Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was in stable condition on Monday evening after being hospitalised while attending the G20 summit in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, the hospital said. Pena was admitted on Monday afternoon and submitted to some tests after experiencing “discomfort,” Rio de Janeiro’s Samaritano hospital said in a statement. “He is doing well, he’s…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he was seeking to “further enhance” ties with Brazil as he arrived Sunday for a state visit and a G20 summit, state media said. Xi is due to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the visit, which will last until Thursday. State news agency Xinhua said he…
Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on climate finance that had eluded UN talks in Azerbaijan. Heads of state arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the G20 summit and will spend Monday…