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by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) – Brazil’s Congress rejected corruption charges against President Michel Temer on Wednesday, meaning he will not have to face trial and is free to pursue austerity reforms in Latin America’s biggest economy. The vote in the lower house threw out the charges just an hour after Temer, 77, was discharged from hospital where he was admitted earlier with a blocked urinary tract. Temer’s allies had been widely expected to […]
by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian President Michel Temer was hospitalized Wednesday with urological problems in the midst of a rowdy congressional debate over whether he should be removed from office and face a corruption trial. The surprise news, which first leaked out in the Brazilian media before being confirmed by the presidency, added a note of drama to a day that had been widely seen as likely to go smoothly for Temer. “President […]
by Damian Wroclavsky © Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress is due to vote Wednesday on whether President Michel Temer should stand trial for corruption — and the deeply unpopular center-right leader is expected to survive easily. The canny 77-year-old veteran of Brasilia’s notoriously corrupt political scene has struck a confident tone ahead of the vote, painting himself as needed at the helm of the country’s cautious recovery from a deep recession. The […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday suggested Peru should seek international medical opinion before any pardon is given to disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein spoke to a Peruvian human rights legislative committee amid concerns that Fujimori, 79, who is jailed for human rights abuses, might win a pardon due to serious health problems. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has spoken publicly about the […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Four newly-elected opposition governors reluctantly pledged allegiance Monday to Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly, which until now they had dismissed as illegitimate. The assembly was elected July 30 in polls called by unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro that were boycotted by the opposition. The Constituent Assembly, packed with government supporters, replaced the opposition-dominated national assembly. Its stated job is to overhaul the constitution of the oil-rich country, but it has been handed sweeping powers to override […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri’s center-right coalition swept crucial midterm elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market economic reforms, according to nearly completed count results. Ex-president Cristina Kirchner took a seat in the Senate, marking a return to the political stage she dominated for 12 years before stepping down in 2015, and guaranteeing herself parliamentary immunity from a string of corruption charges. “We did not win as a party; […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) – Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri’s center-right coalition was on course to win crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerge with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market economic reforms, according to partial results. “It’s an unforgettable day. Today we confirmed our commitment to change,” a triumphant Macri told supporters in Buenos Aires. Ex-president Cristina Kirchner took a seat in the Senate, despite trailing Macri candidate Esteban Bullrich in the key province of Buenos Aires, […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) – A body recovered from a river bed in southern Argentina was that of a missing activist who disappeared two months ago during a police operation, his brother confirmed Friday. Santiago Maldonado, a 28-year-old tattoo artist, was last seen being detained by paramilitary police as they moved to disperse a protest march by the Mapuche indigenous group in Chabut, Patagonia on August 1. The case has embroiled President Mauricio Macri’s government in a […]
by Yemeli Ortega and Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – The earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 did not discriminate in its destruction, leveling homes in rich and poor neighborhoods alike. But one month on, the tragedies facing Mexico City’s newly homeless depend largely on class. Residents of upscale neighborhoods like Roma and Condesa face a frenzied rush to rent or buy new homes in other neighborhoods nearby, creating a real estate bubble. […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — President Nicolas Maduro’s government won a landslide victory in closely watched regional elections in Venezuela on Sunday, according to official results that the opposition said were “suspicious.” Maduro’s socialist party won governorships of 17 of the 23 states with the opposition Democratic Union Roundtable (MUD) coalition taking only five, according to the results announced by the National Elections Council. The official turnout was 61.14 percent. Maduro said his government had scored an […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor hit 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the coastal city of Arica, which is near the border with Peru, the US agency said. The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometers, it added. Chile is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries. In the past seven years, it has had three quakes of a […]
Mississippi, USA (CCTV) — Hurricane Nate is now a tropical depression, after it hit the American Gulf Coast on Oct 8. The storm brought strong winds, heavy rains, and surged from Florida to Louisiana. One of the hardest hit cities is Biloxi in the state of Mississippi, with the coastal region suffering the most as winds reached 136 kilometers an hour. The storm moved rapidly through the Gulf of Mexico, flooding many casinos dotting the […]
