Stories for May 2015

Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 05:39 UTC
US Senators propose construction of six new heavy-duty icebreakers for Arctic activities

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced this month the bipartisan Icebreaker Recapitalization Act with Washington Senator Maria Cantwell that would authorize the U.S. Navy to construct up to 6 heavy icebreakers. The new icebreakers would be designed and operated by the Coast Guard, since under US law it is the sole service responsible for icebreaking missions.
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 05:29 UTC
Scotland proposes all four UK nations must agree in the event of an 'in-out' referendum on EU membership

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Tuesday that Scotland does not want to leave the European Union (EU) when the referendum over the UK permanence within the block takes place.
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 05:13 UTC
Almagro as new OAS chief pledges to end fragmentation and to work with all countries

The former Foreign Minister of Uruguay Luis Almagro Lemes took office on Tuesday as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) during a meeting of the Permanent Council at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC.
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 04:59 UTC
Argentine economic activity up 2% in March, but industrial production down

Good and bad news for Argentina's economy: the latest figures from the National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC) reveal that economic activity increased 2% percent in March, compared to the same month last year, but industrial production recorded its 21st negative consecutive month in April.
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 04:53 UTC
Petrobras former director sentenced five years in prison for money laundering

A Brazilian judge has sentenced a former international director at the country's largest corporation and government managed Petrobras to five years in prison for money laundering, the second company executive convicted in an ongoing corruption probe.
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 04:44 UTC
Merkel remains most powerful woman in the world; Brazil's Dilma, seventh

Angela Merkel has retained her place as the world's most powerful woman for the fifth year in a row, U.S. business magazine Forbes said on Tuesday. Merkel has made the list 10 times in the past 12 years, nine of them as number one. She was first elected in 2005 and won an historic third term in 2013.
Tuesday, May 26th 2015 - 20:07 UTC
Argentine Church calls for responsible leadership and end to political bickering

The long influential shadow of Buenos Aires born Pope Francis was again present on Monday 25 May at two significant religious and official ceremonies, calling for responsible leadership and an end to political bickering.
Tuesday, May 26th 2015 - 07:04 UTC
CFK anticipates to huge rally that Kirchnerism will continue after December

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez (CFK) demanded that the “current twelve year transformation process of Argentina” and Peronism continue in office and underlined that this objective does not depend on one person, but on the people's voting and defending all that was conquered in the last twelve years.
Tuesday, May 26th 2015 - 06:52 UTC
PM Cameron and EC Juncker begin talks to renegotiate UK EU membership

David Cameron has told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that “British people are not happy with the status quo” in Europe. The prime minister hosted Mr. Juncker at Chequers at the start of a week of efforts to renegotiate Britain's EU membership.
Tuesday, May 26th 2015 - 06:44 UTC
Argentina invokes unity and rejects proposal for a more 'flexible' Mercosur

Brazil and Uruguay's plan for a more 'flexible' Mercosur to speed negotiations for an encompassing long delayed trade agreement with the European Union have stumbled with the first official reaction from Argentina, which does not agree with the tariffs' proposals policy or individual trade initiatives from member countries.