Brazil‘s second-highest court has reduced the sentence of imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, opening the possibility he could be moved to house arrest later this year. The Superior Court of Justice reduced Lula’s sentence from 12 years and one month to eight years and 10 months on Tuesday. “The vote of the rapporteur is in favour to reduce the… Read more »
Rains have been pouring down on northern Argentina, causing floods and widespread power outages within certain towns that are closer to water sources. Around 20 cm of rain have been recorded from the most previous storm. In the city of Resistencia there has been roughly 110 cm of rain already this year, compared to the total 137 cm from last… Read more »
The United States recently put oil sanctions on Venezuela in order to protest the current presidential situation within that country. The Venezuelan economy solely relies on its oil, without it, the country would be in economic ruin. The sanctions were put into place in order to influence Venezuela to change its mind. I think it was a smart move by… Read more »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Saturday it had “deep concern” about armed groups that intimidate and extort migrants on the border, shortly after the ACLU and Democratic senators called for a probe into such citizen efforts to block migrants from crossing. RELATED COVERAGE FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico “These types of practices… Read more »
Directory of sitesLoginContactSupport Business Markets World Politics TV More WORLD NEWSAPRIL 22, 2019 / 9:42 PM / UPDATED 15 HOURS AGO Mexico flags U.S. border delays as harmful to both countries 2 MIN READ MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that speeding up the flow of goods on the U.S. border is a matter of urgency… Read more »
United States-backed Venezuelan opposition leaderJuan Guaido on Friday called on supporters to take to the streets on May 1 for what he called “the largest march in the history” of the South American country to keep the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power. Guaido, the head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly – who in January invoked the constitution to declare himself… Read more »
(Reuters) – Oil and gas producer Murphy Oil Corp said on Tuesday it would buy Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration Offshore and LLOG Bluewater Holdings for at least $1.38 billion in cash in a move to strengthen its position in the region that saw record production last year. Murphy, which also has operations in Canada, Brazil and other… Read more »
At least 17 people have died in Colombia following a landslide triggered by heavy rains. The early morning landslide hit at least eight homes on Easter Sunday and blocked a stretch of the Pan-American Highway in the community of Rosas, roughly 630 kilometres southwest of Bogota. A stretch of the Pan-American Highway that links Ecuador’s capital Quito to the Colombian city of… Read more »
At least two people have been killed after severe storms lashed Argentina. The storms hit the provinces of Chaco and Corrientes in the northeast of the country, where up to 204 millimetres of rain was recorded. The two who died were a father and son who were electrocuted as they placed sandbags outside their home in an attempt to stop it… Read more »
Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro’s future as the country’s leader. Maduro started a second term on January 10, following a widely boycotted election last year that many foreign governments refused to recognise. On January 23, Juan Guaido, leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, declared himself interim president. Shortly after Guaido took… Read more »