Politics

Monday, July 27th 2015 - 06:30 UTC
Argentina's incumbent ticket leads comfortably ahead of August primaries

Argentina's Victory Front presidential ticket of Daniel Scioli and Carlos Zannini is set to win the coming August PASO primary elections by almost 12 points over nearest challenger Mauricio Macri, a new poll published two weeks before the vote has predicted.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 06:18 UTC
Peru's Humala begins his last year in office with defeat in congress and 80% disapproval

Peruvian lawmakers elected an opposition legislator as head of Congress in a new but hardly unsurprising defeat for the ruling party and increasingly unpopular President Ollanta Humala who this week begins the last year in office. GfK polls indicate the president has a disapproval rating of 80%.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 06:08 UTC
Malvinas' past statements, open new flank for Buenos Aires mayor Macri

”It is dangerous to forget what (Mauricio) Macri said about the Malvinas, that they would represent a deficit for Argentina”, Alicia Castro, Argentine ambassador in the UK was quoted by the Buenos Aires media, following on statements from the Argentine capital's mayor and presidential hopeful in reference to the Falklands Islands.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:53 UTC
“Second referendum on Scottish independence inevitable; question is timing”

A second referendum on Scottish independence is inevitable, according to former first minister Alex Salmond. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr program, he said the question was over the timing which was “in the hands of Nicola Sturgeon”.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:30 UTC
Gibraltar complains about queues at the border with Spain; drop in tourism expenditure

The Gibraltar Government has included the long queues of last Thursday afternoon at the frontier with Spain in its latest report to the European Union. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said the report will be presented “in order to draw attention to the manner in which the Spanish government is implementing the recommendations made by the commission”.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:20 UTC
Guyana warns in Washington about the Venezuelan threat to its territory

Guyana's territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela represents a threat to its very survival, President David Granger warned Friday in Washington. After a recent offshore oil find, the row between the two countries has escalated, with Venezuela laying claim to a huge swathe of Guyana's territory.
Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 06:16 UTC
Petrobras workers on a nationwide 24 hour strike to protest sale of assets

Tens of thousands of workers at Brazil's state-owned Petrobras went on a nationwide 24-hour strike on Friday to protest the oil company's plans to sell 15.1 billion dollars worth of assets by the end of next year to help pay off a debt of about 120 billion dollars.
Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:55 UTC
Mother and aunt at the launching of Maximo Kirchner's campaign for Congress

President Cristina Fernandez underlined the achievements of her government which, she said, have set the foundations of 'a bright future ahead for Argentina', and openly sponsored the electoral aspirations of Kirchner family members, during a political rally held in Santa Cruz province, from where the powerful presidential couple that has dominated Argentine politics for the last twelve years emerged in 2002/03.
Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:24 UTC
Economic activity in Argentina picking up, according to Indec

Economic activity in Argentina has increased 2.2% in May, compared to the same month of 2014, according to the country's stats office, Indec. Compared to April this year, economic activity has grown 0.8%, the Monthly Economic Activity Index revealed.
Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:14 UTC
FIFA admits corruption scandal is putting off new World Cup sponsors

FIFA has admitted the corruption scandal is putting off new World Cup sponsors and plans to hold a summit with existing backers in August. Secretary-general Jerome Valcke said: “The current situation doesn't help to finalize any new agreements.”