So recently the United States has called to ban Huawei products with no basis as to why they’re doing so, it’s claimed that their products might steal government secrets or interfere. However there has been no released released evidence that they have been interfering or stealing anything so now Huawei plans on suing the United States government. I have a… Read more »
One of my stories was about a Colombian veterinarian who smuggled liquid bags of heroin into puppies back in 2005, he was a fugitive until very recently and now is doing his time in jail. He tried to smuggle the puppies into the United States and they were found in New York City. However you have to think about this,… Read more »
Recently I did my semester one paper on Haiti, and it taught me a lot about the country and what seems like the ongoing crisis there. So what happened is 28 Haitian immigrants were trying to escape to America, this is an incredibly dangerous journey that happens incredibly often. Haiti is in such turmoil that people are more willing to… Read more »
Canada’s former attorney general on Wednesday accused Justin Trudeau’s inner circle of attempting to head off the fraud prosecution of an engineering giant – a case that has caused the prime minister major embarrassment eight months before elections. Trudeau responded that he “completely disagrees with the former attorney general’s characterization of events.” Jody Wilson-Raybould made her accusations before the House of Commons justice… Read more »
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Sunday he would return home to lead new protests against President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, running the risk authorities arrest him given that he flouted a travel ban to leave the country last week. Guaido left Ecuador earlier on Sunday after spending the past few days touring Latin American nations to muster support, but he… Read more »
Huawei said Thursday it was suing the United States for barring government agencies from buying the Chinese telecom giant’s products, following warnings that they could serve as a tool for Chinese intelligence services. Huawei said the suit was filed in a US District Court in Plano, Texas, challenging a 2019 US defence bill that prevents US government agenciesfrom buying the company’s equipment… Read more »
Venezuela expelled Germany’s ambassador Wednesday, hitting out at international support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as the US stepped up sanctions in a bid to force out his rival President Nicolas Maduro. Separately, an American journalist was detained by Venezuelan security services for some 12 hours and later deported, in an incident condemned by advocacy groups as an attack on… Read more »
The wave of demonstrations against Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and his government’s mishandling of development funds has left a seventh protestor dead after a week of violent clashes in the Caribbean nation. Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince’s once again on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse as tensions continue to mount after a week of… Read more »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will exempt 14 Brazilian firms including BRF and JBS Group from anti-dumping tariffs on imports of chicken products, provided sales are made above an undisclosed floor price. The exemptions follow months of negotiations between Brazilian chicken producers and China, as Brazil sought to resolve an anti-dumping probe launched in August 2017. Brazil is the world’s top… Read more »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government will inject $3.6 billion into ailing state-owned oil company Pemex, including by reducing taxes paid, company officials said on Friday, a move aimed at improving the firm’s balance sheet and preventing a further downgrade to its credit rating. Formally known as Petroleos Mexicanos, the firm holds roughly $106 billion in financial debt, the highest… Read more »