Stories for April 2016

Friday, April 29th 2016 - 06:27 UTC
''Vote Leave'' Chair says leaving the EU will not affect UK protection of Overseas Territories

Withdrawal from the European Union will not affect the protection the UK provides for its overseas territories, the chair of Vote Leave, Gisela Stuart, has told MPs in the House of Commons.
Friday, April 29th 2016 - 06:18 UTC
Latam and Caribbean forecasted to contract 0.5% in 2016, worst two-year since 1982, says IMF

Latin America and the Caribbean will post an overall 0.5% economic contraction in 2016, the International Monetary Fund forecast in its latest report, capping the region's worst two-year period since the 1982 debt crisis. But the IMF said the region is expected to rebound to 1.5% growth in 2017, avoiding the “lost decade” phenomenon that marked the 1980s.
Friday, April 29th 2016 - 06:08 UTC
IMF praises Argentina's new focus despite an expected contraction of 1% this year

Argentina's GDP is expected to contract by about 1% in 2016, according to the latest IMF Regional Economic Outlook; Western Hemisphere, announced on Wednesday in Mexico. The chapter on Argentina makes a special mention of the new government's changes to remove macroeconomic imbalances.
Friday, April 29th 2016 - 05:59 UTC
Hammond becomes first foreign secretary to visit Cuba since 1959

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond became on Thursday the first British Foreign Secretary to visit Cuba since 1959. In a series of high-level meetings, the Foreign Secretary will call on his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez and other government leaders to discuss the recent social and economic changes in Cuba, human rights, trade and investment, and the fight against global health threats such as the Zika virus.
Friday, April 29th 2016 - 05:44 UTC
Mercosur unmoved by Rousseff''s invocation of the “democratic clause”

“We respect the Brazilian constitutional process” and thus Argentina does not have plans to follow on president Dilma Rousseff announcement that she will appeal to Mercosur to implement the “democratic clause” if the impeachment process to remove the head of state from office advances in the country's Senate.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 12:05 UTC
China plans to track moon spacecrafts from its station in Argentine Patagonia

In March next year, China's space and satellite tracking station in Quintuco, Argentine Patagonia will become operational, according to members from China's Space Agency, CLTC, who advanced that in June scientists will be mounting the station's antenna to explore outer space.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:59 UTC
Lula's party would call for fresh elections if Dilma is removed from office

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff concedes that even if the full Senate finally votes against her impeachment, she may be obliged to support the call for new presidential elections this year, according to Folha, one of Sao Paulo's most influential dailies.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:37 UTC
Corruption network ever closer to Cristina Fernandez as associates are investigated

Argentina's Lower House member and former Secretary of ex president Cristina Fernandez, Eduardo “Wado” De Pedro is under prosecution investigation following claims he over billed travel expenses while overseas in 2015 as part of the presidential delegations.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:34 UTC
Maduro blames the “crazy right” for riots sparked by daily several/hours blackouts

Venezuelan cities cleaned up from a night of looting and fiery protests on Wednesday as government offices closed their doors for the rest of the week in the face of a worsening energy crisis that is causing daily blackouts. In Caracas, hundreds of angry voters lined up to sign a petition beginning the process of recalling the deeply unpopular President Nicolas Maduro.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:27 UTC
Amnesty said killings in Rio's favelas have increased alarmingly ahead of Olympics

Amnesty International said on Wednesday that residents of Olympic host Rio de Janeiro's slum favelas are “living in terror” after 11 people were killed in police shootings in the past month. The rights group said at least 307 people were killed by police in the city last year and called on Brazilian authorities to take action in the 100 days ahead of the start of the Rio Games on August 5.