Brazil pension reform debate expected to widen in Senate
Brazil’s Senate is expected to consider extending pension reform to states and municipal governments as it moves to vote on a bill overhauling the social security system, lawmakers said on Thursday.
It’s up to EU to avoid no-deal Brexit, says UK foreign minister
Britain’s foreign minister on Thursday pressed the European Union to amend the terms of Britain’s EU withdrawal agreement, saying Brussels would have to take responsibility for a no-deal Brexit if it does not compromise.
Colombia arrests eight, breaks up $670 million VAT fraud ‘cartel’
Colombia has broken up a criminal network which helped companies evade some $670 million in value added taxes over the last 12 years, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday, in an operation he said was a “really hard hit” to corruption.
Egypt identifies perpetrator behind Monday’s car explosion
Egypt’s interior ministry said on Thursday it has identified the perpetrator behind a car explosion that blew up outside Cairo’s main cancer hospital, killing more than 20 and injuring dozens.
Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi’s Abha airport: military spokesman
Yemen’s Houthi group launched two drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s southern Abha airport, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman said on Thursday.
Sunday vote to show how likely Argentina is to stay on Macri’s free-markets path
Argentina’s election primary on Sunday will determine President Mauricio Macri’s chances of winning a second term in October, with the country’s embattled peso currency expected to take a fresh beating next week if the business-friendly leader fares wo…
Nineteen bodies, some dismembered, found in southwestern Mexico
Mexican authorities said Thursday that they found 19 bodies, some dismembered, in the southwestern state of Michoacan, as the federal government seeks to combat rising violence with a new militarized police.
It’s up to EU to avoid no-deal Brexit: UK foreign minister
Britain’s foreign minister on Thursday pressed the European Union to amend the terms of Britain’s EU withdrawal agreement, saying Brussels would have to take responsibility for a no-deal Brexit if it is not prepared to compromise.
Britain plans to relax immigration rules for scientists
Britain will relax its immigration rules to attract more elite scientists after Brexit by seeking to fast-track visas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday.
Italy’s Salvini says government is finished, wants elections
The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on Thursday after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections.
