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Montevideo, January 19th 2026 - 03:04 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

    Brazilian ex-billionaire sentenced to 30 years in prison for corruption

    Eike Batista was found guilty of paying around US$16.5 million in bribes to the then-Rio de Janeiro governor to gain an advantage in government contracts.

    A Brazilian businessman famous for amassing and then losing a multi-billion-dollar fortune has been convicted of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

    Lula ceases commenting the World Cup to avoid breaking election rules

    “In order to comply with the electoral legislation, his comments will stop being broadcast on Jose Trajano's program on TVT,” said Lula's Workers Party

    Jailed former Brazil president Lula da Silva has decided to cease commenting on the World Cup for Brazilian television to avoid breaking election rules. The 72-year-old leftist politician was the front-runner for October's presidential elections until his incarceration in April after being convicted of accepting a bribe from Brazilian construction company OAS.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:56 UTC

    Lord Hague to the rescue of Theresa May warns Brexiteers ahead of Friday meeting

    Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Lord Hague said that any minister who chose that moment to quit would show they were not fit to hold high office in the first place

    Former Tory Party leader William Hague has issued a blunt warning to Cabinet Brexiteers not to push their demands for a clean break with the European Union too far. Ahead of crunch Cabinet talks at Chequers on Friday, Lord Hague said Parliament could force a “watered-down” Brexit on the Government if ministers fail to agree a compromise plan on Britain’s future customs relationship with the EU.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

    UK bans online adverts targeting junk food for children

    In its ruling ASA banned Cadbury's use of a storybook titled The Tale Of The Great Easter Bunny on its website, which featured children hunting for eggs.

    Cadbury, Chewits and Squashies sweets have become the first companies to have online adverts banned under new rules targeting junk food ads for children. The Advertising Standards Authority said the companies did not do enough to prevent under-16s seeing the content.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

    UK government to publish details of the fishing industry after Brexit

    There were protests when it was revealed that the UK would continue to be bound by the Common Fisheries Policy during the post-Brexit transition period. JAMES GLOSSOP

    The UK government is to publish details of how it wants to manage the fishing industry after Brexit. Ministers promised the UK would “take back control of our waters” when it leaves the EU's Common Fisheries Policy.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

    Google reportedly allowed apps to scan G-mail messages

    Google indicated that the practice was not against its policies. One security expert said it was “surprising” that Google allowed it.

    Google has confirmed that private emails sent and received by Gmail users can sometimes be read by third-party app developers, not just machines. People who have connected third-party apps to their accounts may have unwittingly given human staff permission to read their messages.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

    Falklands begins comprehensive Public Health Strategy development

    MLA Barry Elsby said “public health measures are critical in reducing illness and disease and enabling people to enjoy a good quality of life”

    The Falklands Islands Government has begun work on developing a comprehensive Public Health Strategy. The purpose of this work is to help people stay healthy as long as possible and reduce ill health by enabling everyone to make healthier choices in their lives.

  • Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 09:07 UTC

    Merkel accepts radical changes to her coalition migration policy

    Although the move to appease the conservatives exposed her growing political weakness, Ms. Merkel will limp on as chancellor. For how long is unclear

    Chancellor Angela Merkel, who staked her legacy on welcoming hundreds of thousands of migrants into Germany, agreed on Monday to build border camps for asylum seekers and to tighten the border with Austria in a political deal to save her government.

  • Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 09:01 UTC

    UN peacekeeping budget is US$ 600 million less than last year's

    The UN currently has about 100,000 peacekeepers operating around the world, on fourteen active missions.

    United Nations member countries on Sunday agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under US$ 6.7 billion, according to diplomatic sources. This is about US$ 122 million less than what had been recommended by a panel of experts.

  • Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 08:49 UTC

    Japan wants to change voting rules at IWC to hunt for more whale species

    Australia's Department of the Environment and Energy said it would seek to block any attempt by Japan to resume commercial whaling.

    Australia and other anti-whaling nations are seeking a showdown with Japan as Tokyo attempts to resume commercial whaling later this year. Japanese officials have reportedly confirmed the country's attempt to alter voting rules and allow hunting of whale species with “healthy” numbers at an International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Brazil in September.