Brazil’s Bolsonaro offers credit for indigenous farmers as he pushes to open their lands
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday said he was pushing a bill through Congress to allow commercial mining and agriculture on protected indigenous lands, as he met with tribal leaders to announce a credit line to support indigenous farmers who…
Trump blasts proposed U.S. restrictions on sale of jet parts to China
President Donald Trump objected on Tuesday to U.S. proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to China’s aviation industry and suggested he had instructed his administration not to implement them.
South Koreans return home from quarantined ship off Japan: Yonhap
A presidential jet brought home six South Koreans and a Japanese spouse from a quarantined cruise ship docked off Japan on Wednesday, according to Yonhap news agency.
Bolsonaro and son blast probe of Brazil hit man killed by police
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his son on Tuesday hurled criticism at state authorities investigating the death of an alleged hit man who was suspected of involvement in the murder of a well-known Rio de Janeiro councilwoman.
U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian oil firm in swipe at Venezuela’s Maduro
The United States on Tuesday ramped up pressure on Venezuela by blacklisting a subsidiary of Russian state oil major Rosneft that President Donald Trump’s administration said provides a financial lifeline to President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro offers credit for indigenous farmers as he pushes to open their lands
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday said he was pushing a bill through Congress to allow commercial mining and agriculture on protected indigenous lands, as he met with tribal leaders to announce a credit line to support indigenous farmers who…
China’s Hubei province reports 132 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 18
The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 132 to 1,921 as of Tuesday, the province’s health commission said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
U.S. CDC places 14-day travel restriction on passengers from quarantined cruise ship
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday all passengers on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan would be restricted from traveling to the United States for at least 14 days after leaving the ship.
UK seeks to attract high-skilled workers with points-based immigration system
Britain will prioritize access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit, points-based immigration system, the government said on Tuesday, setting out its plans to put an end to a reliance on “cheap labor from Europe”.
Tripoli government suspends Libya talks after Haftar attacks Tripoli port
Libya’s internationally recognized government on Tuesday suspended talks hosted by the United Nations to halt warfare over the capital after eastern forces shelled Tripoli’s port, killing three people and almost hitting a highly explosive gas tanker.
