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Politics

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 19:21 UTC

    Brazil halts sizeable rice purchase amid irregularities

    Agricultural Policy Secretary Neri Geller turned in his resignation given his son's ties with a grain trading company

    The Brazilian administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday canceled a tender whereby some 263,000 tons of rice were to be purchased abroad to make up for the crops lost in the flooded State of Rio Grande do Sul. The decision was made after signs of irregularities were detected in the bidding companies. Rio Grande do Sul accounts for 70% of Brazil's rice production.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 18:41 UTC

    Paraguay enacts “linked towns” bill for residents of border locations

    The new legislation will represent “a solution to the problems of the chaotic traffic that usually occurs in border cities,” Kronawetter pointed out

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña signed into law a bill providing for the creation of the so-called “linked towns” bordering Argentina and Brazil. The measure grants residents a preferential status in economic, labor, health, and cultural issues, it was explained.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Chinese-Brazilian proposal on Ukraine gaining momentum

    Vieira and Wang are participating in a convention of BRICS foreign ministers in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    Foreign Ministers Wang Yi of China and Mauro Vieira of Brazil discussed their countries' joint proposal for peace in Ukraine while attending a BRICS ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

    First female Gibraltar minister addresses UN Decolonization Committee

    Ms Arias Vasquez became the first Gibraltarian female political representative to address the UN C24 committee(Pic GBN)

    Gibraltar Health and Care Minister, Gemma Arias Vasquez, speaking at United Nations headquarters in New York has told the Decolonization Committee of 24 it has failed to engage with Gibraltar for decades. The UN session started on Monday at 9.30 am in New York.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Argentina not endorsing WHO's Pandemic Treaty

    In Argentina, decisions are made by the Argentines,” Adorni stressed

    Argentina will not endorse the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored Pandemic Treaty, Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni announced Monday.

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 08:52 UTC

    Presidents Lula and Putin review ongoing world affairs over the telephone

    Putin expressed his solidarity with the victims of the floods in Rio Grande do Sul

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday received a call from his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to discuss ongoing world affairs including the war in Ukraine and BRICS' possible role in solving that conflict.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 21:52 UTC

    Blinken starts Middle East tour to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

    “Deal or no deal, it remains absolutely essential that we get more aid to Palestinians who need it,” Blinken said

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday kicked off his new Middle East tour in Cairo. He is believed to be seeking a ceasefire in Gaza eight months into the conflict triggered by the terrorist group Hamas' invasion of Israel killing over a thousand people and taking some 250 others hostage, of whom about 50% have been either rescued or handed back over to their land. It is yet to be known how many of them are still alive. Blinken reportedly plans to broker their release.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 19:00 UTC

    Argentine Foreign Ministry highlights June 10 Malvinas Sovereignty Day

    On June 10, 1829, Luis Vernet was appointed Governor of the Malvinas Islands in the name of the Province of Buenos Aires

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday on the 195th anniversary of the establishment of a garrison known as the Political and Military Command in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands in the name of the Province of Buenos Aires. The settlement remained there until it was displaced in 1833 by a stronger British force. The document reviewed Argentina's claims following that event.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 10:21 UTC

    European Parliament elections show continent switching rightwards

    Milei celebrated Sunday's results because they meant a stop to all those who push the 2030 Agenda

    European Union citizens switched to the right en masse at Sunday's parliamentary polls dealing a severe blow to progressive administrations such as the ones in Belgium and France, resulting in the resignation of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and President Emmanuel Macron dissolving the National Assembly and calling snap elections, respectively.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 09:26 UTC

    Brazil: STF signs agreement to fight fake news

    “We cannot allow a society to develop under the guise of freedom of expression where no one can trust what they see,” Barroso argued

    Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) last week signed an agreement with companies such as YouTube, Google, Microsoft, Kwai, TikTok, and Meta to tackle online disinformation, Agencia Brasil reported. The initiative seeks to promote educational and awareness-raising activities regarding the negative impacts of these practices.