Politics

Monday, September 25th 2023 - 08:53 UTC
Changes to the net zero plan by PM Sunak stir controversy in UK and Globally

Condemnation and praise for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who last week delayed the net zero plan by pushing back a ban on new petrol cars from 2030 to 2035 and announced delays on other key green policies.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 08:06 UTC
Massive Madrid protest erupts against potential Catalan amnesty deal

Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets in Madrid on Sunday to protest against reports that acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez could grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in return for political support. Protesters chanted “out, out” and “Sanchez, resign.”
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:55 UTC
Milei's ghost lingers over convention of rightwing leaders in BA

The Libertad y Democracia Group of center-rightwing leaders gathered in Buenos Aires Friday to express its support to opposition candidate Patricia Bullrich of Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) of former President Mauricio Macri, who co-chaired the event “The ideas of freedom in the politics of the future” with Chile's Sebastián Piñera.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:24 UTC
Uruguayan President's son makes football top-notch debut

Luis Lacalle Ponce de León, son of Uruguay's current President Luis Lacalle Pou and grandson of former head of state Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera (1990-1995), made his First Division football debut this week, it was reported in Montevideo.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:23 UTC
Bolsonaro did entertain coup plans, former aide tells

Brazilian Army Lieutenant-Colonel Mauro Cid, a former aide-de-camps to then-President Jair Bolsonaro, has told the Federal Police as part of a plea bargain that, shortly after his defeat in the runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the head of state was handed by his advisor Filipe Martins a draft decree to call new elections.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:18 UTC
Brazil's STF adjourns vote on decriminalizing abortion until face-to-face plenum

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided in a virtual gathering Friday to pass judgment on the decriminalization of abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy during an on-site plenary session at a date yet to be determined, Agência Brasil reported.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:04 UTC
Brazil central bank lowers interest rate for second month running

Brazil’s central bank this week lowered its interest rate by 50 basis points to 12.75% -- its second consecutive rate cut. Banco Central do Brasil last made a rate hike of 50 basis points in August 2022, carrying the rate to 13.75%, the highest since early 2017, and significantly up from a record low of 2% in March 2021.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 11:40 UTC
Half a million Venezuelans asylum seekers allowed to work legally in US

Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration. About 472,000 people will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 09:46 UTC
Falklands Supreme Court to decide on dual nationality fundamental rights

The Falkland Islands Supreme Court convened on September 20 for a hearing in relation to the ongoing constitutional issue on the matter of MLA Teslyn Barkman, with a decisive hearing scheduled for November 27.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 09:36 UTC
New legislation decriminalizes self-defense in Peru

Peru's one-house Congress has allowed the use of lethal force in case of “imminent danger” in a move to protect the citizenry. President Dina Boluarte has signed the bill into law, it was reported in Lima.