calls on leaders for a “true European Army” to protect EU from China, Russia...and US

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Europeans cannot be protected without a “true, European army”, as he marks the centenary of the World War One Armistice.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 07:47 UTC
Trump calls for bipartisanship, but will fight back any “warlike posture”

Investigate me, and I'll investigate you — and the result will likely be gridlock. This is one of the messages US President Donald Trump delivered on Wednesday at a press conference just a few hours after the Democrats took over the US House of Representatives.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 07:24 UTC
US confirms “anti dumping” duties on Chinese aluminum products

The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday said it would impose final anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese common alloy aluminum sheet products of 96.3% to 176.2%. The decision marks the first time that final duties were issued in a trade remedy case initiated by the U.S. government since 1985.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 07:11 UTC
US to review antidumping duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina

The U.S. Commerce Department said it would begin a review of antidumping duties it placed last year on biodiesel imported from Argentina, the Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 06:55 UTC
Brazil future Justice minister Moro pledges to fight organized crime and corruption

The judge who is the most prominent face of Brazil's anti-corruption campaign denied that his appointment as justice minister was a reward for having convicted and jailed a political rival of his new boss.
Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 16:50 UTC
Killed journalists worldwide now on UNESCO online database

UNESCO Tuesday announced the creation of an online database of murdered journalists around the world and on the ensuing investigations of their deaths.
Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 08:51 UTC
Bolsonaro wants pension reform passed before he takes office on January first

Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that Congress must make some progress this year on a pension reform proposed by the outgoing government before he takes office on January first.
Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
France planning new aircraft carrier to replace the Charles de Gaulle

France's government launched plans on Tuesday for a new aircraft carrier, saying it will make a decision on how to build the multi-billion-euro warship in 2020. France currently has one carrier, the Charles-de-Gaulle, but is seeking to develop a replacement that would serve until 2080 and be adapted for next-generation combat jets.