Politics

• Monday, April 1st 2019 - 06:20 UTC

  Brazilian armed forces paid tribute to the 1964 coup, soberly, despite Bolsonaro's encouragement

  

  Brazil's armed forces on Sunday paid tribute to a 1964 coup leading to a two-decade dictatorship, after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who argues that military intervention saved the country from communism, reversed an 8-year-ban on celebrations.

• Monday, April 1st 2019 - 05:59 UTC

  Tories unite to warn Theresa May to forget a snap election to overcome the Brexit gridlock

  

  Tory MPs are warning Theresa May they will resist any attempt by the Prime Minister to call a snap general election in a bid to end the Brexit crisis engulfing the party. MPs from both the pro-Brexit and pro-EU wings of the party warned they could face an electoral disaster if she goes to the country early.

• Monday, April 1st 2019 - 05:44 UTC

  UK hit by “blue Monday” of new costs and tax reporting, claims federation of small businesses

  

  UK small firms have been hit with “blue Monday” as new costs and tax reporting requirements kick in. While some firms in England will benefit from cuts in business rates, other changes mean additional costs. These include new rules on accounting under the Make Tax Digital program and auto-enrolment pension costs.

• Sunday, March 31st 2019 - 17:07 UTC

  Venezuela suffers the fifth mass blackout of the month

  

  A new massive blackout was recorded this weekend in Venezuela after a nationwide interruption of electricity service this Friday, which was slowly restored in main cities as Caracas. However, a new relapse of the supply occurred on Saturday night, affecting 16 states of the country - more than half.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 23:25 UTC

  New York country massive vaccination campaign following measles outbreak

  

  The New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said. Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 23:21 UTC

  British PM May considering a fourth attempt to have her Brexit deal approved

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday mulled a possible fourth attempt to get her Brexit agreement through parliament, faced with the growing risk of a chaotic no-deal exit in less than two weeks' time. MPs on Friday resoundingly rejected May's deal, although by a substantially lower margin than on two previous occasions in January and March.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 23:12 UTC

  Ethiopian airline crash confirms malfunctioning of Boeing's anti stall system, reports Wall Street Journal

  

  Details have begun to emerge of the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago. An anti-stalling system on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max, has been blamed for the disaster which killed all 157 people on board.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Brexit: Spain takes over UK maritime duties combating piracy off Somalia

  

  Spain on Friday took over from Britain command of a European Union maritime mission that combats piracy off the coast of Somalia as Britain's planned departure from the bloc nears.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Brazilian Judge bars celebration of 1964 military coup that overthrew an elected government

  

  A judge has barred a planned celebration marking the anniversary of the 1964 Brazilian coup which overthrew the democratic government of the elected leader Joao Goulart. President Jair Bolsonaro had planned to celebrate the anniversary of the start of the military dictatorship on Sunday.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Red Cross ready to supply humanitarian aid to Venezuela, apparently negotiated with Maduro's regime

  

  The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Friday it was prepared to channel humanitarian aid to Venezuela through an operation that could be similar to one in Syria, potentially helping ease chronic hunger and disease in the South American nation. President Nicolas Maduro in February blocked efforts by political opponents to bring US-backed aid into the country across its borders with neighboring Colombia and Brazil, and has denied the country is suffering a humanitarian crisis.