Politics

Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 07:34 UTC
Ex Uruguayan diplomat murders neighbor in London, a LGTB rights campaigner

A former Uruguayan diplomat has been sent to a secure psychiatric facility for killing his London neighbor after a long-running dispute. Enrique Facelli, who spent 18 years as cultural attaché at Uruguay's London embassy, was charged with the murder of LGBT rights campaigner Julian Aubrey, who lived in the same apartment building.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:50 UTC
Colombian president Duque anticipates “corrections” to the peace deal with guerrillas

Colombia’s youngest elected president was sworn in to office on Tuesday, promising to “make corrections” to a peace deal with leftist rebels that has divided the country and to crack down on lingering armed groups still roaming the countryside.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:33 UTC
Abortion debate: the “blue camp” trusts it has 37 votes (out of 72) in the Senate

An Argentine ruling coalition Senator predicted that the decriminalization abortion bill that will be debated on Wednesday in the upper House, will be rejected since the so called “negative position will triumph”. Ernesto Martinez, who represents the province of Cordoba and supports the bill, said that the “blue camp” had already got enough votes to win a majority.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:20 UTC
Amnesty makes abortion decriminalization debate in Argentina a worldwide issue

Amnesty International has taken out a provocative advert that will appear in 134 countries on the eve of the vote to decriminalize abortion in Argentina. An image of a coat-hanger, a stark symbol long-associated with unsafe and clandestine abortions, will highlight the deadly consequences of the current law, and remind Senators that they have the power to save many lives by voting to decriminalize abortion.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:02 UTC
Argentine ex-vice president Boudou sentenced to five years and ten months in prison

Argentina's former vice president, Amado Boudou, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of corruption while serving under former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The charges related to Boudou's attempt to buy a company that printed currency through a front business while serving as Cristina Fernández economy minister.
Wednesday, August 8th 2018 - 06:00 UTC
“UK is and will remain a tier one military power”, after Brexit, Defense Secretary tells Washington

British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson insisted on Tuesday that Britain's military will not be diminished after it leaves the European Union next year. “Britain leaving the European Union has no impact in terms of the security and defense of Europe,” Mr Williamson said in a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington.
Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 11:02 UTC
Argentine and Brazilian prosecution reach a deal on “Operation Car Wash”

Argentina's main prosecutor's office said it has reached a deal with its Brazilian counterpart to use testimony reached through plea bargains in the “Operation Car Wash” corruption case in local graft investigations.
Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 10:43 UTC
Chile legally bans the widespread commercial use of plastic bags

Chile has become the first South American country to legally ban the widespread commercial use of plastic bags. The new legislation approved by Congress and enacted by President Sebastián Piñera, gives small shops two years to adapt to a total ban.
Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:59 UTC
Falklands' flag to fly all year round in Portsmouth

Portsmouth could soon fly the Falklands flag all year round as a lasting tribute to all those who died to liberate the British territory 36 years ago. Plans are afoot to install a new flagpole outside the Falklands memorial in Old Portsmouth to allow the islands’ symbol to fly above the entrance to the city’s harbor.
Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:48 UTC
US re-imposes first wave of sanctions on Iran; EU, China, Russia, India resist

At midday on Tuesday, the first wave of U.S. sanctions suspended under the Iran nuclear deal will snap back into place, as the Trump administration tries to ramp up the economic pressure on Iran. But without partners in Europe, let alone buy-in from countries like Russia, China, and India, it's unclear how strong that pressure will be.