Politics

Saturday, January 16th 2016 - 10:31 UTC
Dead fish and garbage in Rio's Guanabara Bay question Brazil's Olympic celebrations

Thousands of dead fish washed up on the shores of Rio’s Guanabara Bay during the week, not far from where events are being held at this year’s Olympic Games, environmental officials said. The incident was the latest involving water quality in the bay, where sailing, open water swimming, and triathlon races are due to take place during the Games in August.
Saturday, January 16th 2016 - 07:37 UTC
Migration to foreign countries surged 41% in the last 15 years, says UN report

The number of people who migrated to foreign countries surged by 41% in the last 15 years to reach 244 million in 2015, according to a United Nations study released this week. Of those people, 20 million are refugees.
Saturday, January 16th 2016 - 07:32 UTC
UK confident of positive side for Gibraltar of Spanish royal family visit to UK

The visit by the Spanish Royal family to the United Kingdom, scheduled for March, will celebrate and strengthen the ties between both countries. This according to the British Ambassador in Madrid, Simon Manley, who highlighted the existing co-operation between the law enforcement agencies in Spain and Gibraltar.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 12:24 UTC
Criminal charges against mining companies involved in major waste spill in Brazil

Police in Brazil said Thursday they have brought criminal charges against two mining companies and seven executives over a mine waste spill that buried a village and killed 17 people.Federal police accuse Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, mine operator Samarco and company officials including Samarco's chief executive, Ricardo Vescovi, of violating Brazil's environmental crimes law in connection with the disastrous November 5 collapse of a waste reservoir.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 12:13 UTC
US Treasury and Homeland after identification of high end real estate deals in cash

The United States is hunting down international criminals who launder money through real estate deals, with the Treasury Department ordering title insurance companies to report the identities of people paying cash for high-end properties in Miami and Manhattan.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 12:09 UTC
FIFA fines federations for homophobic remarks from fans, including Argentina, Chile and Uruguay

Anti-gay chants by fans have led to fines for six football associations. Match reports revealed that fans of Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay yelled homophobic remarks during qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 12:04 UTC
Fiat-Chrysler faces allegations of encouraging dealers to inflate monthly sales

Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is denying allegations that it encouraged dealers to inflate monthly sales. The car company is being sued by a US dealer who says it encouraged dealerships to lie about monthly car sales.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 09:24 UTC
Desperate for funds Rousseff offers amnesty to holders of undeclared offshore assets

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday signed a bill that gives amnesty to holders of undeclared offshore assets in exchange for a fine, part of efforts to cut a swelling budget gap and revive investment in the recession-hit economy. The law offers amnesty from prosecution to Brazilians if they bring unreported foreign funds home and pay a 30 percent fine in the form of tax.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 09:13 UTC
Petrobras scandal prosecution-informer involves president Rousseff in the scheme

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, and three former heads of state have been dragged into the investigation into the huge corruption scheme in the state-run oil firm Petrobras. According to informer Nestor Cerveró, Rousseff was personally involved in negotiations for votes in Congress in exchange for top jobs in Petrobras.
Friday, January 15th 2016 - 08:45 UTC
UK ambassador participates in academic forum on climate change in Chile

British Ambassador Fiona Clouder and United States Ambassador Michael Hammer participated in the event “Sustainable Investment” last week organized by the Corporate Leaders Group on climate change (CLG Chile) in conjunction with the Faculty of Business and Economics from the University of Chile and the Harvard Law School.