Politics

Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Evo wants a new political revolution in Bolivia while his party wants his aides gone

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who many from within his own Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) believe is still running the country from the shadows, Sunday called for a second “democratic and cultural revolution” and proposed some laws and even the Constitution are changed.
Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Hard core Tories aiming to tame BBC, by freezing license fees

Hardcore Tories, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, could finally be reaching a long-time target, taming the independent British Broadcasting Corporation. In effect, BBC could face an uncertain future following a decision by the administration of PM Johnson to freeze the fees that help finance the global news giant, according to a report by the London newspaper Mail on Sunday.
Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Former Haitian Senator arrested in Jamaica for Moïse's killing

A former Haitian senator has been arrested in Jamaica in connection with the July 7 magnicide of President Jovenel Moïse in Port-au-Prince, it was reported.
Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Buenos Aires road safety boss dies in highway car crash

Oscar Astoreca, director of Road Safety in the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires, died in a car crash last Saturday down National Route 2 (highway between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata) near the town of Lezama, some 163 kilometers south of the country's capital.
Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:13 UTC
Peru's President has 60% disapproval rate

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones, who became head of state in a tight runoff against Conservative Keiko Fujimori about half a year ago, has a disapproval rate of 60%, according to a survey released Sunday.
Monday, January 17th 2022 - 08:46 UTC
Djokovic loses legal battle, no chance to play Australian tennis Open

World tennis number one player Novak Djokovic of Serbia will not be able to defend his Australian Open crown after his visa was canceled for a second time by local migration authorities.
Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
Falklands' Maritime Heritage Trust resumes search for Shackleton's Endurance

Last week the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust announced the resumption of the search for Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance which lies in deep water beneath the ice of the Weddell Sea. A hundred years after his death Shackleton is still big news and media outlets around the world were quick to pick up on the story.
Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 13:52 UTC
Uruguayans and residents may return by car even if they are COVID-19 positive

The Government of Uruguay has announced it would allow foreign residents to return to the country by car even if they are COVID-19 positive.
Friday, January 14th 2022 - 20:13 UTC
Former Spanish PMs support dialogue between Argentina, UK over Falklands

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday thanked former Spanish Prime Ministers for their support to resuming dialogue with the United Kingdom over the Falklands / Malvinas issue.
Friday, January 14th 2022 - 20:12 UTC
Djokovic's Australian visa canceled yet again, must return to detention hotel

Tennis' number one player Novak Djokovic faces deportation yet again from Australia after his visa was revoked for a second time after a judge had allowed him to enter the country despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, which is mandatory for all foreigners wishing to enter the country.