Brazil’s Vale knew of risk to area hit by deadly mine disaster: Folha de S.Paulo
Brazil’s Vale knew as recently as last year that some of the areas hit by last week’s deadly mining disaster were at risk if its tailings dam burst, according to an internal Vale study published by a local newspaper on Friday.
‘Farewell to Facebook’, bids Germany’s retiring Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took another step in her stage-managed exit from politics on Friday, posting a video to announce the closure of her Facebook page after stepping down as head of her party.
Brazil top court judge reopens probe into Bolsonaro’s son
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday reopened a probe into suspicious cash payments involving President Jair Bolsonaro’s son Flavio, reviving an investigation that has dogged the president’s first few weeks in office.
France urges Italy to make quick decision on Alpine rail tunnel
France pressed Rome on Friday to make swift decisions on an Alpine rail tunnel, one of Europe’s most ambitious engineering projects that is threatening to tear apart Italy’s populist coalition government.
U.N. raises ‘serious doubts’ whether Bahrain opposition leaders got fair trial
The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday there were “serious doubts” whether three Bahraini opposition leaders were given a fair trial after Bahrain’s highest court upheld this week their life sentences on charges of spying for Qatar.
Lawyers wrangle over release of Ivory Coast politician Gbagbo
Prosecutors and defense lawyers fought on Friday over terms of release for former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, after he was acquitted on atrocities charges at the International Criminal Court last month.
Dutch liability for Srebrenica massacre should be overturned: court advisor
The Dutch Supreme Court should overturn a ruling making the Netherlands partly liable for the deaths of about 300 Muslim men in Srebrenica in 1995 during the Bosnian war, its advisor said on Friday.
EU irks Britain by calling Gibraltar a ‘colony’
Britain complained about the European Union calling Gibraltar a “colony” in a piece of draft legislation on Friday, highlighting how the EU is lining up behind Spain in its territorial dispute as Britain quits the bloc.
Germany’s Merkel: New elections are only solution for Venezuela
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she did not think elections in Venezuela that returned Nicolas Maduro to power in 2018 were free and she wanted the people there to have fresh elections.
Merkel: We’ll use six-month withdrawal period to talk if U.S. quits INF treaty
If the United States announces it will suspend compliance with the INF nuclear missile pact with Russia, Germany will use the six-month period that the formal withdrawal period lasts to hold further discussions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on …
