Politics

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 05:46 UTC

  Mysterious killing of Petrobras corruption investigation whistleblower

  

  A Brazilian federal judge has requested the Federal Prosecution Office a report on the killing of Jose Roberto Soares Vieira, who helped the Petrobras corruption probe team to track illegal payments in the 47th chapter of the investigation and which involved the former manager of Transpetro, Jose Antonio de Jesus.

• Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 10:19 UTC

  North and South Korea parades together: rapprochement between leaders

  

  In a symbolic act at the opening of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, North and South Korea’s delegations marched together under the unification flag.

• Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:26 UTC

  New British ambassador presents Letter or Credentials to President Maduro

  

  The British Ambassador to Venezuela, Andrew Soper, presented his Letter of Credentials to President Nicolás Maduro during a ceremony at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.

• Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

  Falklands government comment on a reported visit to the Argentine Cemetery

  

  The Falkland Islands elected government has reacted to a raft of reports from Argentina announcing a trip to the Islands, sometime in the second half of March by the relatives of the 88 soldiers, buried at Darwin cemetery, which have been recently identified by a team of forensic experts working under the International Red Cross Committee.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:23 UTC

  US extends Timerman a new visa who can now fly to New York

  

  United States handed this week a new visa to Argentina's ex foreign minister Hector Timerman, after having revoked the document almost a month ago. Current foreign minister Jorge Faurie was instrumental in obtaining the visa, according to Buenos Aires diplomatic sources.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:10 UTC

  Essential EU poly-lingual staff for UK inbound tourism at risk with Brexit

  

  The CEO of the European Tourism Association, ETOA, Tom Jenkins told Parliament that Brexit is already harming the inbound travel industry, damaging productivity and asked for assurances that hiring non-UK EU workers remains free from bureaucratic burdens, since language skills are particularly important in the industry.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 10:12 UTC

  Colombia and Brazil tighten controls along Venezuelan border: thousands pouring in

  

  Colombia and Brazil tightened border controls with Venezuela on Thursday as both nations grapple with a mounting influx of hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants fleeing a worsening economic crisis In a visit to the border region, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he would impose stricter migratory controls, suspend new daily entry cards for Venezuelans and deploy 3,000 new security personnel along the frontier, including 2,120 more soldiers.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 10:08 UTC

  Japanese companies Brexit warning: no profits, no private company can continue

  

  Japan's ambassador to the UK has said Brexit is a high stakes issue and that no company would be able to stay in the UK if it was not profitable. Koji Tsuruoka was speaking outside Number 10 after a meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and 19 top Japanese bosses.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian congress member arrested on arrival from the US; he must spend five years in jail

  

  Brazil's federal police have arrested a congressman on corruption charges at Sao Paulo's international airport, saying they feared he could try to escape to Paraguay. A panel of the country's top court this week ordered the arrest of Congressman Joao Rodrigues after his corruption conviction was upheld by a federal court.

• Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 17:19 UTC

  Goose Green Liberated of Landmines after more than 35 Years

  

  As Mercopress have reported in a series of articles over the past eight years, the Falkland Islands are slowly being cleared of the landmines laid by Argentine forces during the 1982 war. Last week this process reached a key milestone when Goose Green settlement, the site of a key battle in late May 1982, was announced as being mine-free.