by Administration | Aug 15, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Opposition Says Documents Will Prove Haiti’s Moise Broke LawPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Twenty opposition politicians are raising the stakes in their drive to impeach Haitian President Jovenel Moise by demanding documents that they say will prove he has...
by Administration | Aug 14, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Concern Over Macri Future Hits Argentina Markets Again, Peso Down 4%BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s peso closed weaker again on Tuesday following a second day of market turmoil triggered by opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez’s landslide victory in a...
by Administration | Aug 13, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Death Toll Nears 200 in Flood-Stricken IndiaRescue operations continued in four Indian states where monsoon floods have killed nearly 200 people and forced more than 1 million from their homes. The western and southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and...
by Administration | Aug 12, 2019 | Monthly Topics
French Charities Rescue 81 More Migrants off LibyaTwo French charities pulled another 81 migrants from the waters off Libya Sunday, bringing the number of those it rescued at sea since Friday to 211. Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranean jointly operate the...
by Administration | Aug 11, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Romanians Mark Anniversary of Protest Crackdown Written by Eugen Tomiuc with reporting by RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, Hotnews.ro, G4media.ro, and Digi24.ro. Romanians rallied in Bucharest and other cities across the country Saturday to mark the first...
by Administration | Aug 10, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Are Democrats Starting Impeachment, or Not?WASHINGTON — The messages coming from House Democrats on impeachment in recent weeks are decidedly confusing. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats need to wait for court decisions before they decide whether to...
by Administration | Aug 9, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Trump Names Counterterrorism Chief as Acting Director of National IntelligenceWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, would become the acting director of national...
by Administration | Aug 8, 2019 | Emerging Markets
Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez sworn in as Puerto Rico governorAfter days of uncertainty, US territory gets its third governor in six days after Supreme Court ousts Pedro Pierluisi. Puerto Rico’s Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez was sworn in as governor on...
by Administration | Aug 7, 2019 | Monthly Topics
Ebola Outbreak in East Congo’s Main City Tests Flexibility of ResponseGOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Deo Bakulu has been washing his hands every chance he gets since Ebola reached eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s main city of Goma last...
by Administration | Aug 5, 2019 | Monthly Topics
US Designates China as Currency ManipulatorWASHINGTON – The U.S. government has determined that China is manipulating its currency, and will engage with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate unfair competition from Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...
