Latin America

Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
“Clouds on the horizon” warns IMF in its world economic outlook

The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for global growth as trade tensions intensify and currency and other woes impact emerging economies. The global lender projects that the world economy will expand by 3.7% this year and next, 0.2 percentage point lower than its previous forecast six months ago.
Monday, October 8th 2018 - 13:03 UTC
Evo opens strategic plant in lithium industry process

Bolivian President Evo Morales Sunday opened a potassium chloride industrial plant in Uyuni, department of Potosí, which is expected to have a yearly output of 350 thousand tons and is a part of the country's strategy for the industrialization of lithium.
Sunday, October 7th 2018 - 12:15 UTC
World Medical Association appeals to Nicaragua to stop criminalizing doctors

The World Medical Association has appealed to the Nicaraguan Government to stop criminalizing doctors for delivering medical care to protesters during the country’s continuing wave of violence.
Sunday, October 7th 2018 - 11:03 UTC
UK embassy in Argentina announces finalists of Falklands Regional Student Competition

The British Embassy in Argentina has announced the 10 finalists of the Regional Student Competition 2018/2019 which offers a one week trip to visit the Falkland Islands.
Sunday, October 7th 2018 - 05:24 UTC
Bolsonaro clearly ahead for Sunday's vote in Brazil, leading with 40% intention

Pollster Datafolha released on Saturday evening its latest vote intention survey for Brazil's presidential election on Sunday 7 October, and it shows extreme right candidate Jair Bolsonaro leading with 40%, followed by Fernando Haddad from the Workers Party with 25% and Ciro Gomes, another left wing hopeful with 15%.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Fujimori pleads for his life: a return to prison means a “death sentence”

Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori said from his hospital bed on Thursday that a return to prison would be a “death sentence,” the day after a court revoked a pardon for crimes against humanity. Fujimori, 80, addressed a plea to Peru's President Martin Vizcarra and the country's judiciary in a video recorded at his bedside.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 06:41 UTC
Falklands' offshore license relinquished by Noble Energy and Edison

Oil companies Noble Energy and Edison have decided to relinquish their stakes in the PL001 offshore license in the Falkland Islands according to Offshore Energy Today. Argos Resources had held a 100% in the PL001 block before the two companies’ farm-in back in 2015. Argos’ shares fell 30% following the announcement.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 12:14 UTC
Fujimori's pardon reversed, due back in jail goes to hospital instead

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's pardon was reversed by a court of law Wednesday, ruling that he must go back to prison. Instead, he was admitted into a hospital on health grounds.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Trump hails the launching of the United States/Mexico/Canada trade agreement

After 14 months of talks between the United States and its closest allies, President Donald Trump celebrated the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA, a new trade agreement that is poised to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 07:48 UTC
Chile cannot be forced to negotiate a Bolivian sovereign access to the Pacific, says UN court

Landlocked Bolivia cannot force Chile to negotiate over granting it “sovereign access” to the Pacific Ocean, judges at the International Court of Justice ruled on Monday in a setback to Bolivian President Evo Morales. Bolivia surrendered most of its former coastline to Chile in a 1904 treaty following the War of the Pacific.