Stories for 2010

Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 17:56 UTC
Possible way out to Gibraltar/La Linea ‘car congestion tax’ controversy

Spain's Public Works Ministry (Ministero de Fomento) has refused La Linea permission to divert traffic toward a toll gate, in a move that could scupper controversial plans to tax drivers heading to Gibraltar, reports the local press.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 17:46 UTC
Uruguay calls for a Mercosur with “open regionalism” for smaller members

Uruguay called on Brazil and Argentina to allow Mercosur junior members to reach unilateral trade agreements with third countries helping to boost the group’s dynamism.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:58 UTC
Chilean president to spend most October and November overseas

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will be travelling to the United States, Europe and Asia in the coming months with the purpose of boosting trade and investment, announced Wednesday Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:49 UTC
Businessman is next Chilean ambassador in London

Businessman Tomas Müller has been nominated as the new Chilean ambassador in London. He will be replacing Rafael Moreno. The announcement was made this week by Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno and visiting Foreign office minister Jeremy Browne.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:33 UTC
Chavez admits Colombia can sign military agreements even with United States

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez said Colombia is “sovereign” and as such can sign a military agreement with the United States, an issue which at the time triggered a bilateral conflict and which he admitted having addressed with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting this week.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:30 UTC
Hillary Clinton praises Argentina for its role in helping consolidate peace

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, met at the US Department of State Wednesday on what was the second and final day of the minister's diplomatic trip to Washington, DC
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:22 UTC
Sterling holders interest in property moves to Netherlands and Germany

Sterling holders interest in hitherto hot overseas property destinations has decidedly cooled due to the recession, a report out this week showed. Searches for property in the United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, have dipped 80% in the last two years, the report from foreign exchange company Moneycorp and the Rightmove property company found.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:14 UTC
Nixon attempts to prevent Mitrione’s 1970 murder by Uruguayan urban guerrillas

President Richard Nixon’s administration suggested that Uruguayan leaders try to prevent the impending murder of a kidnapped US official by threatening to kill members of the insurgent group responsible for the abduction, according to newly declassified cables reproduced by Bloomberg News.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:05 UTC
China on course to become biggest foreign direct investor in Brazil

China's direct investment in Brazil has surged, putting China on course to be the biggest foreign direct investor in Latin America's largest economy this year.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 00:20 UTC
New York Fed will buy 18 billion of Treasury debt in nine operations

The New York Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will buy about 18 billion US dollars of Treasury debt in nine operations from August 17 through September 13.