Politics

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Partygate: Boris Johnson pays £50 fine and “whole heartedly apologizes to the House of Commons”

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was grilled by in Parliament on Tuesday for the first time since police fined him over illegal “bring the booze” parties at 10 Downing Street during the coronavirus lockdowns, plus misleading Parliament.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentina: Massacre of indigenous groups and its cover-up brought to trial

  

  Although none of the suspects is still alive, an Argentine court in the northern province of Chaco began Tuesday a “truth trial” for the so-called “Napalpi massacre,” the killing of native peoples perpetrated in 1924.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  US: Biden administration abides by Fla. Judge ruling ending mask mandates

  

  The US Justice Department Tuesday said it would only appeal Monday's ruling by Florida Federal District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ending President Joseph Biden's mask mandate in public transport units if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Boric hopes relations with Bolivia will improve after Silala lawsuit

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday said he hoped his country's relations with Bolivia will improve once the trial over the use of the waters of the Silala river before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ends.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Argentine port workers to stage 24-hour strike Thursday

  

  Argentine port workers will stage a 24-hour strike Thursday to demand certainties from the national government regarding the official port policy. The measure will affect operations at Buenos Aires and other terminals, it was announced.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 20:36 UTC

  Financial Times says CFK's speech fueled Falklanders' fears

  

  The Financial Times said in an editorial Monday that the recent speech by Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) did nothing fue fuel fears among Falklanders who already feel threatened by the Constitution's provision stressing the South American country's claims over the archipelago and the other British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Argentina once again objects to British military exercises in South Atlantic

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry Tuesday expressed its utmost rejection of British military drills in the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, which the South American country deemed as “an unjustified show of force.”

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 20:05 UTC

  The Washington Post says Milei could be Argentina's next President

  

  Days after Argentine Deputy Javier Milei announced he planned to run for President in 2023, The Washington Post published Monday a report saying he might even win the race.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine President says “time to help Venezuela”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday stressed all countries needed to resume full diplomatic ties with Venezuela, which cannot survive on its own.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Problems and challenges Brexit brought for the Falklands' economy still pending

  

  Brexit has “brought problems” for the Falkland Islands’ fishing industry, a Labour former defense minister has warned. Derek Twigg, chairman of the Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), said there had “been a lot of concern” over the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on Falkland Islands fishing exports, such as squid.