Australia wants the U.S. back in the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) under President Joe Biden. While the U.S. was an original member of the agreement, former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the TPP after his election in 2016. The remaining 11 countries then re-negotiated a new free trade agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific…
Australia’s Ambassador to US Calls on Biden to Rejoin Trans-Pacific Partnership
Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, Arthur Sinodinos, has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to rejoin the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). While the United States was an original member of the agreement, former President Donald Trump withdrew from the TPP after his election in 2016. The remaining 11 countries then re-negotiated a new free…
Facebook’s Australia News Ban Justifies More Big Tech Regulation: Expert
February 17, 2021
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According to Chris Cooper, executive director at Reset Australia, Facebook’s decision to pull news content from Australia justifies the need for “better regulation” around Big Tech. “This is the biggest argument that could be made for better regulation around these platforms to mitigate the harms these … reckless decisions have on our democracy,” Cooper told…
Power Outage in Northern Mexico Hits 400,000 Users, President Says
MEXICO CITY—Mexico is working to fix a power outage that hit around 400,000 users and was caused by a cold snap in the north of the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday. Amid the bad weather, national electricity grid operator CENACE said on Twitter that the outage had come about due to…
Flamboyant Former Argentine President Carlos Menem Dies
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in the 1990s even as he navigated scandal and enjoyed an often flamboyant lifestyle, has died. Argentine President Alberto Fernández confirmed the death of the 90-year-old former leader, who had been ailing in recent…
Cuba Loses Phone, Internet Connections for About 90 Minutes
HAVANA—Cuba’s telephone and internet connections were knocked out on Friday in a nationwide failure, though there was no general power outage, witnesses said. All internet service and international communications crashed at around noon (1700 GMT), according to witnesses in Havana and three other provinces. International communications were restored after 90 minutes and the internet 10…
House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing ‘Political Game’ Over Border Crisis
A group of more than 50 House Republicans have accused President Joe Biden of treating the U.S.-Mexico border as a “political game” after he signed a flurry of executive orders that dismantled the Trump administration’s border security measures. In a letter (pdf) to the president Tuesday, the group of 51 Republicans led by Rep. Chip Roy…
Mexico’s President Returns After Catching CCP Virus
MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador returned to his daily morning news conferences Monday following a two-week absence after catching coronavirus, but vowed not to wear a mask or require Mexicans to use them. “There is no authoritarianism in Mexico … everything is voluntary, liberty is the most important thing,” López Obrador said. “It…
Mexico’s President Returns After COVID-19 Recovery
MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador returned to his daily morning news conferences Monday after a two-week absence prompted by a COVID-19 diagnosis, but vowed not to wear a mask or require Mexicans to use them. “There is no authoritarianism in Mexico … everything is voluntary, liberty is the most important thing,” López Obrador…
Haiti’s President Alleges Coup Conspiracy, Says 20 Arrested
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haitian President Jovenel Moïse announced Sunday that police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of trying to kill him and overthrow his government, including a Supreme Court judge who has the support of opposition leaders demanding that Moïse step down. Moïse spoke at Haiti’s airport in Port-au-Prince, flanked by the country’s prime…
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