Politics

Monday, August 20th 2018 - 07:08 UTC
Brazil sending troops to Venezuela border following clashes between locals and refugees

Brazil is sending additional troops to its northern frontier after residents of one of its border towns attacked Venezuelan immigrants, forcing hundreds of them to flee back into their country. Brazil's Ministry of Public Security said over the weekend it would send an additional 60 soldiers to Roraima on Monday, reinforcing a contingent already operating in the northern state.
Sunday, August 19th 2018 - 18:26 UTC
Complications for the diaspora: Venezuelans can only flee with a passport to Peru or Ecuador

The Ministry of the Interior of Peru has announced that as of the dawn of next Saturday, August 25, Venezuelans will be required to present their passport to be admitted to the country. This measure coincides with that taken by Ecuador this week when it reached record figures in the entry of Venezuelan citizens in that country. The National Superintendency of Migrations of Peru recorded last Saturday the largest number of Venezuelan citizens who entered the country in a single day: more than 5,100.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 08:13 UTC
Donald Trump wants US companies 'to stop quarterly reporting & go to a six month system'

Donald Trump has called for US companies to issue financial reports just twice a year rather than four times. The US President said he has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to consider altering rules requiring firms to report every quarter.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:38 UTC
UN Human Rights Committee asks Lula be allowed to exercise political rights

The United Nations Human Rights Committee, a panel of independent experts, on Friday said it had requested that the Brazilian government allow imprisoned former president Lula da Silva to exercise his political rights as a presidential candidate.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:20 UTC
The 97th Argentine combatant buried in the Falklands has been identified

The 97th Argentine combatant, whose remains are buried as an unknown soldier at the Argentine military cemetery, Falkland Islands, has been identified, according to the official announcement, on Friday, from the Argentine Human Rights Secretariat.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:00 UTC
Macri anticipates more Argentines will fall into poverty this year

More Argentines are likely living in poverty now compared with last year, President Mauricio Macri said on Friday, as the country's economy slides toward recession following a currency crisis and a severe drought that harmed farm output.
Friday, August 17th 2018 - 12:33 UTC
Google employees protest plans for a “censored search engine” in China

Hundreds of Google employees have written to the company to protest against plans to launch a “censored search engine” in China. They said the project raised “urgent moral and ethical questions” and urged the firm to be more transparent.
Friday, August 17th 2018 - 11:01 UTC
Argentina offering reward for the recovery of assets from corruption scheme

Argentina is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of money from a case in which former President Cristina Fernandez is accused of leading a corruption scheme involving officials and business leaders.
Friday, August 17th 2018 - 10:26 UTC
US/China announcement of trade talks come as a relief to world markets

The dollar stepped back from 13-1/2-month highs against other major currencies on Friday as talks next week between China and the United States offered some hope that the world’s two largest economies will find a way to head off a full-blown trade war.
Friday, August 17th 2018 - 10:10 UTC
Eliminating glyphosate would be a “disaster” for Brazilian agriculture

A potential ban on the popular herbicide glyphosate in Brazil over concerns it may cause cancer in humans would be a “disaster” for the country’s agricultural industry, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said on Thursday.