New Evidence Clears Brazil's Lula da Silva in Petrobras Scandal

Brasilia -The Brazilian judge overseeing the corruption case in state-run oil company Petrobras has released a report clearing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of any charges.
USA Corrects Press Release Related to Fire in Nicaragua
Managua - The Embassy of the United States in Nicaragua has issued a clarification of a previous statement which reported that there was a lack of fuel in Nicaragua, as a result of a fire in the storage tanks of Puma Energy, in Puerto Sandino.
Argentine President Is More Involved in Offshore Companies
Buenos Aires - More revelations about the offshore societies of Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Panama and the Bahamas can further complicate the statesman''s legal situation.
Fresh investigation into Dilma and Lula
Brasilia - Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STJ) Justice Teori Zavascki authorized the opening of an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, this Tuesday, August 16.
Dos Santos Re-elected as President of the Ruling MPLA in Angola
Luanda - The ruling Angola Popular Liberation Movement (MPLA), which today closes its VII Ordinary Congress, reelected Jose Eduardo dos Santos as president of the largest political organization of this nation.
About 60.6 Percent of Ecuadorians Approve Government's Management
Quito - About 60.6 percent of Ecuadorians have described as good or very good the national government''s management of the country, according to Perfiles de Opinion pollster.
Culture
Fidel's presence was recalled in several Ariguanabo centers and institutions. Students from the Eduardo Abela Vocational School of Art, located in San Antonio de los Baños, paid tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, through dance and music.
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The Cuban Art University (ISA) opened an honorary department dedicated to Fidel Castro’s cultural thinking on Monday as a tribute to the Cuban Revolution’s historical leader, three years after his passing.
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Havana - The 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019, taking place at the Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor Institute of Literature and Linguistics, began on Monday with the presence of experts from several countries.
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