Politics

• Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Brazil investigating collusion and price fixing at the fuel pump: largest distributors targeted

  

  Brazil’s three largest fuel distribution companies are under investigation for fixing prices at the pump, police said on Tuesday, reigniting debate over potential collusion among gas station owners in Latin America’s largest oil producer.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 08:04 UTC

  Ortega admits armed and masked paramilitaries were a “volunteer police”

  

  Nicaragua's veteran leader Daniel Ortega defended brutal action by his forces against anti-government protesters, as the United States warned he and his wife were “ultimately responsible” for deaths and rights violations.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 07:12 UTC

  China and Argentina ties increasingly closer

  

  China's offer of financial support to Argentina is the latest example of the Asian nation filling a vacuum in what has traditionally been the backyard of the U.S. While President Donald Trump has not paid a visit to Latin America since his inauguration in January 2017, China has stepped up its financial assistance to Argentina and worked to strengthen their trade ties.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 07:01 UTC

  Aeromexico Embraer crashes in Durango: passengers and crew jump to safety

  

  Dozens were injured when a packed Aeromexico-operated Embraer jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico’s state of Durango on Tuesday, but authorities said most were not seriously hurt and there were no fatalities.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 18:59 UTC

  U.S. revokes visas for Nicaraguan officials and is pledging funds for those fighting for democracy

  

  The United States is revoking visas for Nicaraguan officials responsible for violence against anti-government protesters, saying these are just the start of what could be more sanctions.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 14:39 UTC

  Temer urges presidential hopefuls to ensure a continuity of current economic policies

  

  Brazilian President Michel Temer on Monday called for continuity of his policies after the end of his term in December. At a business event in Sao Paulo, the president urged his successor to maintain the agenda implemented by the current administration and said the reforms he initiated need to be continued.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 14:20 UTC

  “Some children in UK start school unable to speak in full sentences or read simple words”, claims Education Secretary

  

  Britain's Education Secretary Damian Hinds says it is a “scandal” that some children still start school unable to speak in full sentences or read simple words. Children who start school behind their peers rarely catch up - “the gap just widens”, Hinds will say in a speech pledging halve the number of pupils starting school behind in early talking and reading skills by 2028.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 10:26 UTC

  BRICS' leaders support Argentina's economic strategy, claims president Macri

  

  Leaders from the BRICS bloc of emerging economies share a “positive outlook” on Argentina's embattled economy, President Mauricio Macri said on Monday. Macri added that leaders from BRICS members - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - meeting in Johannesburg for the July 25-27 summit also expressed their support for the Argentine government's economic strategy.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Taiwan president will attend inauguration of Paraguay's Mario Abdo Benitez

  

  President Tsai Ing-wen will visit two of Taiwan's diplomatic allies, Paraguay and Belize, Aug. 12-20, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Maria Liu said on Monday. On the trip, Tsai will make transit stops in the United States - in Los Angeles on first leg and in Houston on the return journey, Liu said.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  Argentina and Spain sign fisheries MoU to promote conservation and management of straddling species

  

  Argentina and Spain have signed a fisheries and aquaculture bilateral cooperation Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU was stamped in Buenos Aires during the recent G20 Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries ministerial meeting by Argentina's Luis Miguel Etchevehere and Spain's Luis Planas.