Politics

Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Bolsonaro undergoes 3 surgical procedures successfully

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro successfully underwent surgery at the Vila Nova Star Hospital Tuesday to treat the sequelae in his digestive and respiratory systems from the stabbing he suffered during the 2018 campaign, it was reported in Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Speaker of the House launches probe into US President Biden's private dealings

House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party announced Tuesday he had ordered an investigation into President Joseph Biden and his son Hunter's banking transactions in a move to gather evidence for the beginning of impeachment procedures against the head of state.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Lula announces funding for Rio Grande do Sul relief

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that Brazil's federal government would grant R$ 1 billion (around US$ 202 million) in loans through the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) to help recover the economy of Rio Grande do Sul, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
There were other ways out, Boric says on 50th anniversary of Pinochet's coup

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font insisted there were other ways out of the crisis his country was going through when Socialist President Salvador Allende was overthrown 50 years ago Monday by the military uprising of General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, marking the beginning of a 17-year dictatorship.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Brazilian indigenous women staging 3-day march for equal rights

Brazilian indigenous women convened in the capital of South America's largest country to march for equal rights and demand a land demarcation together with the end of illegal mining, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
China foreign trade remains sluggish with world demand weak

China’s exports and imports sank again in August, data showed, as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with sluggish global demand and a wider slowdown. However, the pace of contraction slowed from the previous month and was not as bad as feared.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 08:40 UTC
Paraná Waterway conflict: Paraguayan barge released after paying toll

A Paraguayan barge with fuel seized by Argentine authorities for failure to pay the toll on the Paraguay-Paraná River Waterway has been released after posting nearly US$ 30,000, it was reported.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 08:39 UTC
Will Dominican Republic close all borders with Haiti again?

The Dominican Republic has suspended issuing visas to Haitian nationals and might fully close all borders between the two countries after a recent excavation of a canal in the Massacre River on the Haitian side resulted in water being diverted with ensuing damages to farmers and the environment, President Luis Abinader explained.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 07:23 UTC
“We will never give up our struggle for Malvinas”, foreign advisor of Sergio Massa

“For us, Malvinas is and must always be an absolutely nonnegotiable and inalienable axis of Argentine foreign policy,” said Argentine ambassador in Switzerland Gustavo Martinez Pandiani, who is acting as the foreign minister of presidential candidate Sergio Massa if he were to win the coming elections next October/November.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 07:16 UTC
UK Foreign Secretary Cleverly at Gibraltar Day celebrations, on a private capacity visit

British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, was present on Sunday at the Gibraltar National Day celebrations. Cleverly, who was on a private visit to the Rock with his family, followed the celebrations from a balcony in Casamates, but did not take part in the official events.