Stories for January 2013

Friday, January 4th 2013 - 22:15 UTC
EU expects to advance trade talks with Mercosur late this month in Chile

The European Union expects to advance cooperation and trade discussions with Mercosur late this month in Chile in the sidelines of the EU/Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), said EU ambassador in Chile, Rafael Dochao Moreno.
Friday, January 4th 2013 - 22:13 UTC
Swiss bank pleads guilty in US court to helping tax evasion and closes definitely

Switzerland's oldest bank is to close permanently after pleading guilty in a New York court to helping Americans evade their taxes. Wegelin, which was established in 1741, has also agreed to pay 57.8m dollars in fines to US authorities. The bank had admitted to allowing more than 100 American citizens to hide 1.2bn dollars from the Internal Revenue Service for almost 10 years.
Friday, January 4th 2013 - 22:09 UTC
Argentina implements strict rules and controls on the soccer industry

Every soccer team from the Argentine First and Second Division will as of this week have to open a bank account where they will deposit the total sum of money generated from soccer player transfers. Financial rights will now solely belong to the entities involved.
Friday, January 4th 2013 - 05:29 UTC
Former Director of three Departments awarded MBE ‘for services to Falklands’ interests’

The only Falkland Islander to figure in this year’s New Year’s Honours List was recently retired Director of Mineral Resources, Phyllis Mary Rendell, who was awarded an MBE for, “services to Falkland Islands interests.”
Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 22:04 UTC
Argentine president letter to PM Cameron demanding return of Falklands, “a sign of “profound weakness”

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez has been left “frustrated” by the refusal of other Latin American nations to back Argentina’s long-standing claim to the Falkland Islands, Klaus Dodds, Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London, said.
Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 21:51 UTC
“The Falkland Islands remain free to choose their own futures”, FCO tells Argentina

A day after Argentine President Cristina Fernández sent an open letter to be published as an advert in several UK newspapers calling on PM David Cameron’s government to re-open negotiations over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, the UK responded: “the Islanders remain free to choose their own futures.”
Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 21:40 UTC
Swiss organization says 141 journalists were killed in 2012

A record number of journalists, 141 in 29 different countries, were killed globally in 2012, according to data of the Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which fights for the protection of journalists. At least 28 of them were killed in Latinamerica.
Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 21:34 UTC
German Bolivarian ideologue anticipates ‘dual succession’ in Venezuela

German sociologist Heinz Dietrich considered one of the ideologues of “XXI century Socialism” which was adopted by the Bolivarian movement, said in an interview with the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is not returning to office
Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 20:24 UTC
Opinion polls anticipate a windfall re-election vote for Correa in Ecuador

President Rafael Correa has 60.6% of vote intention ahead of the February Executive and Legislative elections, which virtually ensures his re-election. He is followed by runner up and banker Guillermo Lasso with only 11.2% according to the latest public opinion poll release from Perfiles de Opinion.
Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 20:18 UTC
Unprecedented: Ecuador’s Correa on a month’s leave to campaign for re-election

Ecuador's Congress voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to grant President Rafael Correa a month-long leave of absence while he campaigns to be the first Ecuadorean leader in more than a century to hold the presidency for more than a single term.