Politics

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.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Bolsonaro, WTO chief agree on Brazil's role as food supplier

President Jair Bolsonaro Monday acknowledged Brazil's role amid increasing global food insecurity as he met with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria in Brasilia.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Uruguay/Brazil waterway project studies submitted for financial qualification

Brazil's minister of Infrastructure, Marcelo Sampaio, received last week the studies referred to the concession of the Lagoa Merim Waterway in the state of Rio Grande do Sul bordering with Uruguay.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Nicaragua to close down yet another 25 NGOs

The Government of Nicaragua has once again mooted the closure of 25 NGOs, local authorities announced Monday. The National Assembly (Parliament) included the new initiative in the agenda for this Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials

Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Brazilian VP says torturers of military regime cannot stand trial: they're dead

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao Monday said crimes committed during the country's military regime (1964-1985) cannot be investigated because “all those people are dead.”
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
French runoff, a choice between Macron’s unexciting centrism and Le Pen’s unsullied Trumpism

By Gwynne Dyer – French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but he’s still in trouble. He knew he would be. Here’s what he said on Saturday.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Argentine Gov't proposes new tax to alleviate burden on the neediest

The Argentine Government of President Alberto Fernández Monday announced it planned a new tax which was called “the windfall income,” to be levied on companies that last year had profits over AR$ 1 billion (around US$ 5 million at the unofficial exchange rate).