Brazil to submit administrative reform bill to Congress next week
Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday that President Jair Bolsonaro has promised to submit next week a proposal for administrative reform aimed at...
Brazil’s Vale triggers emergency protocol at Ouro Preto dam
Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA on Thursday said it had preemptively triggered an emergency protocol at its Forquilha IV dam which processes waste from...
Trump told Pinera he backs meetings cancellation, efforts to ‘restore national order’ in Chile: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump called Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday to express his support for Chile’s decision to call off two major international meetings...
New Lisbon airport gets green light from environment watchdog
Portugal’s environmental agency has given the green light for a new airport in Lisbon, but only if the project meets certain conditions, including measures to...
At least 78 people killed in Ethiopian protests last week: prime minister’s office
At least 78 people were killed during protests in Ethiopia last week over the treatment of a prominent activist, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said on...
Portuguese parliament passes government legislative program
Portugal’s parliament passed a four-year legislative program proposed by the government, giving Prime Minister Antonio Costa authority to govern in his second term....
Bolivia election audit begins after street clashes turn deadly
Bolivia was set to start a politically charged review of the recent presidential election on Thursday, as the country contended with protests and street clashes...
Exclusive: Don’t build Berlin-style wall between Russia and West – Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, has warned against building a new physical or invisible wall between Russia and the West, 30 years after the...
As Delhi breathes season’s worst air, cricketers hit the nets under smoggy skies
Authorities handed out free face masks to New Delhi residents on Thursday as filthy air polluted by rural crop fires and urban traffic and factories...
EU Commission head Juncker to undergo aneurysm surgery on Nov 11
Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing head of the European Union’s executive Commission, is to undergo aneurysm surgery on Nov 11, the Commission said on Thursday....