Chilean government braced for March protests, says president

SANTIAGO, Feb 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said his government is ready to maintain “law and order” during protests planned for March. “Many are expecting a violent March. The government has prepared to safeguard law and order, and promote a March of agreements,” Pinera said via Twitter. Referring…

Israel’s Longest-Serving PM Struggles For Political Future

JERUSALEM, Feb 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing the battle of his life, with crucial national elections to take place on Mar 2, and a corruption trial to be opened only two weeks later. Last July, Netanyahu became the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history,…

US Pres Trump says he would sign a peace deal with the Taliban

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he would sign a peace deal with the Taliban if one were eventually reached in Afghanistan. “Yes,” he told reporters at the White House as he prepared to depart on a trip to India. “I would put my name on…

Argentina manages a US$ 1.02bn trade surplus in January

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s economic activity expanded in December as retail sales and manufacturing advanced, while the country posted a trade surplus in January that almost tripled the surplus the same month a year earlier. Activity increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in the December and contracted 0.3%…

Pres Bolsonaro wants electric carmaker Telsa to open a factory in Brazil

Bolsonaro, who will visit Miami and Dallas on March 9 and 10, said on Twitter that “our extensive agenda will include the possibility of bringing Tesla to Brazil.” BRASILIA, Feb 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — President Jair Bolsonaro said he would try to convince electric carmaker Tesla to open a factory in…

“El Menchito”, son of a powerful Mexican drug lord extradited to the US

MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The son of a powerful Mexican drug lord was extradited to the United States, where he is wanted for trafficking, a government source revealed. Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, known as “El Menchito,” “was extradited this week on the charge of conspiracy to smuggle drugs” into…

Trump, Russia issue denials as new meddling charges hit US election

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump and Russia both angrily dismissed US intelligence’s account that Moscow is meddling in this year’s election as Democrats accused the president of betraying democracy. US intelligence chief Joseph Maguire, whom Trump replaced on Wednesday with a loyal partisan lacking direct experience…

Venezuela: Opposition leader Guaido calls anti-Maduro rally for March 10

CARACAS, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido called a demonstration in a bid to reignite the protest movement he hopes will force President Nicolas Maduro from office. He called on “women, students [and] unions” to join him in a demonstration outside parliament on March 10 “to find…

Thousands march in Peru in support of bull, cock fighting

Bull and cock fighting have been popular activities in Peru since the Spanish colonization LIMA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 10,000 people demonstrated in support of bull and cock fighting in Lima ahead of a supreme court decision on their future. Animal rights activists have brought a case to the…

Update: Brazil’s Carnival kicks off with political divisions front and centre

Revellers take part in the annual block party known as “Gigantes da Lira,” during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s famed Carnival kicked off in earnest on Saturday, as millions of scantily-clad revellers poured into the streets, many of whom took…
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