Politics

Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:27 UTC
Mulino and Orsi discuss Mercosur and other issues in Panama

Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and José Raúl Mulino of Panama met Monday at the Palacio de las Garzas to discuss the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and other bilateral issues. The newly-inaugurated Broad Front leader's trip reciprocated Mulino’s prior visits to Uruguay, which facilitated Panama’s entry as an Associated State of Mercosur in December 2024. The meeting also took place as part of the celebrations marking 120 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:26 UTC
Chile's Labor Minister resigns to run for president

Jeannette Jara resigned Monday as Chile's Labor Minister after being chosen by the Communist Party to run for president. She announced her decision after conferring with President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda. The Communist Party confirmed her candidacy on Saturday.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 23:14 UTC
Markets slump worldwide amid Trump’s tariff war and recession fears

US stocks experienced significant volatility Monday amid a global trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In addition, Washington threatened China to impose an additional 50% surcharge if Beijing does not retract its own 34% increase by Tuesday.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 16:08 UTC
Falklands, Fees to Change for Applications for British Passports, 7% increase

The Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Thursday 10 April 2025, His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by approximately 7%. This means there will be the following price increases in respect of passport applications received by the Customs and Immigration Service with effect from Wednesday 09 April 2025:
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:57 UTC
Trump’s 41% tariff on Falklands, “biggest threat since Argentine invasion”, Liberal Democrat leader

The leader of UK’s Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to meet with the Falklands Governor, after President Trump announced tariffs of 41% on exports from the Falkland Islands to the United States.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Iran sacks VP over luxurious Patagonian cruise ship trip

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian Saturday sacked Vice President Shahram Dabiri after a photo surfaced on Instagram of the latter and his wife on a luxurious trip to Antarctica aboard the cruise ship Plancius. An eight-day trip on that ship can cost around US$ 4,000 per person, it was reported.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:41 UTC
Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters march down Paulista Avenue

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at a large demonstration Sunday in São Paulo, during which scoores of Brazilians pressed for Congress to issue a blanket pardon in favor of all those facing charges in connection with the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in Brasilia against the headquarters of the three branches of Gvernment which the Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled to be a failed coup d'état.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Brazil receives UN approval to expand northern continental shelf to 350 miles

The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has recognized a new area of the Atlantic Ocean’s northern seabed and subsoil as belonging to Brazil, covering dimensions equivalent to the size of Germany. Previously, this region was not under any country’s jurisdiction.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:31 UTC
Pope makes surprising appearance at St Peter's Square

Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at St Peter's Square Sunday, two weeks after his release from Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he had been treated for life-threatening pneumonia for 38 days. The 88-year-old former Archbishop of Buenos Aires looked frail in a wheelchair with nasal oxygen supply as he blessed around 20,000 faithful at the end of a Mass for the sick, led by Archbishop Rino Fisichella.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:55 UTC
Dave Morgan, from windy Falklands to Deputy Governor of sunny Bermuda

A senior British diplomat has been announced in the role of Deputy Governor of Bermuda, as reported by the Caribbean media. Andrew Murdoch, the Governor, said Dave Morgan would take over the post held at present by Tom Oppenheim MBE.
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