Politics

Monday, May 16th 2016 - 07:15 UTC
More trouble in FIFA: head of audit committee resigns; dispute over Infantino's salary

Domenico Scala, chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, announced his resignation on Saturday following the implementation of a new measure at the world football governing body, which he believes will “deprive [the committee] of its independence”.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 07:06 UTC
FIFA appoints a woman from Senegal first secretary general

FIFA has appointed Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura from Senegal as the federation's first female secretary general. She succeeds former FIFA No.2 Jerome Valcke, who was recently banned from football for 12 years for a series of ethics violations.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 06:57 UTC
Chile set clocks back sixty minutes on Sunday to winter time

As of midnight Sunday, May 15, Chile implemented winter time to save energy, which means clocks had to be put back a full sixty minutes. The measure is adopted every year following on a resolution from the Ministry of Energy and will be effective until 13 August.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 06:15 UTC
Temer government considering selling stakes of state controlled assets

Brazil's government is considering selling stakes in state-controlled assets including its postal company as well as holdings in transport, power and insurance firms in a bid to raise capital and streamline the public sector, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 06:01 UTC
Brazil's Jewish community supports Temer; hopeful of normalization of relations with Israel

The elevation of a centrist vice president, Michel Temer, as Brazil’s president amid the impeachment process of Dilma Rousseff is expected to result in a less strained relationship between Brazil and Israel, as well as its Jewish community, Jewish leaders in Sao Paulo said.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 05:46 UTC
Brazil warns neighbors about “propagating falsehoods over the internal political process”

Brazil's interim government dismissed criticism by populist countries in Latin America, including Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia, over the impeachment process of Dilma Rousseff, who was suspended as president by the senate.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 05:34 UTC
Hammond's Gibraltar visit triggered several hostility actions from Spain

Britain's Foreign Secretary's arrival and departure flights into Gibraltar last week were not allowed to overfly Spanish territory and flew over Portugal instead. This was one of several hostility incidents of Spanish officials towards London. The overfly ban was confirmed to Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation by the Convent (Governor's residence in the Rock).
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 05:20 UTC
Malcorra's UN potential nomination sets off speculation about several names to replace her

Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra manifest intention of becoming the first woman Secretary General of the United Nations, which has the support from president Mauricio Macri administration has set out domestic and international speculation.
Saturday, May 14th 2016 - 10:54 UTC
Vatican denies Francis intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women

Pope Francis “did not say he intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women,” and he certainly did not speak about the ordination of women priests, the Vatican spokesman said.
Saturday, May 14th 2016 - 09:09 UTC
Temer's team confident it has the political support to implement tough measures

Brazil's interim government said on Friday it has the political support for tough measures needed to return the economy to growth and can secure a permanent mandate once populist President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial is over. Presidential Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha said the incoming government understood it was only provisional for now and had ordered portraits of Rousseff to be left hanging in federal buildings.