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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Brazil: Bolsonaro hints appointing STF judges involved “gifts”
Video footage portraying Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro asking how much it would cost to appoint a Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge has gone viral Thursday.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:52:00 GMT
Justice De Moraes fears digital militias will spread fake news ahead of 2022 elections in Brazil
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes Thursday said: "digital militias" allegedly linked to President Jair Bolsonaro were planning to spread fake news ahead of the 2022 elections, it was reported.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Chile: 60% of people in favour of impeaching Piñera over Pandora Papers
An Ipsos survey released Thursday has shown that 60% of Chileans were in favour of launching the impeachment process against President Sebastián Piñera for the obscure deals for which his name ended up included in the so-call...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:59:00 GMT
Seven LatAm countries to be removed from UK's travel red list
The United Kingdom's Departments for Transport and of Health and Social Care Thursday issued a joint press release announcing that the seven countries still on the travel red list, all of them from Latin America, would be remov...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:48:00 GMT
France opens museum dedicated to Dreyfus Affair
France's President Emmanuel Macron has opened this week a museum dedicated to one of history's most emblematic cases of antisemitism: “The Dreyfus affair”.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:33:00 GMT
US under permanent threat from ISIS, Pentagon official says
ISIS could launch an attack on US territory any time, according to statements from Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl Thursday.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Brazil's Central Bank increases Selic rate above expectations
Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) decided once again Wednesday to increase the basic Selic interest rate from 6.25% to 7.75% annually, in what turned out to be the sharpest rise since December 2002, ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says
Brazil's much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment, while 72% of patients have at least taken the initial dose, according to a health report released Wednesday...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:39:00 GMT
British Airways to resume Buenos Aires route
British Airwars has announced the resumption of its direct services between London and Buenos Aires, starting Dec. 1, albeit with a stopover in Sao Paulo, thus increasing the number of weekly seats available between the largest...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:32:00 GMT
EU plans large scale observation of Venezuelan elections
The European Union already has 11 electoral experts in Caracas for the upcoming Venezuelan elections. Then the number is to grow to 44 long-term observers while by Nov. 21 -voting day- the team is to surpass 100 members, the El...



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