Politics

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:30 UTC

  There Is a Right-Wing Coup Underway in Brazil, but Justice will prevail

  

  By Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (*) Curitiba.- Sixteen years ago, Brazil was in crisis; its future uncertain. Our dreams of developing into one of the world’s most prosperous and democratic countries seemed imperiled.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:27 UTC

  Supporters of Lula march on Brasilia to converge at the Supreme Electoral Court

  

  Supporters of former Brazilian president Lula da Silva marched on Brasilia on Tuesday to support his attempt to take part in presidential elections, despite serving a prison sentence for corruption.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:23 UTC

  Venezuela arrests two high-ranking military officers in relation to an attack on president Maduro

  

  The investigation into an assassination attempt on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro using drones has widened to include the arrest of two high-ranking military officers, the nation's top prosecutor said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:11 UTC

  Argentine Peso stabilizes, country risk falls and stock market rebounds

  

  The Argentine peso climbed on Tuesday after the Central bank implemented a raft of measures to stabilize the volatile currency on Monday, including increasing the benchmark interest rate to 45% from 40% previously, and announcing it was offering markets US$ 500 million.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 07:03 UTC

  Argentina: tax cuts on soy meal and soy oil exports suspended six months

  

  Argentina has suspended for six months its program of gradually cutting taxes on exports of soymeal and soyoil, the Treasury Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, part of the government’s fiscal tightening program. International shipments of both soy products are currently taxed at 23%, lowered gradually from 32% in 2015, the statement said.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 06:56 UTC

  London Police in seconds neutralize a lone driver attack on Parliament: three injured

  

  London's mayor is urging residents and tourists to remain calm and vigilant following the latest terror attack in the city. The driver of a car injured three people before crashing into barricades near Parliament. A security camera captured the moment the silver Ford came speeding down the road. It hit a group of cyclists, jumped the sidewalk and then smashed into the heavy metal security barrier.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 05:50 UTC

  Genoa killer bridge dates back to the fifties; alarm call for much of Italian creaky infrastructure

  

  It came seemingly without warning, and has left a shocked and devastated nation demanding answers. Now officials are scrambling to find out how Genoa’s Morandi Bridge collapsed overnight killing at least 30 people as it sent dozens of vehicles tumbling into a heap of concrete and twisted steel.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 05:42 UTC

  Record unemployment in UK: 4%; the lowest for more than forty years

  

  UK unemployment fell by 65,000 to 1.36 million in three months to June - the lowest for more than 40 years, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. They also show a rise in productivity, but a slowdown in wage growth.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  The Year of the Pig for Chinese couples could mean a third child

  

  A series of postage stamps featuring two pig parents and three happy piglets has prompted speculation that China may be about to further ease its restrictions on the number of children to deal with its rapidly ageing population.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 07:25 UTC

  Pentagon chief in Brazil and Argentina to strengthen bilateral relations

  

  United States Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes of Brazil met on Monday at the Itamaraty Palace in Brazil to reaffirm the long-standing bilateral relationship between their nations, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.