Politics

Friday, June 1st 2018 - 07:45 UTC
Global expansion in 2018/19 expected to hover near 4%, forecasts OECD

The global economy is experiencing stronger growth, driven by a rebound in trade, higher investment and buoyant job creation, and supported by very accommodative monetary policy and fiscal easing, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook.
Friday, June 1st 2018 - 07:22 UTC
Russian billionaire Abramovich's UK visa delay, freezes Chelsea's stadium plans

Chelsea's Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has put the club's stadium plans on hold after delays to the renewal of his UK visa. The estimated cost for a new 60,000 seat Stamford Bridge has increased to £1bn after delays, which included a dispute with a local family.
Friday, June 1st 2018 - 07:09 UTC
Different flavors, but Italian pizza: coalition government takes office this Friday

A coalition government has been agreed in Italy, ending months of uncertainty in the EU's fourth-biggest economy. Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte presented his list of ministers to President Sergio Mattarella for the second time in a week and the new government will be sworn in this Friday, June first.
Friday, June 1st 2018 - 06:48 UTC
“Mr. Rajoy your time is up”, Socialist Sanchez calls for the resignation of the conservative leader

Spain’s Partido Popular government appeared doomed last night to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament, with the centre-left PSOE poised to take power. A Basque nationalist party’s decisive announcement that it would vote in favor of the motion spelled the almost certain end of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s mandate and foretold the stunning collapse of his minority government in a parliamentary vote today Friday, when it will be short of support to survive.
Friday, June 1st 2018 - 06:26 UTC
Applicants for BOT citizenship face “unacceptable” discrimination, claims parliament committee

People applying for British Overseas Territory citizenship still face “unacceptable” discrimination, a committee of MPs and peers has said. Citizenship rights still depend on whether a person's parents were married or whether it was their mother or father who had citizenship.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 20:16 UTC
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Heart Disease

Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, according to a new WHO report, but the reduction is insufficient to meet globally agreed targets aimed at protecting people from death and suffering from cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 09:01 UTC
Argentine Senate votes 37 to 30 to freeze utility rates; Macri expected to veto the bill

Following twelve hours of heated and at time acrimonious debate the Argentine Senate on early Thursday voted, 37 to 30, to freeze utility prices. President Mauricio Macri had anticipated that if the bill was passed he would veto it because there is no way the budget can stand an additional 1% of GDP deficit.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in history

Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in its history, at least temporarily, after outgoing leader Horacio Cartes decided to step down ahead of schedule. Vice-President Alicia Pucheta, 68, will complete Cartes' mandate after he resigned to become a senator.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Argentine military to have a greater role in combating drug-trafficking

Argentina’s Armed Forces will soon play a bigger role in the fight against drug-trafficking and terrorism, as the president Mauricio Macri administration looks to assigning new responsibilities to the military in domestic and border security.
Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:46 UTC
1.2bn children worldwide at risk from conflict, poverty and sexual discrimination

About 1.2 billion children face severe risks from conflict, poverty or sexual discrimination, said Save the Children rights organization in a report published on Wednesday. The main threats to childhood are child labor, exclusion from education, early pregnancy and child marriage, with conflict often inflating the risks.