News of politicians

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s long-Serving prime minister, dies at 67

08-07-2022 13:51 Shinzo Abe, the 67-year old former prime minister fatally shot on Friday, built a legacy during a record-breaking tenure as a foreign policy hawk, but will likely be most remembered for an aggressive economic-growth strategy that bore his name.

Assassination in Nara

Japan in shock as former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated by gunman

08-07-2022 13:25 Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated today by a gunman who shot the influential politician as he delivered a campaign speech.

POLITICAL PANORAMA

Poll: 75% of voters disapprove of President Fernández’s government

16-06-2022 10:40 Presidential approval has picked up slightly but remains close to its lowest levels – three-quarters of voters disapprove of the Alberto Fernández government, according to a new UDESA survey. Inflation spans the grieta rift and is the biggest worry.

by Gabriel Irungaray

POLITICS

Opposition, libertarians assess TV star Viviana Canosa’s political ambitions

03-06-2022 11:11 Juntos por el Cambio recently included the outspoken TV star in their opinion polls; Javier Milei’s people also want her but she has turned them down. Does Viviana Canosa have future plans in politics?

by Rodis Recalt

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Raids uncover corrupt mayor’s stash of cash, guns and luxury cars

15-10-2021 12:32 Courts in Salta Province order police raids on 18 properties linked to Salvador Mazza Mayor Rubén Méndez, confiscating more than US$850,000 in cash, weapons and imported luxury cars.

PANDORA PAPERS LEAK

World leaders scramble to limit 'Pandora Papers' damage

04-10-2021 13:20 More than a dozen heads of state and government, from Jordan to Azerbaijan, Kenya and the Czech Republic, have used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a far-reaching new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium.

PANDORA PAPERS LEAK

Panama law firm heavily implicated in 'Pandora Papers' revelations

04-10-2021 13:01 Prestigious Panamanian law firm was named in the so-called 'Pandora Papers' as implicated in the creation of offshore shell companies meant to hide money in tax havens for more than 160 politicians and public figures.

PANDORA PAPERS

Here are the biggest revelations from the Pandora Papers leak

04-10-2021 10:19 Huge leak of financial records reveals offshore financial assets of dozens of current and former world leaders and hundreds of politicians from Asia and the Middle East to Latin America.