Trump spent a decade trying to invest in China, where he maintains a bank account
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 21/10/2020
José Mujica, former Uruguayan president, resigns from the Senate at 85
IstoÉ - Brasil - 21/10/2020
Leftist leader says he will not abandon politics, but that the pandemic brought him down
Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, 85, resigned on Tuesday (20) from his seat in the Senate, in a gesture that marks his retirement from public office, but not from…
New military agreement between India and US threatens New Delhi neutrality against Beijing
Plataforma - Macau - 21/10/2020
In a news story by the South China Morning Post, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are due to travel to New Delhi for talks with their respective Indian counterparts, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh, next Monday and Tuesday.
The…
Olympic swimmer helping dissident Belarus athletes
AFP - International - 21/10/2020
A few weeks ago, Aliaksandra Herasimenia was a retired Belarusian Olympic swimmer with a stellar career.
Now, from her self-imposed exile in neighbouring Lithuania, she heads up a new foundation to help a growing list of Belarusian athletes who have fallen foul of the…
China says US lies about 5G, has dirty cybersecurity record
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 21/10/2020
Statements set the tone for escalating tensions between the two countries amid decisions about 5G
The Chinese embassy in Brazil on Tuesday accused the United States of lying about 5G technology and creating problems that threaten international rules.
The…
Ministry of Health closes agreement with São Paulo to purchase Coronavac
Folha de S. Paulo - Brasil - 20/10/2020
The Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, has signed an agreement with the state of São Paulo to purchase 46 million doses of Coronavac, a vaccine from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac that will be produced in Brazil by the Butantan Institute, at a cost of R$ 2.6 billion, by…
US slaps Google with antitrust suit
AFP - France - 20/10/2020
The US government sued Google Tuesday, accusing the Silicon Valley titan of maintaining an “illegal monopoly” in online search and advertising, in the country’s biggest antitrust case in decades, opening up the door to a potential breakup of the…
Cape Verde received 19 million euros in European Union support
Lusa - Cape Verde - 20/10/2020
The European Union has given Cape Verde almost €19 million for emergency measures and economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the European Union (EU) ambassador in Cape Verde, Sofia Moreira de Sousa, the first disbursement took place in April…
Why Beijing may want to keep Trump in the White House
AFP - China - 20/10/2020
DonaldTrumphas frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, butBeijingmay welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival.
Relations are as icy as at any time since formal ties were…
Terrorist attack in Tanzania perpetrated by Cabo Delgado insurgents
Plataforma - Macau - 20/10/2020
Crime committed a few kilometers from the border with Mozambique.
Twenty people were beheaded in the Kitaya region of Tanzania, a few kilometers from the country’s border with Mozambique. The attack was attributed to the insurgent group that usually spreads terror…
Vice President of Equatorial Guinea spends $ 50,000 a day on vacation in the Maldives
Plataforma - Portugal - 19/10/2020
Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea and the president’s son, is on vacation on a private island and shares videos and photos on Instagram.
The last video posted by Obiang, filmed by a drone, shows him walking on a deserted beach, then…
