Politics

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 21:57 UTC

  United States to pardon all those convicted of marijuana possession

  

  U.S. President Joseph Biden will pardon all those federally convicted of marijuana possession through an executive order, the White House announced Thursday. “Sending people to prison simply for possessing marijuana has affected too many lives and has meant that there are people incarcerated for conduct that is legal in many states,” Biden said in a video to announce the decision.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Tebet will vote to Lula and together with Cardoso and Gomes hit Bolsonaro's calculations

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will be endorsed by Sunday's third-place finisher Simone Tebet of the Movement of Brazilian Democracy (MDB) for Oct. 30's runoff against the incumbent Jait Bolsonaro, it was announced Wednesday.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

  Argentines striving between childhood poverty and indigence, CFK's favorite economist pointed out

  

  Following last week's figures from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) pointing out that 50% of the country's children under 15 lived in poverty, researcher Agustín Salvia said the data were “in line with what was expected.”

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Tension escalates as North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

  

  Just two days after launching an intermediate-range missile that triggered alarms in Japan, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean Thursday.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Liz Truss after long term gas provision deals with Norway and Qatar

  

  The new government of Liz Truss is focusing in long-term gas deals with Norway, Qatar and other countries, as energy supply has become the priority of the United Kingdom and ensuring heating and lights this winter.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Moscow estimates “annexed” Ukrainian territories will add 5 million tons of grains to Russian harvest

  

  Russia’s grain harvest is set to grow by some five million tons annually because of the recent incorporation of four Russian-majority Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said this week.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  OPEC+ puts pressure on western countries with strict output cut

  

  The price of gas at pumps for drivers worldwide might soon go up once again after OPEC+ countries at a meeting in Vienna agreed on to deepest production cut since the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil celebrates 34th anniversary of new constitution

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Wednesday held a ceremony marking the 34th anniversary of the Constitution, drafted after the country's return to democratic rule.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 19:39 UTC

  Macri launches new book – 2023 candidacy imminent?

  

  Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri launched his new book “Para qué” (What for), which will be available at stores on Oct. 18, it was announced.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 19:12 UTC

  Bolsonaro receives fresh support from State governors

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro was told Wednesday that he would be endorsed by the reelected governor of the Federal District Ibaneis Rocha, for the Oct. 30 runoff against Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT), it was announced at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia.