Stories for 2013

Friday, July 19th 2013 - 06:03 UTC
Blatter joins Brazilian protestors, tells politicians “need to take responsibility”

Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, has placed heavy pressure on World Cup 2014 organisers Brazil, after witnessing the social unrest that accompanied the Confederations Cup during June.
Friday, July 19th 2013 - 02:43 UTC
Fiona Clouder appointed new British ambassador to Chile

Fiona Clouder has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Chile, announced the Foreign Office. Ms Clouder will succeed Mr Jon Benjamin, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Clouder will take up her appointment during February 2014.
Friday, July 19th 2013 - 02:39 UTC
Correction to SAC Falklands Referendum Report

The South Atlantic Council has discovered there were fewer Chilean, Argentine and other foreign-born voters in the Falklands referendum than they estimated three weeks ago.
Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 09:08 UTC
President-elect demands rule of the law before Paraguay returns as active Mercosur member

Paraguayan president elect Horacio Cartes confirmed that his government will insist in its position regarding Mercosur, which expects Paraguay to return as full active member following the inauguration ceremony 15 August.
Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 09:03 UTC
Bachelet running alone; Chilean conservatives have to decide on a new candidate

Chilean conservative presidential candidate Pablo Longueira unexpectedly quit his campaign due to depression, his son said, dealing another blow to an already weakened right-wing bloc four months from the general election.
Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:55 UTC
Argentina to apply ‘neutral Spanish’ dubbing to foreign films, television series and programs

The Argentine government has put into practice the 'Dubbing Law', which establishes the obligation to dub films, foreign television series, advertisements and program announcements into neutral Spanish.
Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:45 UTC
Argentina 2012/2013 crop expected to reach a record 105 million tons says Cristina Fernandez

Argentina’s 2012/2013 grain and oilseed crop reached a record 105 million tons, announced President Cristina Fernandez underlining the excellent performance of the maize harvest and yields.
Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:35 UTC
IMF sides with Argentina in dispute with hedge funds holding defaulted bonds

In an unprecedented move, the International Monetary Fund plans to ask the US Supreme Court to review Argentina's case in a decade-old legal battle with holdout creditors, because of the implications it could have on sovereign debt restructurings.
Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:26 UTC
Venezuelan parliament approves incorporation of Bolivia to Mercosur as full member

The Venezuelan parliament approved Bolivia’s protocol of adherence to Mercosur as full member thus clearing the way for the landlocked mostly indigenous populated country to become the sixth member of the South American trade block next to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Wednesday, July 17th 2013 - 22:12 UTC
Fed says asset purchases will remains above all flexible to market conditions

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the US central bank still expects to start scaling back its massive asset purchase program later this year but left open the option of changing that plan in either direction if the economic outlook shifted.