BLOOMBERG Argentina seeking US$5 billion from multilateral banks for 2021 22-12-2020 20:41 Argentina is seeking about US$5 billion for next year from multilateral organisations other than the International Monetary Fund, reports Bloomberg.
Bloomberg Google will pay publishers for news content to avoid regulation 01-10-2020 15:24 Alphabet Inc.’s Google will start paying select media outlets to display curated content on its news app in a concession to the industry which has accused the search engine and other tech giants of unfairly using content for years.
GUEST VOICE Behind the conflict with the police 12-09-2020 09:43 The reasons for the protest? We can divide them into two main categories: institutional and political. by Andrei Serbin Pont
CORRUPTION SCANDAL Mexico: Odebrecht allegedly paid for slick 2012 campaign 12-08-2020 13:41 Mexicans were inundated by a slick, expensive ad campaign on behalf of Enrique Peña Nieto for the 2012 election. Prosecutors now say it was funded by Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction giant linked to widespread corruption in Latin America.
Global pandemic Ignoring outrage, Trump makes good on WHO pullout 08-07-2020 00:09 In late May, Trump said that China exerted "total control" over the WHO and accused the UN body of failing to implement reforms.
GLOBAL PANDEMIC Trump says the United States will cut ties with WHO 30-05-2020 10:04 Move likely to spark dismay, especially in other parts of the world where the coronavirus outbreak has yet to reach its peak.
Global pandemic WHO warns that first wave of Covid-19 pandemic is not over 26-05-2020 11:15 Top World Health Organisation official cautions that world is "right in the middle of the first wave globally," as cases in Brazil and India surge.
Coronavirus pandemic UN urges world to quickly scale up medicines, vaccines 21-04-2020 07:36 Resolution calls on UN, WHO to ensure all people have equitable and timely access to testing, medical supplies, drugs and future vaccines, especially in developing countries.
Coronavirus pandemic Trump halts US funding to the World Health Organization 14-04-2020 23:52 Trump cuts off funding to the World Health Organisation in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the UN body of mishandling the crisis. Washington contributed US$400 million to the WHO last year.
PROVINCIAL RELATIONS Supreme Court rules for provinces in row over tax, IVA cuts 02-10-2019 16:42 In a blow to the Macri administration, Justices rule that national government's post-PASO measures should not be funded by co-participatory funds.