Politics

Friday, October 5th 2018 - 08:34 UTC
Facebook facing potential £1.2bn fine for a data breach affecting 50 million users

Facebook is facing a potential £1.2bn fine for a data breach which allowed hackers to access the personal information of 50 million users. The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC), the lead supervising authority for Facebook in the EU, officially opened its investigation this week after the social media giant admitted hackers could have accessed the accounts of millions of users through a “vulnerability” last Friday.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Trump's strategy for midterm elections: China meddling in US politics, the villain

Vice-president Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of military aggression, commercial theft and rising human rights violations as he cast the Asian power as a villain bent on interfering in upcoming US elections.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Fujimori pleads for his life: a return to prison means a “death sentence”

Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori said from his hospital bed on Thursday that a return to prison would be a “death sentence,” the day after a court revoked a pardon for crimes against humanity. Fujimori, 80, addressed a plea to Peru's President Martin Vizcarra and the country's judiciary in a video recorded at his bedside.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 07:07 UTC
Maradona thinking of politics: would love a presidential ticket with Cristina Fernandez

Argentine World Cup winner Diego Maradona has spoken of his interest in entering the world of politics in his home country, even offering to be the vice-presidential candidate to former leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 06:27 UTC
Next Brazilian president's main challenge: building a coalition to approve emergency agenda

Whoever wins Brazil's presidential race this month will inherit a fiscal straight jacket and a drifting economy in urgent need of repair: but will have no governing coalition in Congress to pass reforms. On Sunday, Brazilians will vote for the president, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress, and two-thirds of the 81-member Senate.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 03:22 UTC
Emir of Qatar in Bs.Aires to meet with Macri over Vaca Muerta

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived Thursday evening in Argentina to meet with President Mauricio Macri on Friday to discuss oil investments in Vaca Muerta and other bilateral issues.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 02:45 UTC
Witness places “40 bags full of money” at Néstor Kirchner's mausoleum

A former Rio Gallegos civil servant said Cristina and Máximo Kirchner were involved in the 2013 operation to prevent the cash from being found during a court-mandated raid. Danilo Alberto Penissi testified before Judge Claudio Bonadio in the investigation into the “notebooks of corruption” case.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 20:30 UTC
Menem found not guilty in arms trafficking case

A Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals Thursday ruled in favour of acquitting former Argentine President Carlos Saúl Menem in the case for arms trafficking to Ecuador and Croatia after 23 years of legal proceedings.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 19:24 UTC
Paraguayan lawmaker aims at curbing wages of elected officials

Paraguayan Senator Payo Cubas submitted a bill whereby all elected officials may not earn above five minimum wages and renounce all other privileges such as the current retirement scheme.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 18:16 UTC
Argentina makes solar heaters available in 25 zero-interest payments

As a part of Argentina's Energy Saving Program, the Banco de la Nacion Argentina announced a plan of 25 zero-interest payments to purchase solar water heaters through specific participating credit cards for home use.