UN human rights commissioner calls on Brazil to react with moderation to social protests
Ms Navi Pillay said social protests are ‘valid’. Dilma ordered police to cease using rubber bullets against protestors United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has asked Brazilian authorities to react with moderation to the social protests that have spread through out the country and at the same time has called on demonstrators to avoid using violence to get their message heard.
Falklands’ C24 debate: Timerman heads Argentine delegation and includes two governors
Tierra del Fuego Fabiana Rios and Antonio Bonfatti from Santa Fe The governors, from Tierra del Fuego and Santa Fe will be part of the delegation when the Argentine presentation before the UN Decolonisation Committee on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute, next Thursday June 20 in New York.
To silence rationing rumours, Venezuela announces 760.000 tons of imported food is on the way
Minister Osorio made the announcement but did not say when the first shipments will arrive Venezuela is awaiting the arrival of 760.000 tons of food from different associated countries and which are destined to build a national reserve of food, according to Food Minister Felix Osorio. The announcement follows strong suggestions that rationing of certain food and toiletry items was in the pipeline.
Latinamerica and Mercosur, priorities of Brazil foreign policy ratifies Rousseff
President Dilma Rousseff President Dilma Rousseff ratified Latinamerica and Mercosur as Brazil’s foreign policy priorities, but at the same time emphasizing the ‘excellent relations’ with the United States and the European Union.
Argentine Coast Guard catches Chinese jigger with 180 tons of fresh squid
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India-Argentina pledge to improve trade; Timerman thanks Delhi support on Malvinas dispute
India and Argentina pledged to improve trade relations, particularly in “non-traditional areas” said Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman alongside his counterpart, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, at the end of his visit to India. Timerman also thanked New Delhi for its support in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute.
Protests in Brazil against profligate spending and poor services extend to major cities
Demonstrators clashed with police in central Rio do Janeiro on Monday evening as more than 200,000 people turned out to the streets of major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup, higher public transport costs, corruption and poor services.
Thousands camp in the Peruvian Andes to protect a lake from major gold mining project
Thousands of opponents of a 5 billion dollars gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes, in Cajamarca province vowing to stop the company from eventually draining it to make way for Peru's most expensive mine.
SaltSmart plan to reduce dietary salt consumption in the Americas by half by 2020
To promote the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a multi-sector consortium convened by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) endorsed a plan to reduce dietary salt consumption in the Americas by half by the year 2020. Currently, average salt consumption in most of the region’s countries is twice the recommended level of 5 grams per person per day.
British tapped phones and computers of G20 summit held in London, claims The Guardian
Foreign politicians could have had their telephones and computers intercepted in G20 summit meetings in London in 2009, a group to which Argentina belongs, according to an exclusive report carried out by British newspaper The Guardian after it gained access to certain documents that could cause problems for the British government.
US and EU agree to launch ambitious free-trade negotiations in Washington in July
The United States and European Union launched negotiations on one of the world's most ambitious free-trade agreements on Monday, promising thousands of jobs and speedier growth on both sides of the Atlantic.
India's Energy Ties with Iran Unsettle Washington
India's relentless search for hydrocarbons to fuel its booming economy has managed the rather neat diplomatic trick of annoying Washington, delighting Tehran and intriguing Baghdad, all the while leaving the Indian Treasury fretting about how to pay for its oil imports, given tightening sanctions on fiscal dealings with Iran.
Maduro meets Francis: agrees on ‘sincere’ dialogue with Venezuelan bishops’ conference
Pope Francis on Monday received in a 20-minute audience President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro in the hall of the Vatican Apostolic Library. On arrival at the hall known as Sala del Tronetto, the Venezuelan president said it was “an honour” to meet the pope, adding that he was “very impressed” and “happy” to be there. He also thanked the Argentine pope “for everything you are doing”.
Assange prepared to remain in Ecuadorean embassy in London another five years
Ecuador will continue to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum at its London embassy, the foreign minister said on Monday after failing to reach a solution to the case with Britain.
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