Politics

Sunday, July 24th 2022 - 14:06 UTC
The great multicultural experiment: half the contenders vying to be Britain’s next prime minister were not white

By Gwynne Dyer – Here’s an interesting fact: only 14 percent of people in England and Wales are Black, Asian, mixed or other (i.e. non-white). Yet, half the candidates that were ying to take the place of disgraced British prime minister Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party — and therefore the new prime minister — are non-white. Four out of eight
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 22:49 UTC
Falklands’ black gold rush might at last be a reality

By Dominic O’Connell, The Times- Head north from the Falkland Islands, across the South Atlantic waves where albatross wheels and whales sound, and you pass over what could be a big new oil province — a significant source of hydrocarbons controlled not by sheiks or oligarchs, but by the United Kingdom.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 21:54 UTC
As of Saturday, Falklands have the first woman Governor, Ms Alison Blake CMG

It's official, the Falkland Islands have a new Governor, and the first woman to occupy that position, Ms. Alison Blake CMG. The governor designate for the Falkland Islands, and Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Ms. Blake took the oath of office on Saturday morning at the Court and Assembly Chamber.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:49 UTC
Biden-Fernández meeting put off due to US President's COVID-19

Argentine President Alberto Fernández was told to wait for his one-on-one meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden, who, despite announcements from the White House that he was doing well after testing positive for COVID-19, has been forced to rearrange his engagements involving personal appearances.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Alberto Fernández warns rural producers they “will not twist” his arm

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday insisted that many of the country's problems stemmed from the reluctance of agriculture exporters to liquidate the over US$ 20 billion they have collected from sales abroad over the past few months, out of speculation regarding the exchange rate between US currency and local pesos.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Former Paraguayan President Cartés “highly corrupt” for US State Dept.

Former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartés (2013-2018) has been added to the US State Department's “black” list of “highly corrupt” individuals, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday in a statement.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:28 UTC
Peru: Case against Castillo reopened despite immunity

Peruvian judiciary authorities have launched the fifth active inquest into President Pedro Castillo Terrones' alleged involvement in acts of corruption, it was announced Friday in Lima, after Prosecutor Patricia Benavides reopened the case once opened by Zoraida Ávalos on the purchase of biodiesel from Heaven Petroleum.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:25 UTC
“Half” of Venezuela's cabinet down with COVID-19

Half of Venezuela's members of the ministerial cabinet are down with COVID-19, President Nicolás Maduro announced.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 23:04 UTC
Argentine presidential spokeswoman enters Instagram contest to win a dildo

Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti made the headlines Friday after she was spotted on Instagram entering a Friend's Day contest to win a dildo, which was promoted under the slogan “Your clitoris is your best friend. Give it a gift.”
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:30 UTC
European Central Bank raises benchmark interests, first time in eight years

The European Central Bank on Thursday raised key interest rates for the first time in over a decade with the purpose of combating inflation, reflected in consumer prices of the Euro-zone which reached 8,6% in the first half of the year.