Stories for December 2015

Saturday, December 12th 2015 - 02:55 UTC
All presidents confirmed attendance of Mercosur summit, including Macri and Maduro

The presidents of Mercosur member-countries have confirmed attendance to the group's summit scheduled for next 21 December and hosted by Paraguay, the country that currently holds the rotating chair, according to diplomatic sources in Asuncion.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 19:42 UTC
Venezuela's political scenario begins to look hostage of both sides' radicals

Venezuela's outgoing National Assembly on Thursday tapped a judge who is hated by the opposition for jailing politician Leopoldo Lopez as the next human rights ombudsman in the increasingly hostile aftermath of legislative elections.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 12:04 UTC
Venezuelan subsidized oil sales to the Petrocaribe program on a tight rope

If the newly elected Venezuelan National Assembly votes to cancel that country's program of subsidized oil sales to Caribbean and Central American nations, the United States will not be able to substitute U.S. oil for Venezuelan oil, a senior U.S. official warned this week.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 11:54 UTC
International banks commit 8bn dollars to the new Argentine administration

The incoming government of Argentine president Mauricio Macri is about to receive its first financial boost from overseas, which according La Nacion sources could be in the range of 8 billion dollars.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 08:22 UTC
“Obviously we will stand by all our sovereign claims”, anticipated Macri

Argentine president Mauricio Macri outlined on Thursday his administration's foreign policy during the message to Congress when he stressed, with an overall non specific commitment, “we believe in the unity and cooperation of Latin America and the world”, and in strengthening democracy as the only possibility to solving the problems of diverse societies.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 08:00 UTC
Macri pledges an open government, calls for unity and 'the art of agreement'

Business friendly Mauricio Macri was sworn in on Thursday as Argentina's new president pledging an open and transparent government and issuing a call for unity among Argentines, leaving aside useless confrontation and arrogance, and putting all emphasis on learning “the art of agreement”.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 07:54 UTC
Corruption among members of Brazil's congress is “across the board”

Corruption among members of Brazil's Congress is 'across the board', involves most parties and the whole system, and as such the recent beginning of impeachment proceedings against president Dilma Rousseff is no exception.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 07:47 UTC
Ban Ki-moon message on Human Rights Day

Amid large-scale atrocities and widespread abuses across the world, Human Rights Day should rally more concerted global action to promote the timeless principles that we have collectively pledged to uphold.
Friday, December 11th 2015 - 07:24 UTC
Welcome Mauricio! But what exactly are your plans?

By Graham Bound, London - Mauricio Macri: I roll the syllables of that rather pleasantly alliterative name over my tongue as I draw him into one of my columns for the first time.
Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 12:01 UTC
Brazilian congress joins FIFA investigation; CBF former head will give evidence next week

A former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) who was indicted in the United States last week in an investigation into corruption in FIFA and the business of soccer, has agreed to give evidence to Brazil's Congress, Senator Romario said on Wednesday.